New to SOLIDWORKS Design 2026 FD02 is the ability to ask questions
about your assembly and get AI-powered analysis that identifies
specific performance issues and recommends targeted improvements.
This gives you actionable insights without manually diagnosing large,
complex assembly datasets.
Understand the full impact of a design change
before you make it with SOLIDWORKS Design 2026 FD02.
AI-powered analysis identifies which parts,
assemblies and downstream dependencies
are affected and who is impacted,
so teams can assess risk earlier,
avoid unintended disruptions and commit
to changes with greater confidence.
Building on technology introduced in SOLIDWORKS Design FD01,
you can now take greater control over auto-generated drawings,
such as customizing drawing tables through text prompts.
A new button in the Auto-Generate Drawing Property Manager
provides direct access to the drawing creation skill,
allowing you to customize your auto-generated
drawing through natural text conversation.
We can keep large assemblies running smoothly with automatic thread
suppression suggestions from the in-context performance assistant.
When you insert fasteners with fully modeled 3D threads,
the assistant prompts you to suppress
them before they impact performance,
with the option to ignore or disable the
message if you prefer to manage this manually.
This enhancement,
although relatively simple,
can lead to significant downstream performance impacts,
particularly in large assemblies where dozens or
hundreds of threaded components accumulate unnoticed.
Reduce repetitive manual effort and save time when assigning
and updating material appearances across assemblies.
Simple prompts enable intelligent application
and updates while maintaining visual consistency.
We can access revision history,
maturity state,
ownership,
related files and change actions for any model through a
conversational AI interface without navigating complex PLM menus.