SOLIDWORKS

ApplicationDassault Systèmes

Dem still dey call am solid works, dassault solidworks

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Mechanical CAD wey common for engineering schools. SLDWORKS.EXE na di process. E no be Fusion 360.

Wetin you need know

SOLIDWORKS na school and shop mechanical CAD. Fusion na Autodesk cloud CAD/CAM.

SLDWORKS.EXE dey edit .sldprt files. Fusion360.exe na Autodesk. Dem two dey do mechanical CAD. Dem no be di same license or file.

Wetin e be?: Mechanical CAD
Still current?: Yes, see Current status
Official download?: Use di vendor link inside dis article

Feex tok say

If SLDWORKS.EXE na di process, dat na Dassault SOLIDWORKS, no be Fusion 360. I no go hunt Fusion360.exe to explain .sldasm assembly.

Wetin be SOLIDWORKS?

SOLIDWORKS na parametric mechanical CAD application. Parts na .sldprt. Di Windows executable na SLDWORKS.EXE.

If you never use am before

SOLIDWORKS na Dassault mechanical CAD. SLDWORKS.EXE na di process. E no be Fusion 360. Fusion na Autodesk cloud CAD/CAM. Schools dey often teach SOLIDWORKS. You dey install am from reseller or school portal, no be from random SLDWORKS host.

Wetin dem dey use am for?

Parts and assemblies

Parametric solids. Fusion 360 dey do dis one for cloud. Dis one na SLDWORKS.EXE.

Drawings

2D drawings from di model. AutoCAD dey draft DWG without dat parametric link.

School labs

Di common teaching seat. Fusion na di Autodesk classroom sibling.

Na who e dey for?

Engineering students
Machine shops on top SOLIDWORKS
Anybody wey open Fusion dey look for .sldprt

Current status

SOLIDWORKS (1995) na current mechanical cad from Dassault Systèmes. Di vendor still dey point Windows users go https://www.solidworks.com/.

How old e be?

SOLIDWORKS ship for 1995 and Dassault buy di company for 1997. Fusion 360 come out for 2013. Current SOLIDWORKS na yearly desktop release plus 3DEXPERIENCE cloud line wey dis article no dey treat as di same exe.

Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Current Windows build

System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

Minimum

Minimum system requirements
Operating system	Current supported Windows 10 or Windows 11 release, according to di vendor
RAM	16 GB class, according to Dassault for recent SOLIDWORKS

Resource profile

CPU demand: Dey follow wetin you open inside di app
RAM demand: Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries

Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

Installed processes
SLDWORKS.EXE	Main Windows executable

Startup components

SOLIDWORKS no need to start with Windows. One license manager service fit run on lab PCs.

File locations

Common SOLIDWORKS locations
Typical install	C:\Program Files\SOLIDWORKS Corp\SOLIDWORKS\

File formats

SLDPRTSLDASMSLDDRWSTEP

Common wahala dem

Toolbox or license server don down

School network licenses dey fail offline. Dat one no be Fusion cloud login.

Service Pack vs year mismatch

Install di SP wey di lab document. Random 2020 exe on top 2024 data na serious wahala.

How to get unstuck

Confirm SLDWORKS.EXE

Program Files\SOLIDWORKS Corp na di app. Fusion360.exe na Autodesk.

Use di school or reseller installer

solidworks.com/support na di vendor door. Keygen na malware.

Repair SolidWorks Rx

Dassault dey document Rx diagnostics. Dis one no be Fusion Service Utility.

Alternatives

Fusion 360, Inventor, and Onshape dey overlap. Fusion no dey open full .sldasm di way SLDWORKS dey do am.

Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

Official contacts
Download	www.solidworks.com/ Official installer or vendor page
Help	www.solidworks.com/support Vendor support
Official site	www.solidworks.com/ Start here, no be random exe host

Related hardware

Dassault dey list 16 GB RAM class machines and certified GPUs for recent SOLIDWORKS. Gaming GPU fit work and e no dey di certified list.

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. How we dey do research.

SOLIDWORKS official site · Vendor product page
SOLIDWORKS help · Vendor support
Foxhole process map · First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

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