Electrical
SOLIDWORKS Electrical is a powerful software that will modernize your electrical system design. Improve collaboration between departments, achieve consistent and standardized designs, lower costs and speed up time-to-market.
Empower your electrical system design
SOLIDWORKS Electrical is the ideal tool for companies that designs and manufacturers equipment with electrical systems. With a simple interface, the software helps simplify electrical schematic creation for faster design of embedded electrical systems.
Electrical includes features such as: wire drawing tools that split/heal/merge/trim automatically, automatic labeling of terminals on symbols, used or unused circuits identified in a cross-reference table; a single-button action to completely draw and document a terminal strip and much more.
Integration in real time with SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD helps make both electrical and mechanical engineers become more productive. Start creating schematic-driven harness designs with powerful routing, flattening and automated documentation now.
Why SOLIDWORKS Electrical?
There are plenty of reasons. Here are three important benefits:
- Reduce manufacturing defects and avoid costly mistakes
- Enhance collaboration between the mechanical and electrical department
- Save time when combining mechanical and electrical BOMs to streamline production planning
Our packages
SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic
Schematic is a powerful, easy-to-use suite of collaborative, schematic design tools that help drive the rapid development of embedded electrical systems for equipment and other products. It comes with built-in libraries of symbols, manufacturer part information, and 3D component models that provide common, reusable materials that help optimize design reuse.
SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3D
SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3D enables you to place electrical components and use advanced SOLIDWORKS routing technology to automatically interconnect electrical design elements within the 3D model. Determine optimal lengths for wires, cables, and harnesses, all while maintaining design and BOM synchronization between electrical and mechanical designs.
SOLIDWORKS Electrical Professional
Combine the electrical schematic functionality of SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic with the 3D modeling capabilities of SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3D in one powerful, easy-to-use package. SOLIDWORKS Electrical Professional is ideally suited for the user that supports both electrical and mechanical design integration with 3D models.
Want to see full package features?
SOLIDWORKS Electrical packages provide a range of electrical schematic and 3D design capabilities. Find the perfect fit for you.
Functions and features
| Functions and features | SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic Standard or Professional | SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3D | SOLIDWORKS Electrical Professional |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-line Schematics | ✓ | – | ✓ |
| Multiline Schematics | ✓ | – | ✓ |
| Mixed Schematics | ✓ | – | ✓ |
| 2D Cabinet Creation | ✓ | – | ✓ |
| Electrical Component and Symbol Library | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Design Reuse | ✓ | – | ✓ |
| Automated Terminal Drawing Creation | ✓ | – | ✓ |
| Automated Contact Cross-Referencing | ✓ | – | ✓ |
| Advanced Formula Manager | ✓ | – | ✓ |
| SOLIDWORKS Electrical Content Portal | ✓ | – | ✓ |
| SOLIDWORKS PDM Integration | – | – | ✓ |
| Enhanced SOLIDWORKS PDM Connector | ✓ | – | ✓ |
| Report Generation | ✓ | – | ✓ |
| Report Generation – Customized | ✓ (Pro) | – | – |
| Link to SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD | ✓ (Pro) | – | ✓ |
| Common ECAD and MCAD Database | ✓ (Pro) | – | ✓ |
| PLC Tools | ✓ (Pro) | – | ✓ |
| Dynamic Connector Tools | ✓ (Pro) | – | ✓ |
| Real-time Collaboration | ✓ (Pro) | – | ✓ |
| Real-time Synchronization | ✓ (Pro) | ✓ | – |
| Deferred Update Mode | ✓ (Pro) | – | – |
| Custom Part Library Classifications | ✓ (Pro) | – | – |
| Excel Automation | ✓ (Pro) | – | – |
| User Rights Management | ✓ (Pro) | – | – |
| Auto-Routing | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Electrical Harness Design Planning | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Embedded Electrical System Design Planning | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Electrical Design in 3D CAD | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| Global Project Settings | – | – | ✓ |
| Classifications | – | – | ✓ |
| Manufacturer Part | – | – | ✓ |
| SymbolEditor | – | – | ✓ |
| Marks and Wires Management | – | – | ✓ |
| Multi-Level Terminals Strip Support | – | – | ✓ |
| Distributed Mode | – | – | ✓ |
| Collaborative Electrical-Mechanical Development | – | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3D Electrical Cabinet Design | – | ✓ | ✓ |
Want to learn more? Download SOLIDWORKS Electrical product sheet here.
Share your electrical design data
CircuitWorks enables users to share, compare, update, and track electrical design data so users can more quickly resolve electrical-mechanical integration problems.
It enables the user to integrate printed circui tboard information from different ECAD softwares directly into your SOLIDWORKS designs. Share data between electrical CAD (ECAD) and mechanical CAD (MCAD) designers with this easy-to-use tool.
The CircuitWorks application is an add-in to SOLIDWORKS Professional and Premium.
Frequently asked questions
To make an informed choice about SOLIDWORKS, you need all the relevant information. Here are the answers to the questions we are asked most frequently.
Can I get SOLIDWORKS for free?
Unfortunately, a SOLIDWORKS license is not free. The software comes in 3 different packages Standard, Professional and Premium, which all have various functionalities and prices. Learn more above or contact us.
However, Dassault Systèmes offers the software to students for education. If your school or university already has SOLIDWORKS Education, the student access is automatically available for you as student. Your professor will provide a license code granting you instant access. If not, please contact us, and we will help you gain access. Researchers, who meet requirements are also eligible for attractive discounts.
Start-ups that meet certain requirements can obtain access to SOLIDWORKS for free for the first year to help you to get started.
SOLIDWORKS also offers network licenses to eligible incubators, who help start-ups. This provides them with the best tools to work with from the beginning of their journey.
Finally, if you are interested in investing in SOLIDWORKS, but want to test the capabilities of the software first, our free trials may be a great option for you.
Contact us to learn more about your options.
Can you rent SOLIDWORKS?
When you need SOLIDWORKS for a short term project, term license could be the best option for you.
Term licenses offer flexible deployment of SOLIDWORKS licenses, which could be useful for start-ups, contractors, consultants, who will gain full access to excellent tools with maximum flexibility at a low cost. You also have the option to mix term and perpetual licenses.
Read more about options for renting SOLIDWORKS.
How do I learn how to use SOLIDWORKS?
Although SOLIDWORKS is one of the most intuitive CAD solutions on the market, its immense capability can be challenging to take advantage of.
We offer an extensive range of trainings, where you and your company can obtain all the skills you need and keep them up to date. With an active subscription, you will also gain unlimited support from our certified local SOLIDWORKS experts.
To learn more, get access to an extensive range of free educational material on our support site and YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.
What are the hardware requirements for SOLIDWORKS?
We recommend that you combine a CPU clock speed of at least 3,3 GHz with 32 GB RAM and an SSD. Dassault Systèmes has official recommendations for which GPU is qualified to use with SOLIDWORKS – visit SOLIDWORKS website.
Read more about the things to consider when choosing hardware for SOLIDWORKS.
Using a workstation, which adheres to these recommendations will give you a smooth experience with SOLIDWORKS software products.
Where can I purchase SOLIDWORKS?
You can only purchase SOLIDWORKS through a certified reseller like PLM Group. The SOLIDWORKS Software offering is a comprehensive solution for all your design needs, and it may be challenging to decipher, which tools you need. Our experts can help you find the perfect solutions for your needs – contact us
Scalable license models
With our flexible and scalable licensing options, you can choose to rent or buy the software – all depending on your need.
SOLIDWORKS Term Licensing
When experiencing a short-term need – renting a license is a good option. It gives you easy access to excellent tools and full flexibility at a low cost.
SOLIDWORKS Perpetual Licensing
When you have a long-term need for solution, a perpetual license is more cost effective.
Note: Every license of SOLIDWORKS Electrical ships with a ready-to-use integration to SOLIDWORKS PDM Professional.
Download resources
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Choosing hardware for SOLIDWORKS
We are often asked at our Support Center: Which computer is the best fit for SOLIDWORKS? In this guide, you get the quick overview: What do you need to consider when choosing hardware for SOLIDWORKS.
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How to keep your CAD data safe
Many companies mainly focus on storing their data in the easiest way while underestimating the security. But, what is actually the most important? A short answer is: both.
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Customize SOLIDWORKS
Did you know that you can easily customize the user interface in SOLIDWORKS to fit your tasks and routines? Download this guide to learn all the most common and useful customization options to work smoother and faster in SOLIDWORKS.
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