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What is SOLIDWORKS?

SOLIDWORKS, a flagship solution by Dassault Systèmes, is the definitive 3D CAD and product development platform that has powered innovation for over 30 years. It equips engineers, manufacturers, and designers with an end-to-end suite for modeling, simulation, product lifecycle management, and digital manufacturing. With SOLIDWORKS 2026, the platform evolves even further through cutting-edge AI-driven features like selective model loading, fastener recognition, and the AURA AI design assistant, helping users work smarter and faster. Integrated natively with the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, SOLIDWORKS enables seamless collaboration between teams, secure cloud data access, and real-time project synchronization. Engineers can now automate repetitive workflows, improve design accuracy, and simulate complex assemblies directly in one environment. Its expanded capabilities in 3D rendering, documentation, and additive manufacturing bridge the gap between design intent and production execution. A robust ecosystem of partners, extensions, and training resources supports users across industries—from aerospace and automotive to consumer goods and energy. SOLIDWORKS also offers tailored programs for students, startups, and makers, ensuring accessible innovation at every level. With millions of active users and a thriving global community, it remains the go-to platform for turning concepts into real-world solutions. SOLIDWORKS 2026 reaffirms its commitment to design excellence—combining intelligence, precision, and collaboration for the next generation of product innovation.

What is Pointcarré?

Pointcarre is a full-featured professional textile CAD software, and the only one on the market that runs natively on both Mac and PC from a single application. It addresses every area of textile creation: Jacquard and dobby weaving, digital, rotary and screen printing, jersey knitting, tufting, carpet design, and 3D mapping for placing fabrics realistically onto photographs. Because every module lives inside one program, a designer can pass from weaving to printing to knitting to mapping without ever changing software or losing data. Out of the box, the software offers more than 4,000 weave structures and bundles the Pantone, ColorCSI and Archroma Color Atlas libraries at no additional cost. It drives the major production machines directly, including looms from Stäubli, Bonas, Itema, Picanol and Dornier, tufting machines from CMC, Tuftco, Vandewiele and Modra, and knitting machines from Stoll and Karl Mayer. Pointcarre stands alone as the only textile CAD software with artificial intelligence built in. Design Maker produces patterns from an inspiration image while keeping the designer's own style, Repeat Maker converts any motif into a flawless seamless repeat, and AI Upscaling raises the resolution of small artworks. Two further exclusives, Jacquard Maker, which assembles a complete Jacquard construction in an instant, and Natural Blend Color, which previews how inks mix on rotary machines, exist in no competing product. Backed by 40 years of experience, Pointcarre is trusted by mills, design studios and freelancers across more than 120 countries, and it is taught in many of the world's leading textile schools and universities, among them every NIFT campus in India and NC State in the United States. Users also rely on its acclaimed support, reachable by phone, chat, email and remote control.

Media

Media

Integrations Supported

3D ContentCentral
3D_Analyzer
3Dfindit
Anark
CAD&BIM Free Viewer
DELECO
DFMPro
Duro
EZ-CAM
Eziil
Genius ERP
HOOPS Exchange
MIDAS FEA NX
MeshCAM
Poliigon
Sangfor aDesk
SolidView
hyperMILL
iGRAF
iRender

Integrations Supported

3D ContentCentral
3D_Analyzer
3Dfindit
Anark
CAD&BIM Free Viewer
DELECO
DFMPro
Duro
EZ-CAM
Eziil
Genius ERP
HOOPS Exchange
MIDAS FEA NX
MeshCAM
Poliigon
Sangfor aDesk
SolidView
hyperMILL
iGRAF
iRender

API Availability

Has API

API Availability

Has API

Pricing Information

Pricing not provided.
Free Trial Offered?
Free Version

Pricing Information

$3000/user/year
Free Trial Offered?
Free Version

Supported Platforms

SaaS
Android
iPhone
iPad
Windows
Mac
On-Prem
Chromebook
Linux

Supported Platforms

SaaS
Android
iPhone
iPad
Windows
Mac
On-Prem
Chromebook
Linux

Customer Service / Support

Standard Support
24 Hour Support
Web-Based Support

Customer Service / Support

Standard Support
24 Hour Support
Web-Based Support

Training Options

Documentation Hub
Webinars
Online Training
On-Site Training

Training Options

Documentation Hub
Webinars
Online Training
On-Site Training

Company Facts

Organization Name

Dassault Systèmes

Date Founded

1981

Company Location

France

Company Website

www.solidworks.com

Company Facts

Organization Name

Pointcarre Textile Software

Date Founded

1987

Company Location

France

Company Website

www.pointcarre.com

Categories and Features

3D Modeling

2D Drawing
Animation
Annotations
Bill of Materials
Character Modeling
Collaboration Tools
Component Library
Data Import / Export
For 3D Printing
For Architects
For Manufacturers
Reference Management
Simulation

Architecture

2D Drawing
3D Modeling
BIM Modeling
Bills of material
Building Information Modeling
Client Management
Contact Management
Contract Management
Document Management
Drafting
Manufacturing Design Data
Presentation Tools
Project Management
Proposal Management
Quotes/Proposals
Visualization / Presentation

CAD

2 1/2-Axis Milling
2D Drawing
3-Axis Milling
3D Modeling
4-Axis Milling
5-Axis Milling
Civil
Collaboration
Database Connectivity
Design Analysis
Design Export
Document Management
Electrical
Hole Making
Mechanical
Mechatronics
Presentation Tools
Simulate Cycles
Spiral Output
Structural Engineering
Toolpath Simulation
User Defined Cycles

Engineering

2D Drawing
3D Modeling
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Collaboration
Design Analysis
Design Export
Document Management
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechatronics
Presentation Tools
Structural Engineering

Categories and Features

CAD

2 1/2-Axis Milling
2D Drawing
3-Axis Milling
3D Modeling
4-Axis Milling
5-Axis Milling
Civil
Collaboration
Database Connectivity
Design Analysis
Design Export
Document Management
Electrical
Hole Making
Mechanical
Mechatronics
Presentation Tools
Simulate Cycles
Spiral Output
Structural Engineering
Toolpath Simulation
User Defined Cycles

Fashion Design

CAD Tools
Color Matching
Design Export
Fabric Matching
Fashion Illustrations
Pattern Grading
Pattern Layout / Print / Cut
Pattern, Color & Art Storage
Presentation Tools
Textile Pattern Design

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