SOLIDWORKS 2026 design enhancements help save time, reduce manual effort, and boost accuracy with smarter assembly rebuilds, faster sketching, enhanced sheet metal tools, easier Physical Product setup, improved offline mode, and a streamlined interface.
WATCH THE VIDEO to see CAD enhancement highlights, including:
- Automatically Generate Drawings: Automatically create detailed 2D drawings for parts and assemblies, complete with all necessary manufacturing dimensions.
- Start Condition for Sheet Metal Base Flange: A top-10 user request, this enhancement adds a new 'From' option in the Base Flange PropertyManager, enabling you to define a custom starting point for the base flange and eliminating the need for workaround methods.
- Disable Auto-Resolve: Improve performance and save time when working with large assemblies by preventing lightweight components from automatically resolving when expanding the FeatureManager tree.
- Smarter Rebuild Recognition: Reduce assembly rebuild times by skipping rebuilds when only cosmetic changes are made to referenced components.