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What’s New in SOLIDWORKS 2026

What’s New in SOLIDWORKS 2026

Dec 10, 2025 | SolidWorks, TMS

With more than 400 enhancements, including AI-powered drawings, Selective Loading, and the AURA AI assistant, SOLIDWORKS 2026 is here to help you save time, reduce manual effort, and improve design accuracy.

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AI-Powered Drawing Automation — Auto-Generate Drawings & Smart Detailing

SOLIDWORKS 2026 adds AI-driven drawing automation that auto-generates drawing sheets, views, hole callouts and suggested dimensions, dramatically cutting the time spent on repetitive detailing.

It intelligently places views, scales sheets and proposes annotations so engineers can focus on design decisions instead of manual drafting.

AI-Assisted Component Recognition & Fastener Automation

The 2026 release includes AI that recognises fasteners and common components and can auto-assemble or suggest replacements, speeding up assembly tasks and improving accuracy in BOMs and cut-lists. The enhancement reduces manual placement and repetitive mate work.

Major Performance Gains for Large Assemblies & Background Imports

SOLIDWORKS 2026 focuses heavily on performance: background processing for heavy imports, improved large-assembly settings, and general speed/stability improvements so teams can open large STEP/assembly files without locking up workstations. It’s a practical productivity win for companies handling complex products.

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Dunbar Race Engineering – Case Study

Dunbar Race Engineering – Case Study

At the tail end of 2025 we had the pleasure of recording an in-house case study with Dunbar Race Engineering who specalise in creating bespoke motorcycle parts for 70s and 80s motorcycles.They have extensive product lists for both Kawasaki's and Yamaha's from these...

TMS CADCentre 2025 SOLIDWORKS Review

TMS CADCentre 2025 SOLIDWORKS Review

As start back up after the holiday season, we are taking a look back at 2025 and all the amazing collaborations we have had with customers and partners alike, learning how SOLIDWORKS has played a part in their journey's.AMScreen Case Study We had the pleasure of...

30% Off SOLIDWORKS for its 30th Anniversary!

30% Off SOLIDWORKS for its 30th Anniversary!

We’re celebrating 30 incredible years of SOLIDWORKS innovation, and we want you to join in! From 10th November to 10th December, enjoy a massive 30% discount on new licenses of our industry-leading SOLIDWORKS CAD software — empowering engineers and designers worldwide...