SOLIDWORKS

What’s New in SOLIDWORKS 2026

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 & AI

For nearly three decades, SOLIDWORKS has empowered engineers to achieve more through innovation and productivity. SOLIDWORKS AI takes this mission to the next level by embedding advanced AI capabilities directly into the tools engineers trust, enabling faster design,...

Scottish Manufacturing and Supply Chain Conference 2026

The Scotland Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference 2026 brings together manufacturers, engineers, supply chain professionals, business leaders and technology experts for two days of insight, innovation and networking in Glasgow. Discover the latest developments...

Speed up designs, with fewer errors and rework

Engineering teams in custom manufacturing spend a lot of time creating “same but different” designs. Manually updating dimensions, creating drawings, and checking documents for every new order is time-consuming, slows down design cycles, and increases the risk of...