White Papers

Mechanical Design

Information about products and solutions for your business

The following white papers outline the benefits of SolidWorks and SolidWorks Simulation products for a variety of different applications, and outline the reasons why you should make the move from 2D to 3D design.

	Streamlining the Design of Industrial Machinery and Heavy Equipment In today’s increasingly competitive global market, manufacturers of industrial machinery or heavy equipment face daunting development challenges. The need to accelerate product time-to-market, control costs, and improve product complexity requires that you modernize your product development systems and implement 3D-based design technologies.
	Squeeze Time and Money Out of Production Using Design for Manufacturability By taking manufacturing issues into consideration during initial design, manufacturers can avoid time-consuming delays, unnecessary costs, and undesirable quality issues. With Design for Manufacturability (DFM) tools and applications – like those available with the SolidWorks® design solution – you can improve the performance of your manufacturing operations and make a valuable contribution to your company’s bottom line.
	Streamlining Product Documentation across the Manufacturing Enterprise with 3DVIA Composer From websites to rapid prototyping, customers, designers, and engineers now depend on the latest 3D modeling tools. In this paper, we highlight the advantages of designing with SolidWorks® 3D CAD software as well as explaining how to leverage your existing 2D CAD data once you have decided to go 3D.
	Designing better products with SolidWorks Premium SolidWorks® Premium CAD software provides the advanced capabilities you need to design better products–from design, automation, and simulation to validation, collaboration, and data management–all in one comprehensive package.
	The Path to 3D Your design team's journey to 3D begins here, with The Path to 3D white paper. Read for yourself how easy it is to take your 2D data to 3D with ten successful strategies that every design leader should know.
	Bridging the Worlds of 2D and 3D CAD Design From websites to rapid prototyping, customers, designers, and engineers now depend on the latest 3D modeling tools. In this paper, we highlight the advantages of designing with SolidWorks® 3D CAD software as well as explaining how to leverage your existing 2D CAD data once you have decided to go 3D.
	Sustainable Design - Not Just for Architecture Any More How CAE tools combine better product design with savvy business decisions for positive environmental impacts.
	SolidWorks SWIFT Technology SWIFT provides all users, even those who are novices transitioning from 2D to 3D, with the ability to design like an expert without having to master all of the capabilities of the entire system.
	3D - Reality Creates Better Products We live in a 3-dimensional world, so it only makes sense that the mechanical design applications we use should be functional in 3D as well. This guide discusses compelling reasons to make the switch from 2D to 3D. (Published by Cadalyst Magazine)
	The Transition from 2D Drafting to 3D Modeling Do more with less. The mandate hasn’t changed for manufacturers. They must develop more products with increasing complexity to address customer and competitive pressures. This guide shows how to improve your engineering efficiency. (Produced by the Aberdeen Group)