SOLIDWORKS Inspection
Streamline your quality inspection process and improve your products. SOLIDWORKS Inspection is a simple and intuitive application that can reduce the time needed to create inspection documentation.

Automate your documentation process
You could waste hours every day manually creating documentation for quality inspection. With SOLIDWORKS Inspection, a First Article Inspection (FAI) and in-process inspection software, streamlines and automates the creation of ballooned inspection drawings and inspection reports.
SOLIDWORKS Inspection consists of a stand-alone application and a SOLIDWORKS add-in that enables users to leverage their legacy data regardless of whether they have SOLIDWORKS files, PDFs, or TIFFs. Virtually eliminate input errors, improve part quality and reduce time-to-market.
Why SOLIDWORKS Inspection?
There are plenty of reasons. Here are three important benefits:
- Inspection done faster with just a few clicks
- Cut time-to-market and reduce scrap
- Significantly improve your manufacturing processes
Our packages

SOLIDWORKS Inspection Standard
SOLIDWORKS Inspection Standard is a First Article Inspection (FAI) and in-process inspection software to streamline creation of inspection documentation. It consists of a stand-alone application and a SOLIDWORKS add-in that enables users to leverage their legacy data regardless of whether they have SOLIDWORKS files, PDFs, or TIFFs.

SOLIDWORKS Inspection Professional
SOLIDWORKS Inspection Professional extends capabilities by giving users multiple ways to enter measured values directly into the project to help simplify part inspection. Each characteristic value can be entered manually, by using a digital caliper, or by importing coordinate measuring machine (CMM) results.
Want to see full package features?
SOLIDWORKS Inspection comes in two different packages scalable to meet the needs of your business. Find the perfect fit for you.
Functions and features
Functions and features | SOLIDWORKS Inspection Standard | SOLIDWORKS Inspection Professional |
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Improved and Streamlined Inspection Workflows | ✓ | ✓ |
PDF/TIFF File Support | ✓ | ✓ |
DXF/DWG File Support | ✓ | ✓ |
SOLIDWORKS Drawing File Support | ✓ | ✓ |
Optical Character Recognition | ✓ | ✓ |
Automatic Ballooning | ✓ | ✓ |
Customize Inspection Reports | ✓ | ✓ |
Ballooned Drawing Appearance | ✓ | ✓ |
PDF Drawing Comparison and 2D/3D Revision Management | ✓ | ✓ |
Quality Sampling Plans | ✓ | ✓ |
Quality Systems Integration | ✓ | ✓ |
File Management | ✓ | ✓ |
Inspection Reports | ✓ | ✓ |
SOLIDWORKS Part/Assembly File Support | – | ✓ |
2D/3D CAD File Support | – | ✓ |
Inspection Measurements | – | ✓ |
Graphical Pass/Fail Status | – | ✓ |
Want to learn more? Download SOLIDWORKS Inspection product sheet here.
SP Maskiner AB
“Now one employee instead of two can do the work, which means that we annually save one man-year by using the solution for the automatic generation of our aftermarket documentation and we bring more value to our customers.“

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.
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Our best tips for SOLIDWORKS users
SOLIDWORKS offers all the tools and resources you can dream of. But it is also a comprehensive program and it can be tricky to navigate – and even to make the most of it. In this guide, we show you how to do it.
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Shortcuts in SOLIDWORKS
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