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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. <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#aa172d” width=”65%” max_width=”2560px” custom_padding=”17px||17px|||” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” theme_builder_area=”post_content” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” text_orientation=”right” text_font_size=”28px” transform_translate_linked=”off” transform_translate=”34px|6px” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n Interested? 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AI-Assisted Component Recognition & Fastener Automation<\/h4>\n
Major Performance Gains for Large Assemblies & Background Imports<\/strong><\/h4>\n