DriveWorksXpress

Free entry-level design automation included in every seat of SOLIDWORKS®.

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DriveWorksXpress overview

DriveWorksXpress is the free design automation tool you already have inside SOLIDWORKS®.

Activate your free license of DriveWorksXpress in the SOLIDWORKS® tools menu.

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Why DriveWorksXpress?

Quickly generate new versions of your SOLIDWORKS parts, assemblies, and drawings.

One time setup

Set up once and run again and again. No need for complex macros, design tables or configurations.

Automate tasks

Automate repetitive SOLIDWORKS tasks and free up time to focus on product innovation and development.

Eliminate errors

DriveWorksXpress uses rules to eliminate errors and expensive, time-consuming design changes.

DriveWorksXpress features

Free SOLIDWORKS automation without complex macros, design tables, or configurations.

Automate SOLIDWORKS

Capture and control the parameters you manually change in your SOLIDWORKS models and assemblies in DriveWorksXpress.

Control dimensions, features, custom properties and switch configurations
Update drawings by associating them with driven models
Add and update captured parameters easily

Input forms

Create input forms to enter product requirements. Add validation to controls to ensure inputs are always suitable.

Show requirements and add validation to inputs
Add text boxes, numeric text boxes, drop-down lists, spin buttons and checkboxes
Set default values and order of controls on input form

Rules builder

Build rules to link input controls with captured parameters using the intelligent DriveWorks Rules Builder.

Define your design knowledge using mathematical formulas and logical statements
Use standard Excel functions
Use intelligent file naming to build a library of components

How to activate DriveWorksXpress

DriveWorksXpress design automation is included for free in every seat of SOLIDWORKS.

Open DriveWorksXpress

Open DriveWorksXpress from the Tools menu in SOLIDWORKS, click the link and go to your MySolidWorks Account.

Get your activation code

Copy your activation code and paste it into the DriveWorksXpress activation window in SOLIDWORKS.

Automate SOLIDWORKS

Set up DriveWorksXpress once and use your forms over and over again to configure new variations.

View DriveWorksXpress learning resources

Request a free Little Book of Rules

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Training and resources

Resources to help you get the most from DriveWorksXpress.

Webinars

Join our DriveWorksXpress Getting Started Webinar to learn the first steps to automating with DriveWorksXpress.

DriveWorks Learning Portal

The DriveWorks Learning Portal offers a whole host of DriveWorks training courses and resources for you to access at any time. Create an account to start learning.

How to videos

Watch video clips to learn how to capture parameters in your SOLIDWORKS model, create an input form and build rules to generate new variations.

Sample projects

Download and learn from DriveWorksXpress sample projects. Each one is ready to run inside SOLIDWORKS.

Help file

You’ll find the DriveWorksXpress help file by pressing F1 or the help icon from inside SOLIDWORKS.

Little Book of Rules

Packed with examples of the rules used to automate designs with DriveWorks and a guide to the syntax you can use. Buy the Little Book of Rules here or tell us what you have achieved with DriveWorks and we’ll send you one for free!

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