Who else is using SolidWorks?
Who’s using SolidWorks? Lots of people. In fact, over 1,000,000 of them. You’ll find SolidWorks products in use at Fortune 500 companies, single proprietorships, and everywhere in between.
You'll also find students and researchers using SolidWorks at some of the best secondary schools, technical schools and universities in the world. When you move to SolidWorks, you'll be in good company. Here are a few more things to consider.
Demand for SolidWorks is growing: Engineering placement agencies report that the demand for SolidWorks skills is more than double that of other design applications, and steadily climbing. That means more people are learning how to use SolidWorks than other platforms, giving you a larger pool of skilled professionals to recruit from. You'll be able to hire the best in the industry.
More partner applications: A growing number of SolidWorks partners are creating applications that seamlessly integrate specialized capabilities into the SolidWorks platform. That means if there’s a special capability or add-on you'd like to have, you may be in luck! Click here to learn more about SolidWorks Partner Products.
An active, growing user community: Who knows more about a piece of software than the people who use it every day? SolidWorks users are passionate about what they do, and they love to help one another. You'll find them sharing ideas, solving design challenges, and learning from each other at:
- Local user groups
- Online forums
- SolidWorks user websites
- Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and more
- The annual SolidWorks World conference, attended by over 4,500 SolidWorks users annually
A growing presence in education: Word has gotten out that SolidWorks skills are vital to success in the engineering and product design fields. That’s why an increasing number of high school, vo/tech school, and university students are learning SolidWorks now. Students love using SolidWorks, and we sponsor a number of programs. Click here to learn more about SolidWorks in education.

