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The CEO’s 5 Favorite Things about SOLIDWORKS in 2025

Nov. 26, 2024

Roughly 40 user-requested enhancements alone were made to Dassault Systemes’ SOLIDWORKS software for 2025, so when Machine Design reached out to talk about them, Manish Kumar, CEO and vice president R&D, selected his five favorite areas where enhancements were made to share with us.

Sharon Spielman

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Manish Kumar, CEO and vice president R&D, SOLIDWORKS, Dassault Systemes, spoke with Machine Design about some of the enhancements in SOLIDWORKS 2025. He emphasizes collaboration, user experience and integration with emerging technologies.

Key features of the updated version include:

3D Experience platform
Scalable portfolio for design, simulation, manufacturing, marketing and governance
SOLIDWORKS Ultimate package.

The platform supports cloud-based collaboration with tools such as quick tours and community features. Kumar highlights performance improvements, including increased interactive speed and new functionalities like defeature and LDR component preview. He says the company also focuses on user-driven enhancements, with 40 new features based on user feedback.

About the Author

Sharon Spielman | Technical Editor, Machine Design

As Machine Design’s technical editor, Sharon Spielman produces content for the brand’s focus audience—design and multidisciplinary engineers. Her beat includes 3D printing/CAD; mechanical and motion systems, with an emphasis on pneumatics and linear motion; automation; robotics; and CNC machining.

Spielman has more than three decades of experience as a writer and editor for a range of B2B brands, including those that cover machine design; electrical design and manufacturing; interconnection technology; food and beverage manufacturing; process heating and cooling; finishing; and package converting.

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