In 2025, CAD software has grown past just a niche software used by industrial designers and mechanical engineers. Nowadays, SOLIDWORKS is used for smaller projects like dumbbells, microrobots, and Boston Dynamics robots technologies. Moreover, not all projects in SOLIDWORKS are for commercial applications. Academics, DIY hobbyists, and even children have exposure to SOLIDWORKS via the multiple iterations of software through desktop software and apps. In the 30 years since the original release of SOLIDWORKS, the community has grown to over 8 million users and over 850,000 certified SOLIDWORKS members.
Fortunately, the next major advancement for all those who have previously used this software and for those that will use it in the future. Recently, Aura AI was released to help in multiple stages of the design process. Because Aura is both a large language model and generative AI, it can do much more than just respond to user queries. In fact, Aura AI was designed to offer predictive suggestions after carefully learning from user behavior. Besides suggestions, it can be prompted to turn an image into a virtual CAD sketch or produce 2D drawings from a 3D project file. Ultimately, Aura AI has something for new users and returning users alike. Regardless of what you want to use SOLIDWORKS for, it has never been easier to get ahead on creating your project.
Source: SolidWorks
