SOLIDWORKS Standard offers powerful, full-featured, and easy-to-use 3D design capabilities. Engineers can design detailed models, create assemblies and automatically create 2D drawings for production. In addition, it is possible to use all the tools needed to create complex surfaces, sheet metal details, mold design modules and welding parts assemblies. SOLIDWORKS Standard also includes tools for automating design, performing stress analysis, and determining the environmental impact of components. Increase design productivity with SOLIDWORKS Standard.

SOLIDWORKS Professional gives you the power of SOLIDWORKS Standard with additional features to increase productivity, ensure accuracy and help you communicate more effective design information. SOLIDWORKS Professional builds on the capabilities of SOLIDWORKS Standard with ECAD/MCAD collaboration, automated cost estimation, collaboration capabilities, design and drawing checking, a sophisticated components and parts library, and advanced photorealistic rendering.