Celebrating 30 Years of SOLIDWORKS

Empowering customer success and revolutionary technology in product design since 1995.

Customers celebration What's New in SOLIDWORKS 2026

Over the past three decades, millions of users around the world have used SOLIDWORKS to create and grow, both as individual designers and as businesses. Let’s celebrate 30 years of customer success, growth, and technology that continues to transform product design. 

SOLIDWORKS has been continually inspired by the creativity and innovation of our users, and we are grateful to have such an engaged, dedicated, and talented community to celebrate with us. What will the next 30 years hold? We can’t wait to find out. 

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Celebrating 30 Years of SOLIDWORKS

What’s New in SOLIDWORKS

Forget annual releases. Today, SOLIDWORKS is updated every eight weeks, keeping with its long tradition of customer-requested enhancements spread throughout the year. See the latest enhancements and keep up-to-date with the industry leader in mechanical CAD.

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How CAD Changed the World

From product design to everyday innovation, CAD has transformed the way engineers work and the world around us. Discover the impact in our infographic.

 

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How CAD Changed the World
The History of SOLIDWORKS

The History of SOLIDWORKS

Relive 30 years of SOLIDWORKS and see the highlights from the past three decades with our interactive timeline - from the very first release to today’s powerful features. 

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1995 Rewind: Seek and Find

How much has the workplace changed since SOLIDWORKS was first released? See if you can find all the changes in our interactive office!

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1995 Rewind: Seek and Find