Questions? We Have Answers.
1. Who is eligible to purchase 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS for Makers?
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS for Makers is meant for personal projects and non-commercial home use. You may sell items you make for a profit up to and not exceeding US$2,000 a year.
2. What’s the difference between SOLIDWORKS Desktop and 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS?
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS is a 3D CAD design program with the same industry-leading functionality and tools as SOLIDWORKS Professional, but it leverages cloud data management. You can save all your design data to our secure cloud and easily share and connect with other makers. Please note, commercial products and Add-Ins are not supported or included with this version of 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS for Makers.
3. Are my files or data restricted at all?
Files and data created with your Maker account can only be opened with a 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS for Makers license. You cannot open up files created with your Maker account within a commercial or academic platform. This digital watermark is added to native 3D file formats, such as .3dxml, .sldprt, .sldasm, and .slddrw. Neutral 3D file formats, such as .stp or .iges can be opened on any platform.
4. What kind of support will I get?
Join our Maker Support community to get peer-to-peer support to help you make amazing things.
3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS for Makers is available for purchase with a billing address within the following countries: Algeria, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, India, Japan, Luxembourg, Morocco, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. More countries will be added soon.