3DChimera
Authorized SOLIDWORKS Partner
Engineer working in SOLIDWORKS with a 3D CAD assembly on dual monitors

SOLIDWORKS for small teams that need to move fast.

Design faster, validate earlier, and streamline manufacturing, with SOLIDWORKS backed by 3DChimera's engineers, additive manufacturing know-how, and hands-on implementation support.

  • Authorized SOLIDWORKS Partner
  • Technical Support
  • Training Available
  • Implementation Help
01Why SOLIDWORKS
Parametric CAD assembly in SOLIDWORKS

Why small teams choose SOLIDWORKS.

02Solutions
Engineers collaborating on a SOLIDWORKS model

Designed around how your team actually works.

Six capability areas, one ecosystem. Built to take ideas from sketch to scaled production without losing data, time, or sleep.

Exploded parametric CAD assembly in SOLIDWORKS
01DESIGN & INNOVATION

Parametric CAD built around how engineers actually think.

Intuitive workflows for parts, assemblies, and large designs. Drive everything from a single set of dimensions and watch the model update.

  • Parametric CAD
  • Assemblies
  • Large design capability
  • Intuitive workflows
Engineers reviewing a 3D part with cloud comments
02COLLABORATION

Reviews, approvals, and remote teams, without the file chaos.

Cloud-connected collaboration brings stakeholders, suppliers, and remote engineers onto the same model in the browser.

  • Cloud-connected reviews
  • Comments on geometry
  • Approvals and sign-off
  • Built for remote teams
Thermal simulation of a populated PCB inside an enclosure
03SIMULATION & VALIDATION

Find expensive mistakes before they leave the screen.

Stress, motion, fit checks, and thermal analysis live next to your model. Iterate fast, fail cheap.

  • Linear & non-linear stress
  • Motion and kinematics
  • Thermal & flow
  • Fit and interference checks
3D scanner capturing a mechanical part with the resulting CAD mesh3DChimera Edge
04PROTOTYPING

Where CAD, 3D printing, and scanning come together.

This is where 3DChimera shines. Connect SOLIDWORKS directly to additive manufacturing, scan-to-CAD, and rapid iteration loops.

  • Additive manufacturing
  • Scan-to-CAD
  • Design iteration loops
  • Materials guidance
CNC toolpath visualization over an aluminum part
05MANUFACTURING WORKFLOW

CAD → CAM → production, without losing data along the way.

Reduce handoff errors and improve throughput with integrated toolpath generation and post-processing.

  • Integrated CAM
  • Reduced handoff errors
  • Improved throughput
  • Shop-floor ready outputs
Visualization of CAD file versions branching across a project
06DATA MANAGEMENT

Version control, permissions, and project access that scale with you.

PDM brings order to your engineering data. Find the right file, with the right revision, every time.

  • Revision history
  • Permissions & roles
  • Centralized project access
  • Less chaos
FREE GUIDEBuyer's guide

The SOLIDWORKS Buyer's Guide for Small Teams.

A practical, no-fluff PDF on choosing the right CAD tool for a small engineering team. what to evaluate, what to skip, and how SOLIDWORKS stacks up. Written by 3DChimera engineers.

Choosing the Right CAD Tool for Small Teams

PDF · Presented by 3DChimera

03Why 3DChimera
3D scanning a mechanical part

Your SOLIDWORKS partner from concept to production.

SOLIDWORKS is powerful. The value comes from having the right workflow behind it. We use these tools every day across CAD, simulation, additive, scanning, and manufacturing to help teams build workflows that actually work.

We provide

04Find your fit
CNC toolpath over an aluminum part

Which SOLIDWORKS solution fits your team?

Your needRecommendation
Core CAD

SOLIDWORKS Standard

Parametric parts, assemblies, drawings.

Advanced design + simulation

SOLIDWORKS Premium

Stress, motion, routing, advanced surfacing.

CNC workflows

SOLIDWORKS CAM

Integrated toolpaths, shop-floor outputs.

File / version control

SOLIDWORKS PDM

Revisions, permissions, project access.

Team collaboration

Cloud tools (3DEXPERIENCE)

Reviews, approvals, remote teams.

Get a recommendation

Tell us about your team.

A 3DChimera specialist will follow up with a tailored recommendation within one business day.

05Case studies
CAD revisions branching across a project

Real teams. Real shipped products.

A look at how small engineering teams use SOLIDWORKS to move from concept to production, fast.

ColdSnap rapid-freeze beverage machine on the production line

Consumer hardware

ColdSnap

From idea to production with a small engineering team.

Scaled rapidly with SOLIDWORKS, going from concept models to a manufacturable, mass-produced product.

Bowhead adaptive bike 3D CAD assembly inside SOLIDWORKS 3DEXPERIENCE

Adaptive vehicles

Bowhead

Complex product development across distributed teams.

Collaborated across engineering, manufacturing, and suppliers without losing data fidelity along the way.

Two CALOI mountain bikes engineered with SOLIDWORKS, photographed outdoors

Manufacturing

SCT / CALOI

Streamlined CAD → CAM → production workflow.

Cut handoff errors and improved throughput by unifying design and manufacturing on a single platform.

06FAQ

Questions, answered straight.

Ready when you are

See how SOLIDWORKS fits your workflow.

Talk with 3DChimera and get a recommendation tailored to your team. No sales pressure, just engineers who know the workflow inside and out.