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Per-record with volume tiers starting at 1,000 records.

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Yes, 50 records segmented by your ICP.

How often is the list updated?

Weekly re-verification, 30-day decision-maker validation cycle.

What file formats does the list ship in?

CSV, XLSX, and direct CRM enrichment APIs.

What is the bounce rate?

Under 2.5% across the trailing 12 months.

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30-day free replacement on any bounced, departed, or technographically mistagged contact.

SolidWorks Customers List

Reach 38,400+ Verified CTO, VP Engineering, Director of Engineering, Director of Product Development, Director of Mechanical Engineering, and Engineering Manager Decision-Makers at Mechanical Engineering Organisations, Manufacturers (Automotive Tier, Medical Device, Aerospace, Consumer Products, Industrial Equipment), Industrial Design Firms, and Product Development Organisations Running SolidWorks 3D CAD, Simulation, PDM, Electrical, Manage, and 3DEXPERIENCE SolidWorks.

Reviewed by BizzContacts EditorialLast reviewed 2026-06-11

SolidWorks is the dominant mid-market 3D mechanical CAD platform with approximately 7.5 million users globally across 350,000+ commercial organisations running SolidWorks 3D CAD, SolidWorks Simulation, SolidWorks PDM, SolidWorks Electrical, and adjacent product development tools. SolidWorks was founded in 1993 in Concord, MA by Jon Hirschtick and was acquired by Dassault Systemes (ETR: DSY, EPA: DSY) in 1997 for $310M, becoming Dassault's flagship mid-market CAD product alongside CATIA (Dassault's high-end aerospace and automotive OEM CAD). SolidWorks's category position is exceptional: SolidWorks Standard / Professional / Premium is the de facto standard 3D mechanical CAD for mechanical engineering, product development, and design at hundreds of thousands of mid-market manufacturers, design firms, engineering services firms, and product development organisations, with deep integration across the Dassault Systemes ecosystem including DELMIAworks (manufacturing ERP at https://bizzcontacts.com/installed-base/delmiaworks/), ENOVIA (PLM), DELMIA Apriso (MES), and 3DEXPERIENCE Platform. The platform spans SolidWorks 3D CAD (the flagship 3D mechanical CAD with Standard / Professional / Premium tiers covering 3D modelling, sheet metal, weldments, surfacing, assemblies, drawings), SolidWorks Simulation (FEA/CFD for structural analysis, thermal analysis, fluid analysis including SolidWorks Simulation Standard / Professional / Premium tiers), SolidWorks Flow Simulation (CFD for fluid dynamics), SolidWorks Plastics (injection moulding simulation for plastics injection molders), SolidWorks PDM Professional (product data management with vault-based revision control, design history, BOM management), SolidWorks PDM Standard (mid-tier PDM), SolidWorks Manage (project/process/item management on top of PDM Professional), SolidWorks Electrical (electrical schematic + 3D routing integrated with mechanical CAD), SolidWorks Inspection (CMM inspection reports generation), SolidWorks Composer (technical communication and 3D illustration for assembly instructions, training materials, technical documentation), SolidWorks Visualize (photorealistic rendering and visualisation), SolidWorks CAM (post HSMWorks acquisition for integrated CAM), SolidWorks Sustainability, SolidWorks MBD model-based definition for PMI annotations, 3DEXPERIENCE SolidWorks (cloud-based SolidWorks with 3DEXPERIENCE Platform integration for design-to-manufacturing collaboration), DraftSight (2D CAD complement), and the DriveWorks design automation partner ecosystem deeply integrated with SolidWorks for engineering automation and rules-based design.

The BizzContacts SolidWorks customers list captures this mechanical engineering and product development CAD cohort as a separately tagged segment, distinct from Autodesk Inventor (the Autodesk mid-market 3D mechanical CAD competitor, segment of the Autodesk install base), Autodesk AutoCAD (general 2D and 3D drafting), Autodesk Fusion 360 (modern integrated CAD/CAM/CAE/PCB cloud platform competing with SolidWorks for SMB), Siemens NX (high-end CAD for automotive OEM and aerospace OEM competing with CATIA upmarket), Siemens Solid Edge (mid-market CAD competing directly with SolidWorks), PTC Creo (mid-to-enterprise CAD competing with SolidWorks and NX), PTC Onshape (modern cloud-native CAD competing with SolidWorks for SMB and modern workflows), Bricsys BricsCAD (DWG-compatible CAD), Mastercam (CAM-focused with CAD integration), GstarCAD (Chinese DWG-compatible CAD), ZWCAD (Chinese DWG-compatible CAD), CATIA (Dassault's high-end aerospace and automotive OEM CAD, sibling product to SolidWorks), Inventor LT (Autodesk SMB CAD), modern PLM competitors (Aras Innovator, PTC Windchill, Siemens Teamcenter, Dassault ENOVIA competing with SolidWorks PDM Professional + Manage for PLM upmarket), and modern simulation competitors (ANSYS for FEA/CFD competing with SolidWorks Simulation upmarket, COMSOL Multiphysics, Altair HyperWorks, Siemens Simcenter, MSC Software, Hexagon MSC Nastran) audiences. We maintain 38,400+ verified SolidWorks customer records with company firmographics, tagged SolidWorks products in production (3D CAD Standard / Professional / Premium tier, Simulation Standard / Professional / Premium, Flow Simulation, Plastics, PDM Professional or Standard, Manage, Electrical, Inspection, Composer, Visualize, CAM, MBD, 3DEXPERIENCE SolidWorks cloud, DraftSight, DriveWorks), SolidWorks tier and license count, deployment model (perpetual legacy, subscription, 3DEXPERIENCE SolidWorks cloud), Dassault ecosystem cross-reference (SolidWorks alongside DELMIAworks for manufacturing ERP, ENOVIA for PLM, DELMIA Apriso for enterprise MES, CATIA for high-end CAD adjacency, 3DEXPERIENCE Platform for unified collaboration), industry vertical (mechanical engineering services, automotive Tier 1/2/3 supplier mechanical engineering, medical device design and engineering, aerospace Tier 2/3 mechanical engineering, consumer products design and engineering, industrial equipment design, electronics enclosure design, plastics product design, machinery and equipment design, robotics, prototype shops, R&D engineering, industrial design firms, product design firms, engineering services consultancies), engineer count, drawing count, BOM complexity, and named decision-makers on every record (CTO, VP Engineering, VP Product Development, Director of Engineering, Director of Mechanical Engineering, Director of Product Development, Director of Design Engineering, Director of R&D, VP R&D, Engineering Manager, Senior Engineering Manager, Director of PDM/PLM, Director of Configuration Management, Director of CAD Operations, CAD Administrator, Senior CAD Administrator, Director of Innovation, Director of Industrial Design, Director of Product Engineering, VP Operations at engineering services firms, CFO at engineering services firms).

38,400+

Verified SolidWorks records

7.5M+

SolidWorks users globally

350,000+

Commercial organisations using SolidWorks

97.5%

Inbox deliverability

Dassault

Owner since 1997 ($310M)

Weekly

Re-verification cycle

38,400+

Verified SolidWorks records

7.5M+

SolidWorks users globally

350,000+

Commercial organisations using SolidWorks

97.5%

Inbox deliverability

Dassault

Owner since 1997 ($310M)

Weekly

Re-verification cycle

TL;DR

Key Takeaways

SolidWorks is the dominant mid-market 3D mechanical CAD platform with approximately 7.5 million users globally across 350,000+ commercial organisations.
Dassault Systemes (ETR: DSY) acquired SolidWorks in 1997 for $310M. SolidWorks founded 1993 in Concord, MA.
BizzContacts maintains 38,400+ verified SolidWorks records with 99% accuracy and 97.5% inbox deliverability.
Industrial equipment manufacturing accounts for ~28% of customers, the densest vertical.
Mid-market manufacturers (automotive Tier, medical device, aerospace Tier, consumer products) account for ~22%.
Growing mid-market (50-249 employees) and mid-market enterprise (250-4,999 employees) form ~50% of the install base.
United States accounts for ~32% of customers; Europe ~36%; Asia-Pacific ~18%; truly global across 90+ countries.
3DEXPERIENCE SolidWorks cloud launch represents the strategic cloud modernisation alongside the perpetual desktop SolidWorks flagship.

By the numbers

SolidWorks Install Base by the Numbers

Quotable statistics on the SolidWorks install base, sourced from Dassault Systemes disclosures, 3DEXPERIENCE World materials, and BizzContacts proprietary verification.

7.5M+

SolidWorks users globally

Source: Dassault Systemes disclosure

350,000+

Commercial organisations using SolidWorks

Source: Dassault Systemes disclosure

$310M

Dassault Systemes acquisition of SolidWorks (1997)

Source: Dassault acquisition

1993

SolidWorks founded in Concord, MA

Source: SolidWorks company history

38,400+

Verified BizzContacts SolidWorks records

Source: BizzContacts Q1 2026 audit

~32%

Share of SolidWorks customers in the United States

Source: BizzContacts geographic analysis

97.5%

Inbox deliverability on BizzContacts SolidWorks list

Source: Third-party audit, Q1 2026

5.4x

Reply rate vs generic mechanical engineering decision-maker list

Source: BizzContacts customer benchmark, 2026

What is it

What Is the SolidWorks Customers List?

The SolidWorks customers list is a verified, regularly refreshed database of mechanical engineering organisations, manufacturers (automotive Tier 1/2/3 suppliers, medical device, aerospace Tier 2/3, consumer products, industrial equipment, electronics, plastics injection molders, robotics, machinery), industrial design firms, product development organisations, engineering services consultancies, and prototype shops (typically 25-30,000+ employees, with engineering teams ranging from 5 to 5,000+ mechanical engineers) running SolidWorks in production. Every record on the BizzContacts SolidWorks list is tagged with the specific SolidWorks products in production (SolidWorks 3D CAD Standard / Professional / Premium tier, SolidWorks Simulation Standard / Professional / Premium for FEA/CFD, SolidWorks Flow Simulation for CFD, SolidWorks Plastics for injection moulding simulation, SolidWorks PDM Professional / Standard for product data management, SolidWorks Manage for project/process/item management, SolidWorks Electrical for electrical schematic + 3D routing, SolidWorks Inspection for CMM inspection reports, SolidWorks Composer for technical communication and 3D illustration, SolidWorks Visualize for rendering and visualisation, SolidWorks CAM for integrated CAM, SolidWorks Sustainability, SolidWorks MBD for model-based definition, 3DEXPERIENCE SolidWorks for cloud-based SolidWorks with 3DEXPERIENCE Platform integration, DraftSight for 2D CAD, DriveWorks for design automation), SolidWorks tier and license count, deployment model (perpetual legacy, subscription, 3DEXPERIENCE SolidWorks cloud), Dassault ecosystem cross-reference, industry vertical, engineer count, drawing count, BOM complexity, and named decision-makers on every record.

The list feeds outbound prospecting for competing mid-market 3D CAD platforms (Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Fusion 360 for modern cloud-native targeting SolidWorks customers for CAD displacement, Siemens Solid Edge, PTC Creo, PTC Onshape for modern cloud-native), competing modern cloud-native CAD (PTC Onshape dominant in modern cloud-native CAD with browser-based collaboration, Autodesk Fusion 360 with integrated CAD/CAM/CAE/PCB cloud platform targeting SolidWorks customers for cloud workflow modernisation), competing high-end CAD upmarket (Siemens NX dominant in automotive OEM and aerospace OEM CAD targeting growing SolidWorks customers for upmarket migration to OEM workflows, PTC Creo upmarket), competing simulation platforms upmarket (ANSYS dominant in enterprise FEA/CFD with deeper analysis depth than SolidWorks Simulation, COMSOL Multiphysics for multiphysics simulation, Altair HyperWorks for optimisation, Siemens Simcenter for integrated CAE, MSC Software targeting SolidWorks Simulation customers for upmarket simulation), competing PLM platforms (Aras Innovator with modern open architecture and modern enterprise features, PTC Windchill, Siemens Teamcenter dominant in PLM at automotive OEM and aerospace OEM, Dassault ENOVIA upmarket from SolidWorks PDM Professional + Manage targeting growing SolidWorks PDM customers for PLM upmarket migration), competing CAM platforms (Mastercam dominant in CAM-focused with deepest CAM functionality, Fusion 360 CAM for integrated CAM/CAD cloud, Vero VISI, OneCNC, NCSIMUL competing with SolidWorks CAM), competing modern manufacturing AI and generative design (Autodesk generative design, modern AI-native CAD competing with SolidWorks workflows), competing modern visualisation and rendering (Keyshot dominant in product rendering, Lumion for visualisation, modern AR/VR for product design competing with SolidWorks Visualize), competing modern technical documentation (Adobe Creative Cloud for technical illustration competing with SolidWorks Composer, modern AR-enabled technical documentation), competing modern industrial design (Maya for industrial design, Cinema 4D, Rhino for industrial design, modern industrial design platforms), competing modern electronics design (Altium Designer dominant in PCB design competing with SolidWorks PCB integration, Cadence Allegro for enterprise PCB, Siemens Xpedition formerly Mentor PADS, modern electronics design beyond SolidWorks PCB), modern engineering automation and design configurators (Tacton Configurator dominant in modular product configurators, KBmax/Epicor CPQ for product configurators, modern AI-native design configuration competing with DriveWorks), modern model-based engineering (Siemens NX for model-based definition, modern model-based engineering competing with SolidWorks MBD), modern simulation-driven design (modern simulation-driven design platforms), and modern PLM-anchored ERP integration. Records ship with company firmographics, named decision-makers, engineering team metadata, and audit-trail metadata.

02Definition

Why a SolidWorks Customer List Matters in 2026

SolidWorks is the de facto standard 3D mechanical CAD for mid-market mechanical engineering and product development with massive install base (7.5M+ users across 350K+ commercial organisations). The Dassault Systemes acquisition (1997, $310M) integrated SolidWorks into the broader Dassault ecosystem alongside CATIA (high-end CAD), ENOVIA (PLM), DELMIA (manufacturing), and the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform. The 3DEXPERIENCE SolidWorks cloud launch represents the strategic cloud modernisation alongside the perpetual desktop SolidWorks flagship, creating active cloud migration evaluation across the install base. The 3DEXPERIENCE World annual customer conference (formerly SolidWorks World) is the dominant SolidWorks customer community event with thousands of attendees. Modern CAD competitive landscape continues to evolve with Autodesk Fusion 360 and PTC Onshape dominant in modern cloud-native CAD challenging SolidWorks at SMB and modern workflows, Siemens NX and PTC Creo competing for upmarket position, while SolidWorks maintains the dominant mid-market mechanical CAD position with deepest Dassault ecosystem integration.

SolidWorks's mid-market mechanical CAD depth is exceptional but creates depth gaps where specialist vendors regularly win: modern cloud-native CAD (PTC Onshape dominant in browser-based collaboration with modern cloud workflows beyond 3DEXPERIENCE SolidWorks, Autodesk Fusion 360 with integrated CAD/CAM/CAE/PCB cloud platform), modern enterprise simulation upmarket (ANSYS dominant in enterprise FEA/CFD with deeper analysis depth than SolidWorks Simulation), modern enterprise PLM upmarket (Aras Innovator with modern open architecture, PTC Windchill, Siemens Teamcenter dominant in enterprise PLM at automotive OEM and aerospace OEM beyond SolidWorks PDM + Manage), modern enterprise CAM (Mastercam dominant in CAM-focused with deepest CAM functionality beyond SolidWorks CAM), modern AI-native CAD and generative design (Autodesk generative design, modern AI-native CAD), modern enterprise PCB design (Altium Designer dominant in PCB design beyond SolidWorks PCB integration), modern industrial design (Maya, Cinema 4D, Rhino for industrial design beyond SolidWorks workflows), and modern enterprise visualisation (Keyshot dominant in product rendering, modern AR/VR for product design).

BizzContacts isolates the SolidWorks install base as a separately filterable cohort so vendors can run focused outbound into CTOs, VPs Engineering, Directors of Engineering, Directors of Product Development, Directors of Mechanical Engineering, and Engineering Managers across the entire SolidWorks customer base.

03Adoption

Mechanical Engineering Organisations Running SolidWorks

SolidWorks concentrates broadly across mechanical engineering and product development with massive presence at mid-market manufacturers, design firms, and engineering services. Approximately 28% of SolidWorks customers are industrial equipment manufacturers (custom industrial equipment, capital equipment, machinery and equipment manufacturers, robotics, factory automation, packaging machinery, material handling equipment), 22% are mid-market manufacturers across automotive Tier 1/2/3 suppliers (particularly plastics Tier suppliers, mechanical Tier suppliers, automotive component suppliers running SolidWorks for component design alongside CATIA at OEM customers), medical device manufacturers (medical device OEMs and Tier 2/3 medical device suppliers for medical device mechanical design with FDA 21 CFR Part 820 compliance considerations), aerospace Tier 2/3 manufacturers (aerospace component manufacturers running SolidWorks for component design alongside CATIA or NX at aerospace OEM customers), consumer products manufacturers (consumer electronics, appliances, toys, sporting goods), and electronics manufacturers (electronics enclosure design); 16% are industrial design and product design firms (industrial design consultancies, product design firms, design-engineering consultancies); 14% are engineering services and consultancies (engineering services firms providing mechanical engineering services); 10% are R&D and prototype shops (R&D engineering organisations, prototype shops, university research labs); 6% are plastics injection molders (plastics design alongside DELMIAworks for manufacturing ERP) and rubber manufacturers; and 4% are other discrete manufacturing including custom mechanical fabrication, custom machinery, and specialty manufacturing.

Customer skew is exceptionally broad across all sizes given SolidWorks's massive install base. Approximately 32% are growing SMB engineering organisations (under 50 employees, 5-20 SolidWorks engineers), 28% are growing mid-market manufacturers and design firms (50-249 employees, 20-100 SolidWorks engineers), 22% are mid-market enterprise manufacturers (250-999 employees, 100-500 SolidWorks engineers), 12% are large enterprise manufacturers (1,000-4,999 employees, 500-2,000 SolidWorks engineers running SolidWorks alongside CATIA or NX), and 6% are global enterprise manufacturers (5,000+ employees, 2,000+ SolidWorks engineers with strategic SolidWorks deployments alongside Dassault CATIA and other high-end CAD). BizzContacts focuses on growing mid-market and mid-market enterprise (50-4,999 employees) where outbound vendor pitches have commercial value.

04Top customers

Sample Organisations Running SolidWorks

A representative sample of named SolidWorks customers across industrial equipment, automotive Tier supplier, medical device, aerospace Tier supplier, consumer products, and engineering services, drawn from public SolidWorks customer references and 3DEXPERIENCE World materials.

Company	Industry	Headquarters	Employee Range	Revenue Range
iRobot Corporation	Consumer Robotics (Roomba)	Bedford, MA, USA	1,100	$880M est
Jet Edge Inc.	Industrial Equipment (waterjet cutting)	St. Michael, MN, USA	180	$48M est
RBC Bearings	Bearings and Engineered Components Mfg	Oxford, CT, USA	5,400	$1.6B
Kuka Robotics (industrial automation)	Industrial Robotics	Augsburg, Germany / Shelby Township, MI USA ops	15,000	$3.8B
Fanuc Robotics (USA ops)	Industrial Robotics	Rochester Hills, MI, USA (USA HQ)	Segment of Fanuc Japan	Segment
Vermeer Corporation	Agricultural and Industrial Equipment	Pella, IA, USA	3,400	$1.5B est
Bobcat Company (Doosan)	Construction Equipment Manufacturing	West Fargo, ND, USA	7,800	$2.2B est
Lincoln Electric Holdings	Welding Equipment Manufacturing	Cleveland, OH, USA	11,000	$4.2B
Coherent Corp.	Lasers and Photonics	Saxonburg, PA, USA	20,000	$5.2B
Cognex Corporation	Machine Vision Equipment	Natick, MA, USA	2,300	$900M
Watts Water Technologies	Water and Drainage Products Mfg	North Andover, MA, USA	5,300	$2.1B
Trumpf Inc. (USA ops)	Industrial Equipment (laser cutting)	Farmington, CT, USA (USA HQ)	Segment of Trumpf Germany	Segment
Husqvarna Group (USA ops)	Outdoor Power Equipment	Charlotte, NC, USA (USA HQ)	Segment of Husqvarna	Segment
Stanley Black and Decker (segments)	Tools and Industrial Products	New Britain, CT, USA	60,000	$15.8B
Honeywell International (segments)	Industrial Automation and A&D	Charlotte, NC, USA	97,000	$37.8B
Emerson Electric (segments)	Industrial Automation	St. Louis, MO, USA	67,000	$17.5B
Phillips-Medisize (Molex/Koch)	Medical Device Manufacturing	Hudson, WI, USA	6,800	$1.0B
Tesla Inc. (engineering teams)	Automotive and Energy	Austin, TX, USA	140,000	$96.8B
SpaceX (engineering teams)	Aerospace and Defense	Hawthorne, CA, USA	13,000	$8.7B est
Apex Industrial Automation Solutions	Industrial Equipment (custom automation)	Cleveland, OH, USA	480	$180M est

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05Adoption

SolidWorks Adoption by Industry

SolidWorks concentrates broadly across mechanical engineering and product development industries.

Industry	Estimated Adoption Level	Common Use Cases
Industrial Equipment Manufacturing	Very high (dominant)	SolidWorks 3D CAD + Simulation + Electrical + Manage for custom industrial equipment
Robotics and Automation	Very high	SolidWorks for robotics and factory automation design
Automotive Tier 1/2/3 Suppliers	Very high	SolidWorks for component design alongside CATIA at OEMs
Medical Device Manufacturing	Very high	SolidWorks for medical device mechanical design with FDA considerations
Aerospace Tier 2/3 Manufacturers	Very high	SolidWorks for aerospace component design alongside CATIA or NX at OEMs
Consumer Products Manufacturing	Very high	SolidWorks for consumer electronics, appliances, toys, sporting goods
Industrial Design and Product Design Firms	Very high	SolidWorks for industrial design consultancies
Engineering Services Firms	Very high	SolidWorks for engineering services consultancies
Plastics Injection Molders	Very high	SolidWorks + Plastics simulation alongside DELMIAworks for manufacturing
Electronics Manufacturers (enclosure design)	Very high	SolidWorks for electronics enclosure design
Machinery and Equipment Manufacturers	Very high	SolidWorks for machinery design
Packaging Machinery	Very high	SolidWorks for packaging machinery design
Material Handling Equipment	Very high	SolidWorks for material handling equipment design
R&D and Prototype Shops	Very high	SolidWorks for R&D engineering and prototype shops
University Research Labs	Very high	SolidWorks for university mechanical engineering research

Industrial equipment manufacturing accounts for approximately 28% of SolidWorks customer count, the densest vertical concentration driven by SolidWorks's depth for custom industrial equipment, machinery, robotics, and factory automation design.

Mid-market manufacturers (automotive Tier supplier, medical device, aerospace Tier, consumer products, electronics) collectively account for approximately 22% of SolidWorks customer count.

Industrial design and product design firms account for approximately 16% of SolidWorks customer count as SolidWorks is the de facto standard at design consultancies.

Engineering services and consultancies account for approximately 14% of SolidWorks customer count for engineering services delivery.

R&D, prototype shops, and university research labs account for approximately 10% of SolidWorks customer count.

06Geo coverage

SolidWorks Adoption by Country

SolidWorks is a global mid-market mechanical CAD platform with broad worldwide adoption.

Country	Market Presence	Common Industries
United States	Very high (12,200+ deployments)	All mechanical engineering verticals
Germany	Very high (4,800+ deployments)	Industrial equipment, automotive Tier, manufacturing
Japan	Very high (3,200+ deployments)	Industrial equipment, automotive Tier
United Kingdom	High (2,400+ deployments)	Industrial equipment, manufacturing, engineering services
France	Very high (2,800+ deployments)	Industrial equipment, Dassault home market
Italy	High (1,800+ deployments)	Industrial equipment, manufacturing, design firms
Canada	High (1,600+ deployments)	Industrial equipment, automotive Tier, manufacturing
South Korea	High (1,200+ deployments)	Electronics, automotive Tier, industrial equipment
Spain	Medium-high (1,200+ deployments)	Industrial equipment, automotive Tier
Netherlands	Medium-high (980+ deployments)	Industrial equipment, machinery, design firms
Sweden	Medium-high (760+ deployments)	Industrial equipment, automotive Tier, manufacturing
Australia	Medium-high (640+ deployments)	Industrial equipment, mining equipment, engineering services
Mexico	Medium-high (820+ deployments)	Automotive Tier (USMCA), manufacturing
Brazil	Medium-high (840+ deployments)	Industrial equipment, manufacturing, automotive Tier
Other countries (90+)	Truly global	Various mechanical engineering

The United States accounts for approximately 32% of SolidWorks customer count.

Europe collectively (Germany + UK + France + Italy + Spain + Netherlands + Sweden + other EU) accounts for approximately 36% of customers with strong industrial equipment, automotive Tier, and machinery manufacturing concentration.

Asia-Pacific (Japan + South Korea + Australia + other APAC) accounts for approximately 18% of customers with strong electronics, automotive Tier, and industrial equipment concentration.

SolidWorks's truly global presence across 90+ countries reflects deep multi-country localisation and Dassault's global reach.

07US footprint

SolidWorks Customers by US State

SolidWorks US deployments span all 50 states with concentration in manufacturing and engineering hubs.

State	Adoption Trend	Key Industries
Michigan	Automotive Tier supplier dominant + industrial equipment + robotics (Kuka, Fanuc) + Detroit-area mechanical engineering	Automotive Tier, robotics, industrial
California	Tesla Austin (engineering teams) + SpaceX Hawthorne + Bay Area tech mechanical + medical device + industrial design firms	Aerospace, automotive, medical device
Ohio	Lincoln Electric Cleveland + Apex Industrial Cleveland + industrial equipment + automotive Tier	Industrial equipment, welding
Massachusetts	iRobot Bedford + Cognex Natick + Watts Water North Andover + robotics + machine vision + medical device + biotech	Robotics, machine vision, medical device
Pennsylvania	Coherent Saxonburg + industrial equipment + manufacturing + photonics	Industrial equipment, photonics
Connecticut	RBC Bearings Oxford + Stanley Black and Decker New Britain + Trumpf Farmington + bearings + tools + industrial equipment	Bearings, tools, industrial equipment
Texas	Tesla Austin + automotive Tier + industrial equipment + oil and gas equipment + Sun Belt growth	Automotive, oil and gas equipment
Iowa	Vermeer Pella + agricultural equipment + industrial equipment + manufacturing	Ag equipment, industrial equipment
North Dakota	Bobcat West Fargo + construction equipment + industrial equipment + agricultural equipment	Construction equipment, industrial
North Carolina	Husqvarna Charlotte + Honeywell Charlotte (segments) + outdoor power equipment + manufacturing	Outdoor equipment, industrial
Indiana	Automotive Tier + RV industry + industrial equipment + manufacturing + medical device	Automotive Tier, RV, industrial
Illinois	Industrial equipment + machine tool + manufacturing + Chicago industrial cluster	Industrial equipment, machine tool
Wisconsin	Phillips-Medisize Hudson + plastics injection molding + industrial equipment + dairy F&B + medical device	Medical device, plastics, industrial
Minnesota	Jet Edge St. Michael + medical device + industrial equipment + manufacturing	Industrial equipment, medical device
Missouri	Emerson Electric St. Louis (segments) + industrial automation + manufacturing	Industrial automation, manufacturing
New York	Manufacturing + medical device + industrial design firms + aerospace	Medical device, design, manufacturing
Florida	Aerospace + medical device + marine + Sun Belt manufacturing	Aerospace, medical device, marine
Arizona	Aerospace + semiconductor + medical device + Sun Belt manufacturing	Aerospace, semiconductor, medical
Washington	Aerospace (Boeing supplier ecosystem) + industrial equipment + medical device	Aerospace, industrial, medical
Colorado	Aerospace + medical device + outdoor industry + manufacturing	Aerospace, medical, outdoor

Michigan concentration is exceptional driven by Detroit-area automotive Tier supplier density with SolidWorks for component design alongside CATIA at OEMs, plus industrial robotics (Kuka Shelby Township, Fanuc Rochester Hills).

Massachusetts concentration is exceptional driven by Boston-area robotics (iRobot Bedford), machine vision (Cognex Natick), and Cambridge biotech mechanical design.

Connecticut hosts a flagship industrial equipment cluster including RBC Bearings (Oxford), Stanley Black and Decker (New Britain), and Trumpf USA (Farmington).

Cleveland Ohio hosts Lincoln Electric (welding equipment) and Apex Industrial Automation Solutions, a flagship custom industrial automation customer on full SolidWorks Premium + Simulation + Electrical + PDM + DriveWorks platform.

08Segmentation

SolidWorks Customer Size Distribution

SolidWorks spans solopreneur engineering through global enterprise. BizzContacts focuses on Growing Mid-Market (50-249 employees) and Mid-Market Enterprise (250-4,999 employees) where outbound vendor pitches have commercial value.

Company Size	Typical Adoption Level
Growing SMB (under 50 employees, 5-20 engineers)	30%, SolidWorks Standard or Professional
Growing mid-market (50-249 employees, 20-100 engineers)	28%, SolidWorks Premium + PDM Standard
Mid-market enterprise (250-999 employees, 100-500 engineers)	22%, full SolidWorks suite + PDM Pro
Large enterprise (1,000-4,999 employees, 500-2,000 engineers)	14%, strategic SolidWorks alongside CATIA/NX
Global enterprise (5,000+ employees, 2,000+ engineers)	6%, multi-region SolidWorks alongside CATIA

Growing mid-market (50-249 employees) and mid-market enterprise (250-4,999 employees) are the densest SolidWorks Premium + PDM cohort (~50%) and the highest-velocity outbound segment. Large enterprise and global enterprise (1,000+ employees) represent strategic high-ARR SolidWorks deployments often running alongside CATIA at automotive OEMs and aerospace OEMs.

09Buyer titles

Decision-Makers at SolidWorks Customer Accounts

SolidWorks buying decisions cluster around engineering leadership, product development, R&D, CAD/PDM administration, and IT.

Job Title	Department	Buying Influence
Chief Technology Officer (CTO)	Technology Executive	Executive owner of SolidWorks platform strategy at growth-stage manufacturers and engineering organisations
VP Engineering	Engineering Executive	Senior owner of SolidWorks at mid-market manufacturers
Director of Engineering	Engineering	Day-to-day owner of SolidWorks engineering operations
Director of Mechanical Engineering	Mechanical Engineering	Owner of SolidWorks 3D CAD and Simulation for mechanical engineering
VP Product Development / Director of Product Development	Product Development	Owner of SolidWorks for product development workflows
Director of Design Engineering	Design Engineering	Owner of SolidWorks 3D CAD and design workflows
VP R&D / Director of R&D	R&D	Owner of SolidWorks for R&D engineering
Engineering Manager / Senior Engineering Manager	Engineering Management	Operational lead for SolidWorks engineering teams
Director of PDM/PLM	PDM/PLM	Owner of SolidWorks PDM Professional + Manage
Director of Configuration Management	Configuration Management	Owner of SolidWorks PDM for configuration management and revision control
Director of CAD Operations	CAD Operations	Owner of SolidWorks CAD platform infrastructure and licensing
CAD Administrator / Senior CAD Administrator	CAD Administration	Day-to-day SolidWorks platform administration
Director of Innovation	Innovation	Owner of modern CAD technology including 3DEXPERIENCE SolidWorks cloud adoption
Director of Industrial Design	Industrial Design	Owner of SolidWorks for industrial design workflows at design firms
Director of Product Engineering	Product Engineering	Owner of SolidWorks for product engineering
VP Operations (at engineering services firms)	Operations	Owner of SolidWorks platform at engineering services consultancies
CFO (at engineering services firms)	Finance Executive	Executive owner of SolidWorks licensing TCO at engineering services firms

The Director of Mechanical Engineering and VP Engineering are uniquely SolidWorks 3D CAD-aware. Director of Product Development and VP R&D for product development pitches. Director of PDM/PLM for SolidWorks PDM Professional and Manage pitches plus Aras Innovator / PTC Windchill / Siemens Teamcenter upmarket. Director of CAD Operations for platform infrastructure and licensing pitches. Director of Innovation for 3DEXPERIENCE SolidWorks cloud migration pitches.

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10Tech stack

Technology Ecosystem Around SolidWorks Customers

SolidWorks customers run a predictable adjacent stack of CAD competitors, PLM, simulation, CAM, electronics design, visualisation, and Dassault ecosystem.

Technology	Category	Integration Purpose
Autodesk Inventor (mid-market CAD competitor)	CAD competitor	Autodesk Inventor competes with SolidWorks at mid-market mechanical CAD
Autodesk Fusion 360 (modern cloud CAD)	Modern cloud CAD competitor	Fusion 360 modern cloud-native CAD targets SolidWorks for cloud migration
Siemens Solid Edge (mid-market CAD competitor)	CAD competitor	Solid Edge competes with SolidWorks at mid-market
PTC Creo (mid-to-enterprise CAD)	CAD competitor upmarket	PTC Creo competes with SolidWorks for upmarket
PTC Onshape (modern cloud-native CAD)	Modern cloud CAD competitor	Onshape browser-based collaboration targets SolidWorks for cloud modernisation
Siemens NX (high-end CAD)	High-end CAD upmarket	NX dominant in automotive OEM and aerospace OEM CAD upmarket from SolidWorks
Dassault CATIA (Dassault high-end CAD)	Dassault ecosystem sibling	CATIA high-end CAD at automotive OEM and aerospace OEM (Dassault sibling product)
ANSYS (simulation FEA/CFD)	Simulation upmarket	ANSYS dominant in enterprise FEA/CFD upmarket from SolidWorks Simulation
COMSOL Multiphysics, Altair HyperWorks, Siemens Simcenter, MSC Software	Simulation competitors	Modern simulation platforms
Aras Innovator (modern PLM)	PLM competitor	Aras modern open-architecture PLM upmarket from SolidWorks PDM + Manage
PTC Windchill, Siemens Teamcenter, Dassault ENOVIA	Enterprise PLM	Enterprise PLM at automotive OEM and aerospace OEM
Mastercam (CAM)	CAM competitor dominant	Mastercam dominant in CAM-focused with deepest CAM functionality
Altium Designer (PCB design)	PCB design	Altium dominant in PCB design adjacent to SolidWorks PCB integration
Keyshot (rendering)	Rendering	Keyshot dominant in product rendering
Dassault Systemes ecosystem (DELMIAworks, ENOVIA, DELMIA Apriso, 3DEXPERIENCE)	Dassault ecosystem	Dassault Systemes ecosystem for design-to-manufacturing integration

Compared

SolidWorks vs Autodesk Inventor vs PTC Onshape vs Siemens NX vs PTC Creo

SolidWorks and the four largest competing mechanical CAD platforms compared by buyer focus and BizzContacts coverage.

Platform	Global Install Base	Strongest Industries	Largest Geo	BizzContacts Coverage
SolidWorks	7.5M+ users; 350K+ commercial orgs	Mid-market mechanical engineering across industrial equipment, automotive Tier, medical device, aerospace Tier, consumer products, robotics, plastics	Global; USA 32%; Europe 36%; APAC 18%	38,400+ records
Autodesk Inventor	Segment of Autodesk install base (millions of users)	Mid-market mechanical CAD across all industries	Global	Coverage via Autodesk install base
PTC Onshape (modern cloud)	Modern cloud-native CAD users	Modern cloud workflows, SMB, growing manufacturers	Global	Coverage via PTC Onshape install base
Siemens NX (high-end)	High-end CAD users at automotive OEM and aerospace OEM	Automotive OEM, aerospace OEM, complex products	Global	Coverage via Siemens NX install base
PTC Creo	Mid-to-enterprise CAD users	Mid-to-enterprise CAD, PTC ecosystem	Global	Coverage via PTC Creo install base

SolidWorks wins on mid-market install base ubiquity and Dassault ecosystem integration. Autodesk Inventor wins on Autodesk AEC ecosystem. PTC Onshape wins on modern cloud-native browser-based CAD. Siemens NX wins on automotive OEM and aerospace OEM upmarket. PTC Creo wins on mid-to-enterprise and PTC ecosystem.

11Benefits

Why Outbound Teams Use the SolidWorks Customers List

Sell into VPs Engineering and Directors of Mechanical Engineering at manufacturers

Reach the actual decision-makers at SolidWorks accounts.

Pitch competing mid-market 3D CAD

Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Fusion 360, Siemens Solid Edge, PTC Creo target SolidWorks customers for CAD displacement.

Position modern cloud-native CAD

PTC Onshape, Autodesk Fusion 360 target SolidWorks customers for cloud workflow modernisation.

Run modern simulation upmarket campaigns

ANSYS, COMSOL, Altair, Siemens Simcenter target SolidWorks Simulation customers for upmarket simulation.

Pitch modern PLM upmarket

Aras Innovator, PTC Windchill, Siemens Teamcenter target SolidWorks PDM Professional + Manage customers for enterprise PLM upmarket migration.

Event marketing for 3DEXPERIENCE World

Drive event engagement around Dassault's annual SolidWorks/3DEXPERIENCE customer conference.

Who buys this list

Which Businesses Can Use the SolidWorks Customers List

SolidWorks sits at the centre of mechanical engineering and product development across industrial equipment, automotive Tier supplier, medical device, aerospace Tier, consumer products, industrial design firms, and engineering services. The buyers below are the most common purchasers of the BizzContacts SolidWorks customers list.

Competing mid-market 3D CAD platforms

Autodesk Inventor, Autodesk Fusion 360 for cloud-native, Siemens Solid Edge, PTC Creo, PTC Onshape for cloud-native target SolidWorks customers for CAD displacement.

Use case: Mid-market 3D CAD displacement, cloud-native CAD migration, modern workflows.

Modern cloud-native CAD

PTC Onshape dominant in browser-based collaboration, Autodesk Fusion 360 with integrated CAD/CAM/CAE/PCB cloud platform target SolidWorks customers for cloud workflow modernisation.

Use case: Modern cloud-native CAD, browser-based collaboration, integrated CAD/CAM/CAE/PCB.

High-end CAD upmarket

Siemens NX dominant in automotive OEM and aerospace OEM target growing SolidWorks customers for upmarket migration. PTC Creo upmarket.

Use case: Automotive OEM and aerospace OEM CAD upmarket, complex product CAD.

Modern simulation upmarket

ANSYS dominant in enterprise FEA/CFD, COMSOL Multiphysics, Altair HyperWorks, Siemens Simcenter, MSC Software target SolidWorks Simulation customers for upmarket simulation.

Use case: Enterprise FEA/CFD, multiphysics simulation, optimisation, integrated CAE.

Modern PLM upmarket

Aras Innovator with modern open architecture, PTC Windchill, Siemens Teamcenter dominant at automotive OEM and aerospace OEM, Dassault ENOVIA upmarket from SolidWorks PDM target growing SolidWorks PDM customers.

Use case: Enterprise PLM, automotive OEM PLM, aerospace OEM PLM, modern open-architecture PLM.

Modern CAM platforms

Mastercam dominant in CAM-focused, Fusion 360 CAM for integrated cloud, Vero VISI, OneCNC, NCSIMUL target SolidWorks CAM customers.

Use case: CAM-focused deep functionality, integrated CAM/CAD cloud.

Modern PCB design

Altium Designer dominant in PCB design, Cadence Allegro for enterprise PCB, Siemens Xpedition target SolidWorks PCB integration customers.

Use case: Modern PCB design, enterprise PCB, ECAD-MCAD integration.

Modern engineering automation and design configurators

Tacton Configurator dominant in modular product configurators, KBmax/Epicor CPQ, modern AI-native design configuration target SolidWorks DriveWorks customers.

Use case: Engineering automation, rules-based design, product configurators, sales configurators.

If your product or service touches competing mid-market 3D CAD, modern cloud-native CAD, high-end CAD upmarket, modern simulation upmarket, modern PLM upmarket, modern CAM, modern PCB design, or modern engineering automation at a SolidWorks-running organisation, the BizzContacts SolidWorks list is the most direct path to qualified CTO, VP Engineering, Director of Mechanical Engineering, Director of Product Development, and Engineering Manager decision-makers.

12Buyer use cases

Why Businesses Purchase the SolidWorks Email List

Mechanical engineering title precision

CTO, VP Engineering, Director of Mechanical Engineering, Director of Product Development at SolidWorks-running organisations.

SolidWorks product filtering

Filter by 3D CAD Standard / Professional / Premium tier, Simulation Standard / Professional / Premium, Flow Simulation, Plastics, PDM Professional / Standard, Manage, Electrical, Inspection, Composer, Visualize, CAM, MBD, 3DEXPERIENCE SolidWorks cloud, DraftSight, DriveWorks.

Industry vertical filtering

Filter by industrial equipment vs robotics vs automotive Tier vs medical device vs aerospace Tier vs consumer products vs industrial design vs engineering services vs plastics vs electronics.

Engineer count filtering

Filter by 5-20 engineers vs 20-100 vs 100-500 vs 500-2,000 vs 2,000+ engineers.

Dassault ecosystem cross-reference

Filter by SolidWorks alongside DELMIAworks / ENOVIA / DELMIA Apriso / CATIA / 3DEXPERIENCE Platform.

Higher reply rates than generic engineering lists

BizzContacts SolidWorks records benchmark at 5.4x the reply rate of generic mechanical engineering decision-maker lists.

13Data dictionary

What Every SolidWorks Record Includes

Every record on the BizzContacts SolidWorks customers list ships with the following fields.

Data Field	Description
Company name	Canonical company name
Type	Industrial equipment, robotics and automation, automotive Tier 1/2/3, medical device, aerospace Tier 2/3, consumer products, industrial design firm, engineering services consultancy, plastics injection molder, electronics enclosure design, machinery and equipment, packaging machinery, material handling, R&D, prototype shop, university research lab
Employee count	Latest reported
Engineering team size	Number of SolidWorks engineers
Headquarters city, state, country	Primary registered HQ
Annual revenue estimate	Latest reported or estimated
SolidWorks products live	3D CAD tier, Simulation tier, Flow Simulation, Plastics, PDM Professional / Standard, Manage, Electrical, Inspection, Composer, Visualize, CAM, MBD, 3DEXPERIENCE SolidWorks, DraftSight, DriveWorks
SolidWorks tier and license count	Standard / Professional / Premium tier and number of seats
Deployment model	Perpetual legacy, subscription, 3DEXPERIENCE SolidWorks cloud
Dassault ecosystem cross-reference	SolidWorks alongside DELMIAworks / ENOVIA / DELMIA Apriso / CATIA / 3DEXPERIENCE Platform
Decision-maker full name	CTO, VP Engineering, Director of Mechanical Engineering, Director of Product Development, Director of PDM/PLM, Director of CAD Operations, Engineering Manager
Decision-maker title	Verified current title
Decision-maker business email	Multi-step verified
Decision-maker direct phone	Verified direct dial where available
Decision-maker LinkedIn URL	Full profile URL
Reporting line	Manager title and department

14Trust signals

Why BizzContacts for SolidWorks Intelligence

Mechanical engineering title precision

Data resolves to CTO, VP Engineering, Director of Mechanical Engineering, Director of Product Development at SolidWorks-running organisations.

Product-level SolidWorks tagging

Every record tagged with specific SolidWorks products including 3D CAD tier, Simulation, PDM Professional, Manage, Electrical, DriveWorks.

Engineer count filtering

Critical filter for SolidWorks pitches by engineering team size (5-20 vs 20-100 vs 100-500 vs 500+ engineers).

Dassault ecosystem cross-reference

Cross-reference SolidWorks with DELMIAworks / ENOVIA / DELMIA Apriso / CATIA / 3DEXPERIENCE Platform.

Hand-verified engineering records

Every contact researched by a named analyst familiar with mechanical engineering, product development, and CAD title structures.

97.5% inbox deliverability

Multi-step email verification on every record.

How we build the data

How the SolidWorks Customers List Data Is Sourced

The BizzContacts SolidWorks customers list is built from a multi-channel research pipeline focused on confirming SolidWorks products in production (3D CAD tier, Simulation, PDM, Manage, Electrical, Visualize, CAM, MBD, 3DEXPERIENCE SolidWorks cloud, DraftSight, DriveWorks), engineer count, industry vertical, Dassault ecosystem cross-reference, and named decision-makers (CTO, VP Engineering, Director of Mechanical Engineering, Director of Product Development).

Dassault Systemes customer reference library

Dassault Systemes (ETR: DSY) publishes named SolidWorks customer success stories organised by industry vertical on solidworks.com/customers.

3DEXPERIENCE World customer conference attendee analysis

Annual 3DEXPERIENCE World (formerly SolidWorks World) customer conference attendee, speaker, customer award analysis confirms decision-maker presence.

Dassault Systemes Partner Network intelligence

SolidWorks Value Added Resellers (VARs) and Dassault Partner Network disclose customer relationships.

SolidWorks User Group Network (SWUGN) intelligence

SolidWorks User Group local chapters confirm SolidWorks user community presence.

Job posting analysis

We scan 480+ job boards daily for SolidWorks Administrator, SolidWorks Engineer, SolidWorks PDM Administrator, Director of Mechanical Engineering with SolidWorks experience, CAD Administrator with SolidWorks postings.

Mechanical engineering industry intelligence (ASME, SME, NCMA)

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, National Contract Management Association data confirms mechanical engineering and manufacturing presence.

Industrial equipment industry intelligence (AEM, NEMA)

Association of Equipment Manufacturers and National Electrical Manufacturers Association data confirms industrial equipment manufacturer presence.

Public manufacturer 10-K filings

Public manufacturer 10-K filings disclose CAD platform deployments in some cases.

Technographic signal providers

Anonymised technographic telemetry from BuiltWith, HG Insights, Datanyze, and proprietary scanners flag SolidWorks-related endpoints (SolidWorks license server signatures, 3DEXPERIENCE SolidWorks cloud URLs, SolidWorks PDM vault patterns).

BizzContacts research desk

A 40-person in-house team hand-verifies CTO, VP Engineering, Director of Engineering, Director of Mechanical Engineering, VP Product Development, Director of Product Development, Director of Design Engineering, VP R&D, Director of R&D, Engineering Manager, Senior Engineering Manager, Director of PDM/PLM, Director of Configuration Management, Director of CAD Operations, CAD Administrator, Senior CAD Administrator, Director of Innovation, Director of Industrial Design, Director of Product Engineering, VP Operations at engineering services firms, CFO at engineering services firms, and other decision-maker contacts before any record enters the shippable pool.

A record is shipped only when at least two independent sources confirm the SolidWorks deployment and the decision-maker contact is verified by the research desk within the trailing 30 days.

Customer voice

What Outbound Teams Say About BizzContacts SolidWorks Data

Director of Mechanical Engineering at SolidWorks industrial equipment manufacturers was a goldmine for our modern simulation pitch. BizzContacts gave us 1,800 SolidWorks industrial equipment accounts. Our reply rate jumped from 1.4% to 10.6%.
VP Sales
Modern enterprise simulation vendor
Verified buyer

Director of PDM at SolidWorks PDM Professional + Manage customers was perfect for our Aras Innovator PLM upmarket pitch. We sourced 640 SolidWorks PDM customers and closed 24 enterprise pilots in 90 days.
Head of Sales
Modern open-architecture PLM
Verified buyer

SolidWorks perpetual legacy customer filter (not yet migrated to 3DEXPERIENCE SolidWorks cloud) was perfect for our PTC Onshape cloud-native CAD pitch. 32 enterprise pilots in one quarter.
Director of ABM
Modern cloud-native CAD
Verified buyer

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15Quick answers

SolidWorks Buyer Intelligence: Quick Answers

Short, direct answer blocks optimised for AI search engines and featured snippets.

Q: How many companies use SolidWorks?

A: SolidWorks reports approximately 7.5 million users globally across 350,000+ commercial organisations. BizzContacts verifies 38,400+ records focused on growing mid-market and larger SolidWorks customers.

Q: What is SolidWorks 3D CAD?

A: Dassault Systemes' flagship 3D mechanical CAD platform with Standard / Professional / Premium tiers covering 3D modelling, sheet metal, weldments, surfacing, assemblies, drawings.

Q: What is SolidWorks Simulation?

A: Dassault Systemes' FEA/CFD simulation integrated with SolidWorks 3D CAD for structural analysis, thermal analysis, fluid analysis with Simulation Standard / Professional / Premium tiers.

Q: What is SolidWorks PDM Professional?

A: Dassault Systemes' product data management with vault-based revision control, design history, BOM management, integrated with SolidWorks 3D CAD.

Q: What is SolidWorks Manage?

A: Dassault Systemes' project/process/item management on top of SolidWorks PDM Professional adding workflow management and lightweight PLM capabilities.

Q: What is SolidWorks Electrical?

A: Dassault Systemes' electrical schematic + 3D routing integrated with SolidWorks 3D mechanical CAD for electromechanical design.

Q: What is 3DEXPERIENCE SolidWorks?

A: Dassault's cloud-based SolidWorks integrated with the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform for cloud collaboration, data management, and integration with the broader Dassault ecosystem.

Q: What is DriveWorks?

A: Third-party design automation partner deeply integrated with SolidWorks for engineering automation, rules-based design, and product configurators.

Q: How does SolidWorks compare to Autodesk Inventor?

A: SolidWorks is the de facto standard mid-market 3D mechanical CAD with broadest install base. Autodesk Inventor is segment of Autodesk install base with similar mid-market positioning. SolidWorks wins on install base ubiquity and Dassault ecosystem integration; Autodesk Inventor wins on Autodesk AEC ecosystem integration.

Q: How does SolidWorks compare to PTC Onshape?

A: SolidWorks is dominant mid-market desktop CAD with massive install base. PTC Onshape is modern cloud-native browser-based CAD with collaborative workflows. SolidWorks wins on install base and Dassault ecosystem; Onshape wins on modern cloud-native architecture and browser-based collaboration.

Q: How does SolidWorks compare to Autodesk Fusion 360?

A: SolidWorks is dominant mid-market desktop CAD. Fusion 360 is integrated CAD/CAM/CAE/PCB cloud platform competing for SMB and modern workflows. SolidWorks wins on install base depth; Fusion 360 wins on integrated CAD/CAM/CAE/PCB single platform.

Q: How does SolidWorks compare to Siemens NX?

A: SolidWorks is mid-market 3D CAD with massive install base. Siemens NX is high-end CAD dominant in automotive OEM and aerospace OEM. SolidWorks wins on mid-market install base; NX wins on automotive OEM and aerospace OEM upmarket.

Q: How does SolidWorks compare to PTC Creo?

A: SolidWorks is mid-market with massive install base. PTC Creo is mid-to-enterprise CAD competing with SolidWorks and NX. SolidWorks wins on install base; Creo wins on enterprise depth and PTC ecosystem.

Q: Who owns SolidWorks?

A: Dassault Systemes (ETR: DSY, EPA: DSY) owns SolidWorks following the 1997 $310M acquisition. Dassault Systemes is publicly listed; founded 1981 in Velizy-Villacoublay, France; the parent of CATIA, ENOVIA, DELMIA, DELMIAworks (former IQMS), and the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform.

Q: What industries use SolidWorks most?

A: Industrial equipment manufacturing (dominant), robotics and automation, automotive Tier 1/2/3 suppliers, medical device manufacturing, aerospace Tier 2/3 manufacturing, consumer products manufacturing, industrial design and product design firms, engineering services consultancies, plastics injection molders, electronics enclosure design, machinery and equipment, packaging machinery, R&D and prototype shops, university research labs.

Q: Where is the largest SolidWorks install base?

A: United States ~32%, Europe ~36%, Asia-Pacific ~18%. SolidWorks is truly global across 90+ countries.

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