What’s New in SOLIDWORKS® 2026 – Design
SOLIDWORKS® 2026 brings a host of new features designed to accelerate design innovation, streamline workflows, and improve collaboration across teams. From AI-powered design to advanced assembly management, the latest release empowers engineers, designers, and manufacturers to work smarter, faster, and more efficiently.
Here’s a detailed look at the top 10 features in SOLIDWORKS 2026 for Design:
1. AI-Powered Design and Detailing
SOLIDWORKS 2026 leverages artificial intelligence to speed up drawing creation and assembly design. AI-driven views, hole callouts, automated dimensioning, detailing, sheet format selection, and scaling help reduce manual effort. The software can also automatically recognize and assemble components such as nuts, bolts, and washers, saving time and improving assembly accuracy.
Benefits: Accelerate assembly design and drawing creation through the power of AI.
2. Enhanced Large Assemblies Features
Handling large assemblies has never been easier. With selective loading, component relationship visualization, and advanced filtering on the 3DEXPERIENCE® platform, users can quickly focus on relevant parts. Rebuilds can be skipped for cosmetic changes, and Auto-Resolve can be disabled for lightweight components.
Benefits: Work smarter with large assemblies using streamlined, production-ready workflows.
3. Improved User Experience
SOLIDWORKS 2026 enhances usability with features that maintain productivity even during connectivity issues through automatic offline mode. A redesigned UI highlights commonly used commands, helping new users adapt quickly, while an expanded Command Search allows for easier access to tools.
Benefits: Stay productive during internet disruptions and accelerate the learning curve for new users.
4. Streamlined Part Design
Key improvements in part creation include simplified attribute assignment, custom start points for sheet metal base flanges, internal corner breaking for folded geometry, and one-click creation of square sketch geometry.
Benefits: Create parts faster with enhanced sketching and feature workflows.
5. More Efficient Collaboration and Data Management
Track maturity changes and drawing history automatically using Evaluated Attributes, eliminating manual updates. Share designs via 3DDrive and 3DSwym, access the User Forum directly, and update selected files to the latest version on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform for accurate, real-time collaboration.
Benefits: Stay connected and up-to-date with both your team and your data.
6. Improved Drawing Detailing and MBD
SOLIDWORKS 2026 expands detailing capabilities with Family Tables in drawings, magnetic lines for precise annotation placement, propagation of DimXpert™ dimensions to Library Features, and selective visibility for annotations.
Benefits: Streamline drawings with advanced detailing and improved MBD control.
7. More Flexibility for Electrical, Pipe, and Tube Routing
Combine routing BOMs from multiple subassemblies for clarity, and route paths using clips, mounts, or hangers placed in parts or assemblies. Clear visual indicators guide splice placement in harnesses and wire bundles, reducing errors.
Benefits: Simplify routing design and minimize manual effort with expanded capabilities.
8. Streamlined ECAD/MCAD Collaboration
Track parent and child data, including keep-in, keep-out, PTH, and NPTH details, for improved traceability. CircuitWorks™ enables review and rollback of MCAD changes before final ECAD updates, ensuring accurate PCB design workflows.
Benefits: Enhance ECAD/MCAD collaboration for more complete and accurate PCB designs.
9. More Efficient Rendering
Balance geometry quality and performance with tessellation control and faster imports. The Denoiser in CPU mode reduces noise efficiently, while support for PBR materials in USDZ and glTF formats streamlines rendering from imported models.
Benefits: Create immersive, compelling content that inspires your customers.
10. More Productive Import/Export
Simplify complex multibody parts using advanced selection tools, efficiently isolate and manage bodies, and share assemblies via the “Export as Package” option on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. Control whether drawings are included in packages for smoother collaboration.
Benefits: Save time and reduce errors when collaborating outside your immediate team.
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