SolidWorks 2004 is a 3D mechanical design software that streamlines new product design and helps manufacturers in any industry speed products to market. It is designed to accelerate design-to-manufacture so companies can speed products to market in the face of ever-shrinking lead times.

The software combines feature-rich design with built-in analysis and seamless e-mail-enabled collaborative tools to help users complete product designs quickly. It also simplifies the migration from static 2D drawings to dynamic 3D models to help designers and engineers realize the full power of 3D design. With this software users can generate 2D views of a 10,000-piece assembly in about 10 sec.

The software helps users needing to satisfy customers needing to automate hundreds of tedious tasks in large assembly design.

SolidWorks Corp., 300 Baker Ave., Concord, MA 01742.
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