SolidWorks Standard

SolidWorks Standard has most of the functionalities of part and assembly modeling (such as 3D solid modeling, advanced surfacing, sheet metal, mold design, direct model modification, etc.), 2D drawings (such as dimensioning, annotation, international standards support, drawing compare, etc.), design reuse and validation (such as SolidWorks search, design automation, configurations, design library, 3D models from suppliers, etc.), animations and renderings (such as assembly animation and walk-through/fly-through animations), design validation and simulation (such as collision and interference detection, hole alignment checks, check manufacturability, fluid flow simulation, sustainability, and draft and undercut analysis), and collaborating and sharing (such as import/export, 3D for rapid prototyping, eDrawings, etc.). Some functionality was recently added to SolidWorks Standard 2011 such as the appearance functionalities (controls in PhotoView or PhotoWorks) and decals.

SolidWorks Professional

SolidWorks Professional has all the capabilities of SolidWorks Standard and additional functionalities such as standards checking for 2D drawings, standard component library and task scheduler for design reuse and validation, and eDrawings Professional for collaborating and sharing.

SolidWorks Premium

SolidWorks Premium has the capabilities of SolidWorks Professional plus additional features such as piping/tubing design and electrical cable/harness design for part and assembly modeling; flattened harness drawings for 2D drawings; tolerance and stack-up analysis, kinematic motion simulation, and structural validation for design validation and simulation; and importing scanned data for collaborating and sharing. Both SolidWorks Professional and SolidWorks Premium now have PhotoView 360 which serves as SolidWorks standard photorealistic rendering solution.

SolidWorks 2011 Enhancements

For SolidWorks 2011, there have been enhancements in assemblies (ex: fillets and chamfers), drawings and detailing (ex: dual unit support), enterprise PDM (ex: enterprise PDM menus), model display (ex: DisplayManager), parts and features (ex: defeature for parts), simulation (ex: new 2D simplification study), and weldments (ex: weld beads).

References

• “3D Design Product Matrix.” SolidWorks. Dassault Systèmes, 2011. Web. 2 Feb. 2011.
• “What’s New: Highlights of SolidWorks 2011.” SolidWorks. Dassault Systèmes, 2011. 2 Feb 2011.