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Getting the Most Out of Your DriveWorks Solo 30 Day Free Trial

Get Started with Design Automation with the DriveWorks Solo 30-Day Free Trial

Design Automation

Markets are changing, and customers are expecting more from the products and services they are buying. Consumers want products faster, cheaper and easier than ever before, without compromising on quality. This is presenting a challenge for many businesses. To meet demand, manufacturers are turning to automation.

Design automation is enabling businesses to turn around proposals quickly, design and manufacture efficiently and deliver on promises consistently, all whilst maintaining a healthy profit.

By automating time-sensitive and often repetitive activities, businesses can focus on innovation and adding value to their products, improving throughput and quality to meet customers’ requirements.


Save time, reduce errors, improve quality, and streamline processes with DriveWorks.


Why DriveWorks Solo?

Use DriveWorks Solo to quickly and easily create and configure custom products inside SOLIDWORKS®.

The rules-based design automation eliminates errors and expensive, time-consuming design changes.

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

DriveWorks Solo is easy to set up, maintain and use. Deliver custom products faster and with greater accuracy, without using complex macros, design tables or code.

Get a head start by trying DriveWorks Solo free for 30 days.


Get the Most Out of Your 30 Day Free Trial of DriveWorks Solo

We’ve created help and training resources so you can get the most from DriveWorks Solo and your 30 day free trial.

Training Tutorial

Follow the free Online Training to learn how to use DriveWorks Solo step by step. The training is on-demand in the DriveWorks Learning Portal so you can learn at your own pace and at a time that suits you.

DriveWorks Community

Explore resources and content in the MyDriveWorks Community, with learning resources and opportunities to connect with other customers, resellers and partners from around the world.

How-To Videos

Our How-To Video Clips include tips on setting up different aspects of DriveWorks, including design automation (CAD), form design, automating the creation of drawings, documents, running projects and more.

Sample Projects

Download DriveWorks Sample Projects, explore them and get ideas for your own projects. Take a look at how they are set up and see a variety of DriveWorks functionality set up and ready to use.

Online Help File

A complete online help file is available online 24/7The DriveWorks Solo Help File gives information, best practices, and solutions. Learn about a variety of topics.

Webinars and Learning Events

Join the DriveWorks Solo Getting Started and DriveWorks Solo Online Training webinars to learn more, ask questions and get up and running quickly.

Articles Library

Our articles take an in-depth look at DriveWorks functionality and industry trends, alongside detailed how-to guides written by our technical experts.

ROI Calculator

Calculate your ROI for DriveWorks Solo, based on automating one of your own products.
See the savings you can make and how soon you will benefit.

Little Book of Rules

Filled with examples of the rules used to automate designs with DriveWorks and a guide to the syntax you can use. Get in contact with us to request a Little Book of Rules.

Technology Examples

Explore the core technologies that make up DriveWorks software. Our Technology Examples go behind the scenes of our powerful technology, explore them to see what you can do with DriveWorks.

Configurator Examples

Be inspired by our DriveWorks Configurator examples. Our product configurator examples show what’s possible with DriveWorks Pro. Explore and interact with the examples at DriveWorksLive.com

Tech Tips

Examples to demonstrate specific functionality and answer common questions. Download and explore the Tech Tips to learn how you can re-implement the same functionality into your own DriveWorks projects.


Take Your Design Automation Knowledge Further

The DriveWorks Solo Certification is available to anyone with a DriveWorks Solo license, including the 30-day free trial.

The certification is a great way to get off to the best start with your DriveWorks Solo design automation projects.

Strengthen your DriveWorks Solo skills and push your DriveWorks projects further.

Complete the exam in less than 3 hours to learn more about design automation and add an extra certification to your resume.


Try DriveWorks For Yourself

Follow the 3 easy steps below to download the DriveWorks Solo 30 Day Free Trial and get started.

Join the DriveWorks Community

Download and Licence DriveWorks Solo

Automate SOLIDWORKS®