SOLIDWORKS Inspection
Reduce the time needed to create inspection documentation, helping to eliminate input errors, improve quality, and reduce time to market.
Solidworks
SOLIDWORKS Inspection
SOLIDWORKS Inspection is a specialized solution designed to automate and simplify the creation of inspection documentation for quality control processes in manufacturing. Integrated seamlessly within the SOLIDWORKS CAD environment, and also available as a standalone application, SOLIDWORKS Inspection empowers engineers, designers, and quality professionals to quickly generate ballooned drawings and industry-standard inspection reports—minimizing manual entry and accelerating time-to-market.
Key Features
- Automated Ballooning: Automatically applies sequentially numbered balloons to drawing dimensions, tolerances, and notes for quick identification and traceability.
- Inspection Report Generation: Produces comprehensive, industry-compliant reports (such as AS9102, PPAP, ISO 13485) in minutes, leveraging your existing 2D drawings, PDFs, TIFFs, or 3D CAD files.
- OCR and Data Extraction: Uses Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to extract dimensions, tolerances, and annotation data directly from PDF or TIFF drawings, virtually eliminating typing errors and manual steps.
- CAD-Agnostic: Works with SOLIDWORKS files as well as common file types (PDF, TIFF, DXF, DWG), making it suitable for organizations using multiple CAD systems.
- Revision Management: Quickly identifies changes between drawing revisions using robust comparison tools, reducing errors due to outdated information.
- Customizable Templates: Allows you to tailor templates for inspection sheets and reports, ensuring compliance with company or industry standards.
- Export Flexibility: Outputs ballooned drawings and extensive inspection data in Microsoft Excel, PDF, CSV, XML, or to compatible quality systems.
- Measurement Input (Professional): SOLIDWORKS Inspection Professional enables direct manual entry of measured values or import of results from measuring devices or CMM, with instant color-coded analysis for tolerance checks.
How It Works
- Import: Open a SOLIDWORKS drawing, 3D file, PDF, or image file.
- Ballooning: Let the software automatically balloon critical characteristics using built-in or customizable extraction rules.
- Extract Data: Use OCR to quickly identify and list all inspection characteristics and tolerances.
- Inspection Sheet: Generate a characteristic list in a standard format, or customize for unique requirements.
- Report Generation: Export reports that adhere to industry and customer quality requirements, or import measured values to complete the inspection workflow.
Benefits
- Up to 90% Time Savings: Automates repetitive tasks, dramatically reducing paperwork and freeing up engineering resources for higher-value work.
- Reduced Errors: Automation and direct data extraction minimize the risk of manual data entry mistakes and ensure accuracy.
- Improved Collaboration: Standardized, digital reports facilitate better communication between quality, engineering, and manufacturing teams.
- Rapid Change Adaptation: Rapidly updates inspection documentation to reflect revisions or design changes, saving cost and effort.
- Universal Compatibility: Supports a wide range of file formats, making it a flexible solution for mixed-CAD environments.
Typical Use Cases
- First Article Inspection (FAI)
- In-process inspection documentation
- Quality assurance and compliance reporting
- Regulatory documentation for aerospace, automotive, medical, and industrial sectors
Editions
| Edition | Intended For | Core Capabilities |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | Designers, Engineers | Standalone and add-in, ballooning, report creation |
| Professional | QA, Technicians | Adds measurement input, CMM integration, advanced tolerancing |
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