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Create custom SOLIDWORKS keyboard shortcuts to speed up frequently used commands and reduce repetitive mouse movement.

Move SOLIDWORKS drawing dimensions between views with Shift+drag while preserving formatting and annotations.

Learn how eligible students and instructors can download the Student Edition of SOLIDWORKS for free, what’s included, and its key limitations.

Learn how to move SOLIDWORKS drawing views between sheets with drag and drop rather than copy and paste to organize drawings faster.

Learn how to use the SOLIDWORKS Measure tool to calculate surface area for individual faces or groups of planar, curved, and spline-based surfaces.

The SOLIDWORKS Combine feature allows bodies to be added together, subtracted from one another, or intersected to keep the overlapping volume.

Link SOLIDWORKS model properties to drawing notes and title blocks to automate updates and reduce manual documentation work.

The SOLIDWORKS Preview Program is live from now until mid-August for beta testing!

SOLIDWORKS Sketches can be copied and pasted between documents using simple shortcuts to reuse completed work.

SOLIDWORKS 2026 SP2 includes several new AI tools to automate features for STEP/IGES files, assist with assembly performance analysis, and more.