What is DriveWorks?
- DriveWorks software is used by companies to build their own design automation and online 3D sales configurator solution.
- Enables engineers, sales teams, distributors and customers to design, engineer and configure to order, on any device.
- Automates the creation of order-specific sales documents and SOLIDWORKS manufacturing data.
- Reduce repetitive tasks, eliminate errors, increase sales and deliver custom products in record time.
Get to Know DriveWorks Solo
Powerful SOLIDWORKS automation for parts, assemblies and drawings.
Advanced Drawing Control
Save time and boost product quality by automatically creating accurate manufacturing drawings with DriveWorks Solo.
- Control sheets, views, annotation text, annotation positions, layers, break lines and custom properties
- Generation reports provide complete audit trail of drawing values
- Save drawings out in additional file formats, such as PDF, JPEG, DWF and DWG
Preview Results
Preview results as you enter design requirements before you generate final models, drawings and documents.
- Preview the effect of your selections as you configure
- Quickly try ‘what if’ scenarios to test design requirements
- Make informed decisions and ensure product suitability
File Formats & Save Location
You have full control over the save location and folder structure of files created by DriveWorks Solo. Automatically create additional file formats available in SOLIDWORKS.
- You have complete control over file naming, use intelligent file naming to create a library of parts
- Save files exactly where you want them
- Create any additional file format available in SOLIDWORKS
Custom Input Forms
DriveWorks Solo has an inbuilt form designer to help you configure valid permutations.
- Rules based form-to-form navigation controls which forms are shown based on selections
- Use images to aid configuration process and provide selection feedback
- Control visibility and validation of input controls based on rules
Static Tabular Data
Add your existing static tabular data into DriveWorks Solo, use it on your forms and within your rules.
- DriveWorks Solo includes 60 table functions to manipulate data
- Centralize and maintain your existing engineering data in DriveWorks
- Minimise errors and ensure data is always up to date
Customizable Documents
Quickly respond to sales enquiries with accurate documents using the DriveWorks Solo quote, covering letter and BOM templates.
- Reduce time preparing documents for customer enquiries
- Build rules to control whats included in your documents
- Reports provide auditing of document content
DriveWorks Solo How to Videos
Getting Started
Create a New Project
Use a Project Template
Automating Your SOLIDWORKS Model – Model Capture
Capture an Assembly
Control Model Texture
Automating Your SOLIDWORKS Drawing – Drawing Capture
Capture Dimension Positions
Drawing Custom Properties
Designing and Setting up your SOLIDWORKS Configurator – Form Design
Set Up Form Navigation
Design a Form
Data and Documents
Create and Use Variables
Create Documents from a Template
Configure & Automate – Running Your Projects
Create New Designs
Run a Project in Layout Mode
