Snapshot
SOLIDWORKS 2026 Service Pack 2 expands upon the ever-growing collection of AI-powered tools with several new Beta capabilities intended to improve productivity and help designers make better decisions. This lesson explores six new AI tools as they relate to imported geometry, assembly performance, and more while discussing where you can make use of them today and where they aren’t quite ready for showtime (yet).
Convert to Geometry automatically builds a set of parametric features for an imported STEP file of a sheet metal enclosure
New Lesson Highlights
Service Pack 2 adds several new prompt-based assistants which are intended to reduce repetitive tasks, provide design insights, and help users evaluate models more efficiently. Because many of these features are currently available as Beta releases, this lesson also highlights their current strengths, limitations, and practical use cases.
Assembly Performance Analysis determines the root cause(s) of slow assemblies – in this example, flexible subassemblies are shown to have a large impact
This lesson covers:
Convert to Geometry
- Creates editable parametric features from imported STEP and IGES models
Material Appearance Assignment
- Automatically assigns materials and appearances based on prompts
Assembly Performance Analysis
- Determine the leading cause(s) of assembly performance issues
Change Impact Analysis
- Understand which components will be affected by design changes
PLM Model Insights
- Compare Product Lifecycle Management properties of open files
Sketch Doctor
- Determine what’s wrong with sketches and related information
Additionally, this lesson covers existing limitations of Beta features and details best practices for enabling and using AI tools through the 3DEXPERIENCE add-in.
Change Impact Analysis identifies related components and subassemblies that will be affected by a proposed design change to the guide rail component
AI continues to play a larger role in the SOLIDWORKS design experience, and Service Pack 2 offers an early look at where these capabilities are headed along with functional tools that you can use today to improve your design work. Watch the complete lesson to see each AI tool demonstrated, understand its current capabilities, and learn how these new features can fit into your design workflow. For more information on the latest SOLIDWORKS developments and features, be sure to check out the rest of SolidProfessor’s What’s New in SOLIDWORKS series.
