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DriveWorksXpress is an easy-to-use design automation tool included free inside SOLIDWORKS. Our rules-based software enables you to create multiple versions of your SOLIDWORKS parts, assemblies, and drawings, quickly and accurately. It’s used by thousands of design engineers to automatically generate new versions of their SOLIDWORKS designs. Activate DriveWorksXpress in 3 easy steps to start your design automation journey today.

If your design engineers spend too much time on repetitive tasks, errors are becoming more frequent, and you’re struggling to keep up with demand, it may be time to consider design automation. Slow design and quote turnaround times can frustrate customers and slow down business growth, while increasing configuration complexity makes manual processes even more inefficient. Automating key workflows can streamline operations, reduce errors, and free up your design team to focus on innovation and higher-value work.

B2B sales cycles can be lengthy and complex, often involving multiple stakeholders and detailed customization and pricing structures. Workflows between sales and design teams can be complicated, with lots of back-and-forth dialogue. This complexity means longer sales cycles, resulting in the loss of potential sales, especially if your competitors have quicker turnaround times. Read our step-by-step guide on how to boost your sales cycle and stay ahead of the competition with CPQ.

Join the DriveWorks team, together with PLM Group, at two events in Denmark to learn how to work smarter with DriveWorks design automation, 3D product configurator, and CPQ for manufacturing technology. At both events, we’ll be joined by a DriveWorks customer, who will share how they use our technology solutions and the benefits they have achieved with DriveWorks. Register today to join us in Brabrand on 19th May or Høje Taastrup on 20th May.

The furniture and fixture manufacturing industry faces a number of challenges for businesses to remain competitive, meet industry and safety standards, and design, sell, and manufacture highly customized products efficiently. DriveWorks design automation and CPQ for manufacturing technology enables furniture and fixture manufacturers to overcome these challenges by automating design workflows, streamlining the sales and quoting process, and automatically creating documents and data for manufacturing.

Design automation isn’t just for experts or big manufacturers. Anyone can start small and see immediate benefits. Design automation handles repetitive, time-consuming tasks, so you can focus on innovation and product development. Start automating today with DriveWorkXpress, the free design automation tool you already have inside SOLIDWORKS®.

The DriveWorks team is hitting the road again! Join the team in four locations across the Southeastern US in May. Together with DriveWorks elite reseller, TriMech, we’ll host exclusive automation & innovation summits. You’ll also have the opportunity to hear from other manufacturers about how they benefit from DriveWorks technology. Registration is free, and lunch is provided. Sign up for your place today!

In the manufacturing industry, design automation is often referred to as a game-changing solution that will streamline workflows, cut costs, and improve speed to market. In this blog, we clear up some of the misconceptions around design automation, uncovering the facts, and highlighting what’s achievable with design automation solutions.

Discover everything you missed, or want to revisit, in the DriveWorks World 2025 event app. All of the live stream recordings and additional technical content are available on demand, for you to take advantage of, at your own pace. If you were already registered for DriveWorks World 2025, then your access to the app is still live. The exclusive app content is available until 9th May.