SolidWorks unveils SolidWorks 2007

BANGALORE
 

AUGUST 29, 2006

SolidWorks Corporation today unveiled SolidWorks 2007 software, offering
design teams unprecedented opportunities to work faster and smarter in the quest
for better products. In addition to more than 200 new features, this latest
version of the leading 3D CAD software introduces SolidWorks Intelligent Feature
Technology (SWIFT), which for the first time puts expert-level techniques for 3D
CAD's most challenging design operations in the hands of every user.

Toppling the notion that powerful software is necessarily complex, SWIFT
technology delivers exponential increases in efficiency while simplifying use of
the software. For example, 3D CAD applications have traditionally forced design
teams to consume precious time determining the order in which they create part
features like drafts and fillets. SolidWorks 2007 changes all that, leaving the
SWIFT FeatureXpert to automatically create the new features in the proper order
as the designer intended. This allows designers to spend more time on the task
at hand - designing great products.

"The new FeatureXpert functionality dramatically simplifies modeling,
especially for new users," said Designer Marla Schmidt of the Sub-Zero
Freezer Company. "For instance, a new user probably wouldn't know how to
add a draft to a part that already has fillets. FeatureXpert automatically
reorders the features so the draft can be applied correctly. We hope for similar
benefits from the other SWIFT capabilities in SolidWorks 2007, as well as those
in future releases."

SWIFT accounts for just a handful of the enhancements in SolidWorks 2007, 90
percent of which were directly driven by customers. Together, the enhancements
will help customers succeed by providing intuitive, high-performing software
that helps design teams set themselves apart.