Explore What’s New in SOLIDWORKS 2027

SOLIDWORKS Design 2027 introduces enhancements across part modelling, assemblies, design documentation and AI-assisted workflows. From editing components in large assemblies to simplifying repetitive design tasks, these updates help engineers work more efficiently and manage complex designs with greater ease.

Highlights Include:

• Edit components directly in Large Design Review while importing large STEP and IGES files and updating drawings in the background.
• Improve assembly workflows with performance indicators, fastener assembly assistance and in-context design capabilities.
• Configure product variants using model variability features to reduce repetitive updates across parts and assemblies.
• Create stamped geometry on sheet metal bends and modify bend radii on imported geometry.
• Explore AI-assisted workflows for assembly instructions, macro generation and converting imported geometry into editable models.

SOLIDWORKS PDM 2027 introduces improvements to authentication, automated file processing, archive replication and file visibility. These enhancements help engineering teams simplify access to managed data, improve processing workflows and identify files that may be delayed in approval processes.

Highlights Include:

• Simplify vault access with single sign-in support for organisational identity providers and MFA methods.
• Improve PDF and output-file generation by assigning tasks to designated host machines and distributing workloads.
• Optimise scheduled archive replication by filtering files according to modification dates.
• Access administrator-configured column sets in the Web2 Client to find relevant file information more quickly.
• Identify files that may be stuck in workflows using the number of days spent in their current state.

SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2027 introduces enhancements across structural analysis, plastics simulation and flow simulation. From evaluating changing bolt loads to comparing moulding results and preparing internal flow models, these updates help engineers investigate critical design conditions and review simulation results more efficiently.

Highlights Include:

• Apply time-based bolt preload profiles in nonlinear static and dynamic studies to investigate bolted-joint behaviour under changing loads.
• Reuse general spring definitions in nonlinear studies and review additional force and moment results.
• Access beam shear stress results directly during post-processing.
• Compare multiple locations on moulded parts to investigate filling, cooling and warpage.
• Automatically seal thin gaps and leaks for suitable internal flow simulation tasks to reduce model-preparation effort.

SOLIDWORKS Electrical 2027 introduces improvements to wiring, connector editing, terminal documentation and electrical-mechanical coordination. These enhancements help electrical designers reduce repetitive tasks, manage component information more effectively and maintain better traceability between 2D schematics and 3D assemblies.

Highlights Include:

• Define harness connections directly in line diagrams and manage mixed cable-and-wire projects in one interface.
• Place multiple terminal strips on a single page using horizontal or vertical layouts.
• Insert and edit connector symbols through a unified workflow.
• Navigate between 2D schematic symbols and their corresponding 3D components.
• Compare schematic and 3D assembly differences involving component locations, manufacturer parts, wires, cables and harnesses.

DraftSight 2027 introduces enhancements to drafting productivity, drawing consistency, data extraction and engineering data exchange. From applying properties across multiple drawings to exporting drawing data directly to Excel, these updates help drafting teams reduce repetitive work and streamline documentation workflows.

Highlights Include:

• Apply dimension styles, text styles, plot styles and other properties across multiple open drawings using PropertyPainter.
• Export DraftSight drawings directly to STEP format for downstream CAE and CAM workflows.
• Customise BIM material colours, hatch patterns and boundary edges to match drawing standards.
• Enter coordinates directly at the cursor with improved Quick Input functionality.
• Export extracted drawing data directly to native Excel (.xlsx) files for easier sharing and analysis.