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SOLIDWORKS xDesign
SOLIDWORKS xDesign is a next-generation design bundle running on the cloud
Using the Split Body Command and Geometrical Sets for Mold Design
By Wayne White on January 28, 2026
One of the critical aspects of designing for injection molding is being able to accurately and efficiently perform a split body to prepare for a core and cavity. SOLIDWORKS xDesign has purpose-built tools to help…
Master Linear and Circular Patterning in SOLIDWORKS xDesign
By Wayne White on October 2, 2025
Patterning in SOLIDWORKS xDesign is at the heart of CAD modeling, enabling designers to create precise, repetitive features and design geometry. There are a couple of core options related to patterning, including linear and circular…
Mastering Surface Modeling in xShape and xDesign
By Wayne White on September 22, 2025
Learn how xShape and xDesign simplify surface modeling for complex CAD models. Discover key tools like Delete Face, Offset, and Thicken for precise geometry.
Using the Combine Tool in SOLIDWORKS xDesign for Mold Design
By Wayne White on August 25, 2025
SOLIDWORKS xDesign allows for advanced feature creation, including Boolean operations. Leveraging advanced features like the Combine tool in xDesign can allow for the rapid creation of a rudimentary core and cavity tooling split for injection…
In-Context Editing with SOLIDWORKS xDesign
By Wayne White on August 13, 2025
In-context editing allows designers to create models in the context of other geometry by referencing existing features, faces, or planes. This lets them create parametric relationships between parts that you wouldn’t necessarily be able to…
Creating 3DEXPERIENCE Assembly Drawings
By Wayne White on July 7, 2025
Assembly drawings are important at the end of the design process to capture manufacturing information. Designers need a way to document the parts with respect to the whole product assembly. Drawings traditionally indicate a product…
SOLIDWORKS xDesign Design Changes with In-Context Relations
By Wayne White on June 20, 2025
Very rarely does a design hit the mark on the first attempt. Making changes is a fundamental step of creating, evolving, and improving your designs and products. SOLIDWORKS xDesign makes the iterative process of making…
SOLIDWORKS xDesign: How to Create Drawing Templates Easily with xDrawing
By Matt Kokoski on June 9, 2025
SOLIDWORKS xDesign is a browser-based design system composed of several tools. This article focuses on the tool xDrawing found in the Manufacturing Definition Creator role. xDrawing conveys manufacturing information about designs and prepares them for…
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SOLIDWORKS xDesign assembly happens in a single modeling environment meaning that everything happens within the same design space, with no distinction between part and assembly files.
Creating Features and Accessing Properties in xDesign
By Rachel Jackson on April 18, 2025
Like the other browser-based modeling tools available through the SOLIDWORKS xDesign bundle, the xDesign app enables users to design and collaborate with their team anywhere and anytime. Whether you have been modeling for years or…
See a demonstration of SOLIDWORKS xDesign 2024 and learn how to collaborate on a design using 3DEXPERIENCE collaboration tools.
Create Designs Anywhere with the SOLIDWORKS Cloud Offer
By Rod Mackay on June 9, 2022
The same team that developed SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD is excited to bring you the next generation of design tools: SOLIDWORKS Cloud. The SOLIDWORKS Cloud offer combines new and exciting design and collaboration tools that will…
How to Convince your Team to Move from SOLIDWORKS Desktop to the Cloud
By TriMech Solutions, LLC on June 2, 2022
Over the last few years, there has been a massive shift in how data is computed and stored, and this has been accelerated by the era of remote work ushered in by the pandemic in…
Reduce time to manufacture with a powerful browser-based MBD Solution
By Rod Mackay on May 13, 2022
With the new Manufacturing Definition Creator 3DEXPERIENCE Works Role you can accelerate downstream processes with 3D model-based dimensions, tolerances and annotations while easily creating 2D drawings from them as needed. Learn more about the new…
I have SOLIDWORKS Desktop, how do I get on the Cloud?
By TriMech Solutions, LLC on April 22, 2022The future of design on the cloud was a big focus of 3DEXPERIENCE World 2022. When you have traditional desktop SOLIDWORKS this seems a long way off and difficult to achieve. Watch the on-demand webinar, as…
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