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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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SOLIDWORKS Visualize Install

SOLIDWORKS Visualize Install

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SOLIDWORKS Hardware Requirements

SOLIDWORKS Hardware Requirements

Deciding what Workstation to purchase can be a daunting and difficult task, especially when you are spending a lot of money, so you want to make sure you buy the best machine for your budget. We won’t be recommending any specific machines below, but we will provide...

(Condensed) SOLIDWORKS Hardware Requirements

(Condensed) SOLIDWORKS Hardware Requirements

This blog is a summarised version of our longer blog on recommended hardware for SOLIDWORKS, which can be found HERE.CPU (Processor) Supported: Intel or AMD Intel Xeon processors recommended Unsupported: Apple Silicon or ARM   Prioritise clock speeds over core...