Celebrating 20 Years of Kick-Ass CAD

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Where were you in 1995? Surfing the World Wide Web? Creating mix tapes? Paying fees for not rewinding VHS rentals? Certainly design and engineering had a much different look and feel – at least until December 12, 1995.

Twenty years ago, the first release of our software, SolidWorks® 95, was released to bring CAD technology to every engineer. Before SOLIDWORKS, CAD was expensive, north of $80,000, and not easily accessible from a technological perspective. All of that was going to change.

Check out this timeline to see the evolution of CAD – from features and functions to community and certification going back to the mid-90s until today. Do you have a favorite SOLIDWORKS feature of all time? Have you used every release? Got a fond memory of SOLIDWORKS World? We’d love to hear your SOLIDWORKS story below.

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Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp. offers complete 3D software tools that let you create, simulate, publish, and manage your data. SolidWorks products are easy to learn and use, and work together to help you design products better, faster, and more cost-effectively. The SolidWorks focus on ease-of-use allows more engineers, designers and other technology professionals than ever before to take advantage of 3D in bringing their designs to life.