Industry-Standard CAD Tools for Academia
SOLIDWORKS Education Solutions
SOLIDWORKS Educational products are utilised at over 80% of the world’s top engineering schools, giving students and researchers the functionality and ease-of-use to become productive almost immediately.
Which SOLIDWORKS Licence do you need?
SOLIDWORKS offers specialised full-functionality licenses for academia. Choose the right solution based on your institution's users and required usage.
SOLIDWORKS Research
£2,544/ 12 month term
For universities and researchers, the SOLIDWORKS Research Edition provides the full commercial software with no watermarks or restrictions.
It’s ideal for publishable research, patents, and industry collaborations.
SOLIDWORKS Education
£3,156/ 12 month term
SOLIDWORKS Education Edition is the complete CAD package built for the classroom.
It provides educators with all the necessary tools and support - plus special academic pricing -to train the next generation of engineers & designers.
SOLIDWORKS For Students
£3,876/ 12 month term
The SOLIDWORKS Student Access Initiative offers Education Edition customers flexible access.
Institutions can supply downloads and licenses, or students can buy their own copy directly from the official store.

What to expect from Solid Solutions?
What's Included?
Discover the products and services included in the SOLIDWORKS Education editions. Learn more about what each product and service offers by visiting the individual product pages.
SOLIDWORKS Premium
Powerful parametric 3D CAD software trusted by professional designers and engineers worldwide.
SOLIDWORKS Visualize Pro
Create photorealistic product images and animations with a live link to your SOLIDWORKS data.
SOLIDWORKS Cloud Services
Store, share, and markup designs with cloud storage, process change, and collaboration tools.
SOLIDWORKS Simulation
Evaluate structural performance of your products in representative virtual environments.
SOLIDWORKS Composer
Create interactive manuals and assembly guides without waiting for a physical prototype.
SOLIDWORKS Electrical Pro
Synchronise mechanical and electrical design teams with 2D electrical schematics and 3D wire routing.
SOLIDWORKS Plastics
Simulate plastic flow and prevent manufacturing defects when designing injection moulded parts.
SOLIDWORKS CAM
Generate toolpaths, G-codes, and program CNC machines to streamline manufacturing processes.
Institutions using SOLIDWORKS

University of Leeds

University of Warwick

Royal College of Art

Oxford Brookes University

UTC Reading

University of Southampton

University of Cambridge

Imperial College London

University of Oxford
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