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DriveWorks Design Automation and CPQ Software

Use DriveWorks software to build adesign automation and online sales configurator solutionto suit your business needs.

DriveWorks is ideal for manufacturers whodesign and sell same but different products.

Enable engineers, sales teams, distributors and customers to design, engineer and configure to order, on any device.

Automate design processes and the creation of order-specific sales quotes, documents, and manufacturing data, including SOLIDWORKS速 parts, assemblies, and drawings.

The Benefits of Using DriveWorks Software

Eliminate Errors &
Re-Work

Save Time & Reduce Costs

Reduce Repetitive Tasks

Improve Data
Re-Use

Connect
Teams

Improve Customer Experience

Top 5 Advantages of DriveWorks Design Automation and CPQ, from a DriveWorks Expert

The commercial benefits of DriveWorks software are clear, and they are the advantages that first come to mind when we think about the importance of a design automation and CPQ solution.

However, for the individuals that set up and use DriveWorks software, there are additional benefits too, that you might not have considered.

DriveWorks solves common challenges for engineers, giving them more time to focus on the creative, more rewarding aspects of their role.

Before joining the DriveWorks team, Paul Gimbel has had a lot of experience of implementing DriveWorks software. He’s spent time chatting with other engineers, learning about their challenges and discussing the ways they have used DriveWorks software to solve them.

So, here, we find out what the top 5 advantages of using DriveWorks software are for the engineers who set up and use it.

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5. The Community of DriveWorks Users

You are not alone! The DriveWorks community is filled with people just like you, that have been through what youve been through and are happy to share their experiences and their stories.

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4. Guided Selling Reduces Strange Requirements

Guide your users through the design of your product, letting them know what options are available, and helping them find the best solution to their requirements, rather than letting your users guess whats best. Nobody knows your product better than you do.

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3. Automation Encourages Consistency

By automating your processes, it becomes easier to reuse process steps and components youve already created, resulting in a more streamlined design process.

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2. Creating Automation Forces Self-Reflection

When you implement DriveWorks, you have the opportunity to re-evaluate how you work and leverage the new technology to work smarter and faster.

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1. FUN!

This may seem a little counterintuitive, but DriveWorks automates the drudgery. That means that your designers, engineers, and others in your organization can let go of those non-value-added tasks and start doing the jobs you hired them for, the ones they really enjoy. Plus, I think implementing DriveWorks is a whole lot of fun, but hey, thats what I do!

A picture of Paul Gimbel, DriveWorks Sherpa.

Paul Gimbel
DriveWorks Sherpa

Paul is an enthusiast for innovation and automation. With industry experience and years of accumulated technical knowledge and insight, Paul is a highly experienced DriveWorks implementer. Paul often shares his in-depth product knowledge through articles, blogs, events, and in the DriveWorks forum.

Connect with Other DriveWorks Users and Add to Your DriveWorks Knowledge

DriveWorks Forums

Join the conversation – get answers, share tips and solutions with other DriveWorks users and experts.

DriveWorks Drivers

Quarterly online user group meetings, connecting DriveWorks users from around the world to share technical knowledge.

Tech Talks

Monthly knwoledge-sharing webinars, hosted by DriveWorks experts covering a variety of topics and answering your questions.

DriveWorks World

Our annual technical training event for DriveWorks users. Meet other DriveWorks users and hear the latest updates from our team.

DriveWorks Learning Portal

Access exclusive on-demand learning resources, watch recorded events and take DriveWorks certifications.

Tech Tips

Downloadable project examples created by DriveWorks experts to demonstrate specific functionality.

Get Started with DriveWorks Solo

Download a 30-day free trial of DriveWorks Solo to get started with DriveWorks, and see some of these benefits for yourself.

DriveWorks Sales Configurators

Many industries are using the power of 3D for online sales and digital manufacturing.

Designers and manufacturers using DriveWorks rules-based software are embracing digital transformation. By doing this, they are improving customer experiences and making selling custom products quicker, easier, and more profitable.

DriveWorksLive.com has many examples showing the latest DriveWorks technology in action.

Anyone can use the online configurators, created using DriveWorks software.

A picture showing our 3 available configurators to explore: power pack, watch and play system.

DriveWorks Configurator Examples

Explore DriveWorksLive.com and our range of configurator examples.

Online Configurator Examples

Our productconfigurator examplesare a great way tosee whats possible with DriveWorks, in a range of scenarios and industries.

DriveWorks product configurator software isused by companies of all sizes. Its suitable forany industry where quotes or 3D files and drawings are part of the sales to the manufacturing process.

Our configurator examples show howversatile and customizableDriveWorks is and provide great inspiration for your DriveWorks projects.

The software is not limited to what you see in our examples, with DriveWorks you builda custom solution that suits your needsand iseasy to maintain and update.

Explore our online configurator examples to see how versatile and easy-to-use DriveWorks is.

 

Flexible, Scalable and Easy to Use

DriveWorks is versatile, fully customisable and easy to use so you canbuild a product configurator that suits your needs.

Over the years, we haveadded new features and functionalityto meet a variety of business and industry needs.

Our software enables you toeasily create your own configurators and business tools,specific to your processes and the way you work.

These are just some of the examples of how DriveWorks can be used.

What makes all of this possible is ourunderlying technology.

Once youve explored how DriveWorks looks from the front end, head to the Technology section to take a look under the hood at the underlying technology inside DriveWorks to build a Design Automation and Sales Configurator solution.

 

DriveWorks Under the Hood

DriveWorks Technology Examples

Explore the core technologies that make up DriveWorks software. Our Technology Example demos go behind the scenesof our powerful technology.

They are designed tointroduce you to the core technologies that make up DriveWorks. They have beencreated using DriveWorks software, they arebuilt on rulesand use many other features from our technology capabilities.

Each example looks at a particular aspect of our technology to help you understand what you can achieve with DriveWorks.

A lot of the intelligent technology happens behind the scenes, these examples highlight things you may not notice in a normal demo and give you a look under the hood.

A picture of what technology examples on the DriveWorks website.

Configure, Design & Sell Custom Products in Record Time

The ability to configure, price, and quote easily isessential for manufacturing companies of all sizes and across all industries to cost-effectively offerconfigurable products.

A configure, price, quote (CPQ) solution helps manufacturers meet the increasing demand for custom products,faster and with greater accuracy, togain a competitive edge.

DriveWorks software enables you tobuild and manage your owncustom configure, price, and quote solution.

A picture of the DriveWorks logo with in the centre of a process circle, with the text ''Configure, Price, Quote, Manufacture, Deliver''.

DriveWorksgoes furtherthan traditional CPQ solutions.

DriveWorks software is proven and extends the power of a CPQ solution, withindustry-leading automation features. Save time and boost product quality byautomatically creating accurateSOLIDWORKS manufacturing parts, assemblies, and drawings as well as order-specific sales and account information for your CRM system.

Thisrules-basedapproach ensuresgreater accuracy. Custom orders can go straight from customer inquiry right through to the shop floor, without time-consuming design changes and rework.

DriveWorks configurator software enables businesses to set up a configurable 3D CPQ solution that engineering and sales teams can use. DriveWorks software makes it easy for manufacturing companies toreap the benefits of guided selling and CPQ, quickly.

CPQ solutions enhance customer understanding and shorten sales cycles bycommunicating design detailswith interactive 3D visualizations.

Dealers, distributors and internal sales teamsconfigure the ideal solution every timewith DriveWorks intelligent rules-based guided selling and validation,eliminating errorsand expensive, time-consuming design changes. Real-time pricing updates ensure accurate quotes are generated.

DriveWorksintegrates seamlessly with other company systemsto reduce bottlenecks, cut costs, optimise processes and ensure accuracy. Improvingcommunication between departmentsand keeping everyone up to date and in the loop is key.

DriveWorks CPQ enables manufacturers to respond quickly, improve processes andexceed customer expectations, giving them a competitive advantage tosell more and increase profitabilitywith less rework and time consuming changes.

A graphic with 3 benefits of CPQ for manufacturing: Save Time, Reduce Errors and Sell More.

Learn more about DriveWorks CPQ for manufacturing

How Are Manufacturers Using DriveWorks?

A summary of the benefits that PMF-System are experiencing since implementing DriveWorks. Text reads: "A few days of training with a DriveWorks expert and you will be ready to create configurable models.'' PMF-System uses SOLIDWORKS as their 3D CAD solution and selected DriveWorks as their configurator solution due to the software being a SOLIDWORKS Gold Partner Product. PMF's configurator not only enhances the experience of their current customers, but they also use it as a marketing tool to attract new clients.

PMF-System, headquartered in Switzerland, is an award-winning start-up company specializing in custom-made furniture for industry.

Since implementing DriveWorks, PMF-System has achieved a number of goals:

  • Built an integrated online sales configurator.
  • Enable customers to create custom products with ease.
  • Use their configurator as a marketing tool to attract new clients.
  • Save time and dedicate time to developing more product lines.

Read more about PMF-System’s success with DriveWorks here.

Get Started with DriveWorks

Download a 30-day free trial of DriveWorks Solo today.

 

DriveWorks Enables Manufacturers to Configure, Design & Sell Custom Products in Record Time

The ability to configure, price, and quote easily isessential for manufacturing companies of all sizes and across all industries to cost-effectively offerconfigurable products.

A configure, price, quote (CPQ) solution helps manufacturers meet the increasing demand for custom products, faster and with greater accuracy, to gain a competitive edge.

DriveWorks software enables you to build and manage your own custom configure, price, and quote solution.

CPQ solutions are built on rules, workflow, and user interface, and typically need to integrate with other company systems.

These core technologies and capabilities have underpinned DriveWorks since it was first introduced to design-to-order and engineer-to-order companies using SOLIDWORKS速 3D design software in 2001.

CPQ Powered by Industry Leading Rules-Based Automation

A picture of the DriveWorks logo with in the centre of a process circle, with the text ''Configure, Price, Quote, Manufacture, Deliver''.

DriveWorks goes further than traditional CPQ solutions.

DriveWorks software is proven and extends the power of a CPQ solution, with industry-leading automation features. Save time and boost product quality by automatically creating accurate SOLIDWORKS速 manufacturing parts, assemblies, and drawings as well as order-specific sales and account information for your CRM system.

This rules-based approach ensures greater accuracy. Custom orders can go straight from customer inquiry right through to the shop floor, without time-consuming design changes and rework.

DriveWorks configurator software enables businesses to set up a configurable 3D CPQ solution that engineering and sales teams can use. DriveWorks software makes it easy for manufacturing companies to reap the benefits of guided selling and CPQ, quickly.

Seamless Links Between Customers, Sales and Engineering

CPQ solutions enhance customer understanding and shorten sales cycles by communicating design details with interactive 3D visualizations.

Dealers, distributors, and internal sales teams configure the ideal solution every time with DriveWorks’ intelligent rules-based guided selling and validation, eliminating errors and expensive, time-consuming design changes. Real-time pricing updates ensure accurate quotes are generated.

DriveWorks integrates seamlessly with other company systems to reduce bottlenecks, cut costs, optimize processes, and ensure accuracy. Improving communication between departments and keeping everyone up to date and in the loop is key.

DriveWorks CPQ enables manufacturers to respond quickly, improve processes and exceed customer expectations, giving them a competitive advantage to sell more and increase profitability with less rework and time-consuming changes.

A graphic with 3 benefits of CPQ for manufacturing: Save Time, Reduce Errors and Sell More.

Control Permissions, Users and Processes

A graphic that shows a workflow chart with ticks.

Customizable workflows in DriveWorks give complete control over what tasks are completed, by who, and when.

Dynamically adding, editing, or even restricting user access is easy. Administrators can apply security settings to decide which users or teams have permission to perform specific actions in the workflow, such as configuring products, approving designs, and sending data to manufacturing.

Documents and data are automatically created at the right time, with control over when tasks are processed.

Relevant users are notified at each stage of the workflow and given the files and data they need to execute their tasks.

Because DriveWorks is a rules-based solution, even the UI can be customized to suit the user. For example, you can set up different views for sales, different views for engineering, and different views for CPQ administration.

How are Manufacturers Using DriveWorks CPQ for Manufacturing?

Our customers use DriveWorks in many different ways, building a Design Automation and CPQ solution to suit their needs.

Since implementing DriveWorks, manufacturers have used DriveWorks CPQ technology to deliver great customer experiences, achieving a number of goals:

  • Reduce design resources
  • Create great customer experiences
  • Improve efficiency
  • Reduce costly errors
  • Dedicating more time to research and development

Find out more about how manufacturers are delivering better customer experience with DriveWorks here.

Use DriveWorks to build your own design automation and CPQ solution. DriveWorks is ideal for manufacturers who design and sell the same but different products.

What is DriveWorks Design Automation & CPQ Software?

Use DriveWorks software to build a design automation and custom online sales configurator solution to suit your business needs.

DriveWorks is ideal for manufacturers who design and sell ‘same but different’ products.

Automate the creation of sales quotes, documents, and manufacturing data, including SOLIDWORKS parts, assemblies, and drawings.

Through intelligent rules and logic, DriveWorks eliminates errors and enables guided selling.

Reduce repetitive tasks, errors, and rework, increase sales, and deliver custom products in record time.

All DriveWorks products are scalable. Any design automation project you create using DriveWorksXpress can be seamlessly migrated to DriveWorks Solo or DriveWorks Pro. Add extra capabilities to your projects as and when you need them.

Get to Know DriveWorks

Explore each level of DriveWorks software.

DriveWorksXpress

Use DriveWorksXpress free inside SOLIDWORKS.

DriveWorksXpress is the easy-to-use design automation tool included inside every license of desktop SOLIDWORKS. Create multiple variations of your SOLIDWORKS parts, assemblies, and drawings quickly and accurately.

If you offer many different product options or every customer order is bespoke, DriveWorksXpress helps you capture your design rules, recreate variations of existing designs, reduce repetitive tasks, save time, and improve product quality.

  • One-time setup – set up once and run again and again.
  • No need for complex macros, design tables, or configurations.
  • Save time & innovate more – automate repetitive SOLIDWORKS tasks and free up time to focus on product innovation and development.
  • Eliminate errors – DriveWorksXpress uses rules to eliminate errors and expensive, time-consuming design changes.
Computer screen with DriveWorksXpress on the screen.
A computer screen with Activate DriveWorks Solo Trial on the screen.

DriveWorks Solo

Use DriveWorks Solo to quickly and easily create and configure custom products inside SOLIDWORKS.

DriveWorks Solo iseasy to set up, maintain and use, helping your company deliver custom products faster and with greater accuracy, without using complex macros, design tables, or code.

Automate repetitive SOLIDWORKS tasksand free up engineers to focus on product innovation and development.

Reduce the cost of custom designs, respond quickly to sales inquiries, reduce repetitive tasks, and enhance product quality.

From one simple input form, DriveWorks Solo quickly generates 3D models, 2D drawings, bills of materials, sales quotes, cover letters, and more, automatically.

With simple rules and decision logic, it’s easy to capture and reuse all of your design, manufacturing, and cost estimation knowledge. Generate new variations of your designs with proposal documents, over and over again.

Create new product designs and sales quotes quickly using DriveWorks Solo.

  • Eliminate errors- DriveWorks rules-based SOLIDWORKS automation eliminates errors and expensive, time-consuming design changes.
  • Save time & innovate more – automate repetitive SOLIDWORKS tasks and free up engineers to focus on product innovation and development.
  • Easy to setup, maintain & use – deliver custom products faster and with greater accuracy, without using complex macros, design tables, or code.

DriveWorks Pro

Use DriveWorks Pro to build your own SOLIDWORKS automation and online 3D product configurator solution.

DriveWorks Pro is the ideal design automation and online sales configurator solution to help you meet the increasing demand for custom, bespoke, and personalized products.

By enabling your customers to configure products, get instant quotes, and place orders online, and by streamlining many of your time-consuming sales, engineering, and manufacturing processes, DriveWorks Pro gives you a competitive edge.

DriveWorks Pro is structured into individual software modules, each designed to address specific business needs.

Additional modules can be added as and when you need them to extend the benefits of design automation to your engineers, sales teams, distributors, dealers, and customers.

  • Connect sales and manufacturing to deliver custom products faster.
  • Ensure customers and sales teams configure the ideal solution every time with intelligent rules-based guided selling.
  • Enable customers and sales teams to configure custom products on any device.
  • Integrate seamlessly with other company systems, helping you work more efficiently and effectively.
  • Rules-based validation ensures you only offer products that can be manufactured, eliminating errors and boosting quality.
  • SOLIDWORKS automation eliminates errors and expensive, time-consuming design changes.
  • It’s easy to set up, maintain & use – create a custom solution that suits your needs.
  • DriveWorks is flexible and scalable – add to your solution as and when you need to.
DriveWorks Pro showing on several devices including a computer screen, Laptop, tablet and mobile phone.
A screenshot of the DriveWorks Configurators page.

What Makes DriveWorks Software So Scalable & Easy To Use?

A computer screen with DriveWorksXpress software on the screen.

DriveWorksXpress

Free entry-level design automation is included in every seat of SOLIDWORKS.

Activate in the SOLIDWORKS Tools Menu to get started.

Computer screens with DriveWorks Solo on it.

DriveWorks Solo

Powerful SOLIDWORKS part, assembly, and drawing automation.

Download your 30-day free trial of DriveWorks Solo and get started today.

DriveWorks Pro showing on several devices including a computer screen, Laptop, tablet and mobile phone.

DriveWorks Pro

Complete SOLIDWORKS automation and online 3D CPQ configurator software.

Explore our configurator examples to see how flexible DriveWorks is.

How are Manufacturers Benefitting from Using DriveWorks Software?

A graphic explaining the benefits of DriveWorks for Knapheide. Text reads: "We do a lot of creating base models, and configuring that across the product line, and utilizing DriveWorks has allowed us to create that base model and handle that proliferation much more consistently, efficiently, and a lot faster as well''. The production process is much more efficient by creating a communication path and allowing users to open CAD files from others even if theyre on a different shift.DriveWorks has opened a communication bridge between designers and those on the shop floor. Knapheides engineers can now provide detailed 3D models directly to the shop floor. DriveWorks has enabled Knapheide to automate mundane tasks so that designers can focus on the fun part  the design cycle.

Based in Illinois, USA,Knapheideis a truck body manufacturer with a family-run history that spans over 175 years. They are committed to supplying a diverse product offering and encouraging customization.

Since implementing DriveWorks, Knapheide has achieved a number of goals:

  • DriveWorks has enabled Knapheide to automate mundane tasks so that designers can focus on the fun part the design cycle.
  • DriveWorks has opened a communication bridge between designers and those on the shop floor.
  • Knapheides engineers can now provide detailed 3D models directly to the shop floor.
  • Keeping up with demand that they struggled to meet before.

Find out more about how Knapheide is automating mundane tasks & keeping up with demand with DriveWorks here.

Find Out More About DriveWorks

Get in touch with us to find out more about DriveWorks, design automation and improving customer experiences.

Helping Manufacturers to Configure, Design & Sell Custom Products in Record Time

The ability to configure, price, and quote easily isessential for manufacturing companies of all sizes and across all industries to cost-effectively offerconfigurable products.

A configure, price, quote (CPQ) solution helps manufacturers meet the increasing demand for custom products, faster and with greater accuracy, to gain a competitive edge.

DriveWorks software enables you to build and manage your own custom configure, price, and quote solution.

CPQ solutions are built on rules, workflow, and user interface, and typically need to integrate with other company systems.

These core technologies and capabilities have underpinned DriveWorks since it was first introduced to design-to-order and engineer-to-order companies using SOLIDWORKS 3D design software in 2001.

CPQ Powered by Industry Leading Rules-Based Automation

A picture of the DriveWorks logo with in the centre of a process circle, with the text ''Configure, Price, Quote, Manufacture, Deliver''.

DriveWorks goes further than traditional CPQ solutions.

DriveWorks software is proven and extends the power of a CPQ solution, with industry-leading automation features. Save time and boost product quality by automatically creating accurate SOLIDWORKS manufacturing parts, assemblies, and drawings as well as order-specific sales and account information for your CRM system.

This rules-based approach ensures greater accuracy. Custom orders can go straight from customer inquiry right through to the shop floor, without time-consuming design changes and rework.

DriveWorks configurator software enables businesses to set up a configurable 3D CPQ solution that engineering and sales teams can use. DriveWorks software makes it easy for manufacturing companies to reap the benefits of guided selling and CPQ, quickly.

Seamless Links Between Customers, Sales and Engineering

CPQ solutions enhance customer understanding and shorten sales cycles by communicating design details with interactive 3D visualizations.

Dealers, distributors, and internal sales teams configure the ideal solution every time with DriveWorks’ intelligent rules-based guided selling and validation, eliminating errors and expensive, time-consuming design changes. Real-time pricing updates ensure accurate quotes are generated.

DriveWorks integrates seamlessly with other company systems to reduce bottlenecks, cut costs, optimize processes, and ensure accuracy. Improving communication between departments and keeping everyone up to date and in the loop is key.

DriveWorks CPQ enables manufacturers to respond quickly, improve processes and exceed customer expectations, giving them a competitive advantage to sell more and increase profitability with less rework and time-consuming changes.

A graphic with 3 benefits of CPQ for manufacturing: Save Time, Reduce Errors and Sell More.

Control Permissions, Users and Processes

A graphic that shows a workflow chart with ticks.

Customizable workflows in DriveWorks give complete control over what tasks are completed, by who, and when.

Dynamically adding, editing, or even restricting user access is easy. Administrators can apply security settings to decide which users or teams have permission to perform specific actions in the workflow, such as configuring products, approving designs, and sending data to manufacturing.

Documents and data are automatically created at the right time, with control over when tasks are processed.

Relevant users are notified at each stage of the workflow and given the files and data they need to execute their tasks.

Because DriveWorks is a rules-based solution, even the UI can be customized to suit the user. For example, you can set up different views for sales, different views for engineering, and different views for CPQ administration.

How are manufacturers using DriveWorks CPQ for Manufacturing?

A graphic stating the benefits of DriveWorks for customer, Vallourec. The text reads: "We have significantly reduced our production launch time and intend to go even further with our process improvement to enhance our customer service''. At Vallourecs Netherlands office, DriveWorks is now the main tool for quotations and is used by their sales representatives as part of the workflow. Vallourec say they have ''better reactivity, efficiency and quality for customer service''. DriveWorks has helped Vallourec to improve and accelerate their production and sales processes by improving lead-times, reducing errors and increase of information quality.

Vallourecis known for premium tubular solutions, primarily serving the energy markets.

Since implementing DriveWorks, Vallourec has achieved several goals:

  • Improving lead times, thanks to time saved elsewhere during the design stages.
  • Improving information consolidation and quality.
  • Vallourec decided to extend the use of DriveWorks throughout their whole Drilling Products Division, which covers multiple functionalities, product lines, and plants.
  • Reducing errors and avoiding data crunching.

Read more about Vallourec’s success with DriveWorks here.

Try DriveWorks Configurators

DriveWorks is versatile, fully customizable and easy to use so you can build a CPQ configurator that suits your needs and your products.

Like what you’ve seen so far? See the software in action and learn more at www.driveworkslive.com

What is DriveWorks?

Use DriveWorks software to build a design automation and custom online sales configurator solution to suit your business needs.

DriveWorks is ideal for manufacturers who design and sell the same but different products.

Automate the creation of sales quotes, documents, and manufacturing data, including SOLIDWORKS parts, assemblies, and drawings.

Through intelligent rules and logic, DriveWorks eliminates errors and enables guided selling.

Reduce repetitive tasks, errors, and rework, increase sales, and deliver custom products in record time.

All DriveWorks products are scalable. Any design automation project you create using DriveWorksXpress can be seamlessly migrated to DriveWorks Solo or DriveWorks Pro. Add extra capabilities to your projects as and when you need them.

Get to Know DriveWorks

Explore each level of DriveWorks software.

DriveWorksXpress

Use DriveWorksXpress, free inside SOLIDWORKS to automate your Same but Different product designs.

DriveWorksXpress is the easy-to-use design automation tool included inside every license of SOLIDWORKS. Create multiple variations of your SOLIDWORKS parts, assemblies, and drawings quickly and accurately.

If you offer many different product options or every customer order is bespoke, DriveWorksXpress helps you capture your design rules, recreate variations of existing designs, reduce repetitive tasks, save time, and improve product quality.

  • One-Time Setup – Set up once and run again and again.
  • No need for complex macros, design tables, or configurations.
  • Save Time & Innovate More – Automate repetitive SOLIDWORKS tasks and free up time to focus on product innovation and development.
  • Eliminate Errors – DriveWorksXpress uses rules to eliminate errors and expensive, time-consuming design changes.

Activate your free license of DriveWorksXpress in the SOLIDWORKS tools menu.

Computer screen with DriveWorksXpress on the screen.
A computer screen with Activate DriveWorks Solo Trial on the screen.

DriveWorks Solo

Use DriveWorks Solo to quickly and easily create and configure custom products inside SOLIDWORKS.

DriveWorks Solo iseasy to set up, maintain and use, helping your company deliver custom products faster and with greater accuracy, without using complex macros, design tables, or code.

Automate repetitive SOLIDWORKS tasksand free up engineers to focus on product innovation and development.

Reduce the cost of custom designs, respond quickly to sales inquiries, reduce repetitive tasks, and enhance product quality.

From one simple input form, DriveWorks Solo quickly generates 3D models, 2D drawings, bills of materials, sales quotes, cover letters, and more, automatically.

With simple rules and decision logic, it’s easy to capture and reuse all of your design, manufacturing, and cost estimation knowledge. Generate new variations of your designs with proposal documents over and over again.

Create new product designs and sales quotes quickly using DriveWorks Solo.

  • Eliminate Errors- DriveWorks rules-based SOLIDWORKS automation eliminates errors and expensive, time-consuming design changes.
  • Save Time & Innovate More – Automate repetitive SOLIDWORKS tasks and free up engineers to focus on product innovation and development.
  • Easy to Setup, Maintain & Use – Deliver custom products faster and with greater accuracy, without using complex macros, design tables, or code.

Get a head start bytrying DriveWorks Solo free for 30 days.

DriveWorks Pro

Use DriveWorks Pro to build your own SOLIDWORKS automation and online 3D product configurator solution.

Suitable for any manufacturer designing the same but different products.

DriveWorks Pro is the ideal design automation and online sales configurator solution to help you meet the increasing demand for custom, bespoke, and personalized products.

By enabling your customers to configure products, get instant quotes, and place orders online, and by streamlining many of your time-consuming sales, engineering, and manufacturing processes, DriveWorks Pro gives you a competitive edge and turns mass customization into a cost-effective business strategy.

DriveWorks Pro is structured into individual software modules, each designed to address specific business needs.

Additional modules can be added as and when you need them to extend the benefits of design automation to your engineers, sales teams, distributors, dealers, and customers.

  • Connect sales and manufacturing to deliver custom products faster
  • Ensure customers and sales teams configure the ideal solution every time with intelligent rules-based guided selling.
  • Enable customers and sales teams to configure custom products on any device.
  • Integrate seamlessly with other company systems, helping you work more efficiently and effectively.
  • Rules-based validation ensures you only offer products that can be manufactured, eliminating errors and boosting quality.
  • DriveWorks SOLIDWORKS automation eliminates errors and expensive, time-consuming design changes.
  • It’s easy to set up, maintain & use so you can create a custom solution that suits your needs.
  • DriveWorks is flexible and scalable – add to your solution as and when you need to.

Explore what’s possible with our configurator examples on www.driveworkslive.com

DriveWorks Pro showing on several devices including a computer screen, Laptop, tablet and mobile phone.
A screenshot of the DriveWorks Configurators page.

What Makes DriveWorks Software So Scalable & Easy To Use?

A computer screen with DriveWorksXpress software on the screen.

DriveWorksXpress

Free entry-level design automation is included in every seat of SOLIDWORKS.

Upscale to DriveWorks Solo or DriveWorks Pro anytime.

Computer screens with DriveWorks Solo on it.

DriveWorks Solo

Powerful SOLIDWORKS part, assembly, and drawing automation.

Download your 30-day free trial of DriveWorks Solo and get started today.

DriveWorks Pro showing on several devices including a computer screen, Laptop, tablet and mobile phone.

DriveWorks Pro

Complete SOLIDWORKS automation and online 3D CPQ configurator software.

Explore our configurator examples to see how flexible DriveWorks is.

How are DriveWorks customers benefitting from investing in digital?

A graphic showing the benefits that ROSE Systemtechnik GmbH have experienced thanks to DriveWorks. A quote says ''The diverse possibilities, the simple administration of the rules and the worldwide support for our colleagues in India was ultimately the decisive argument for DriveWorks as a partner''. It also contains the text: Designers now work on separate projects in parallel, boosting team productivity. The risk of manual input errors is removed as the order moves from sales through to manufacturing. The modular nature of DriveWorks also makes it easy to add new product lines.

ROSE Systemtechnik GmbHis known for system solutions in the industrial housing sector.

Since implementing DriveWorks, ROSE Systemtechnik GmbH has achieved a number of goals:

  • Automating their design process
  • Saving engineering time spent on repetitive and low-value add activities, freeing up time for innovation.
  • Using the intuitive DriveWorksform designer, the ROSE team built a custom User Interface (UI) to input product requirements.
  • Rules set by the designers guide users through the product configuration, only displaying valid options.

Find out more about how ROSE Systemtechnik GmbH is automating with DriveWorkshere.

Find Out More About DriveWorks

Get in touch with us to find out more about DriveWorks and take your first steps towards design automation and improving customer experiences.

Configure, Design & Sell Custom Products in Record Time

The ability to configure, price, and quote easily isessential for manufacturing companies of all sizes and across all industries to cost-effectively offerconfigurable products.

A configure, price, quote (CPQ) solution helps manufacturers meet the increasing demand for custom products, faster and with greater accuracy, to gain a competitive edge.

DriveWorks software enables you to build and manage your own custom configure, price, and quote solution.

CPQ solutions are built on rules, workflow, and user interface, and typically need to integrate with other company systems.

These core technologies and capabilities have underpinned DriveWorks since it was first introduced to design-to-order and engineer-to-order companies using SOLIDWORKS 3D design software in 2001.

CPQ Powered by Industry-leading Rules-based Automation

A picture of the DriveWorks logo with in the centre of a process circle, with the text ''Configure, Price, Quote, Manufacture, Deliver''.

DriveWorks goes further than traditional CPQ solutions.

DriveWorks software is proven and extends the power of a CPQ solution, with industry-leading automation features. Save time and boost product quality by automatically creating accurate SOLIDWORKS manufacturing parts, assemblies, and drawings as well as order-specific sales and account information for your CRM system.

This rules-based approach ensures greater accuracy. Custom orders can go straight from customer inquiry right through to the shop floor, without time-consuming design changes and rework.

DriveWorks configurator software enables businesses to set up a configurable 3D CPQ solution that engineering and sales teams can use. DriveWorks software makes it easy for manufacturing companies to reap the benefits of guided selling and CPQ, quickly.

Seamless Links Between Customers, Sales and Engineering

CPQ solutions enhance customer understanding and shorten sales cycles by communicating design details with interactive 3D visualizations.

Dealers, distributors and internal sales teams configure the ideal solution every time with DriveWorks intelligent rules-based guided selling and validation, eliminating errors and expensive, time-consuming design changes. Real-time pricing updates ensure accurate quotes are generated.

DriveWorks integrates seamlessly with other company systems to reduce bottlenecks, cut costs, optimise processes and ensure accuracy. Improving communication between departments and keeping everyone up to date and in the loop is key.

DriveWorks CPQ enables manufacturers to respond quickly, improve processes and exceed customer expectations, giving them a competitive advantage to sell more and increase profitability with less rework and time consuming changes.

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Control Permissions, Users and Processes

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Customizable workflows in DriveWorks give complete control over what tasks are completed, by who and when.

Dynamically adding, editing or even restricting user access is easy. Administrators can apply security settings to decide which users or teams have permission to perform specific actions in the workflow, such as configuring products, approving designs and sending data to manufacturing.

Documents and data are automatically created at the right time, with control over when tasks are processed.

Relevant users are notified at each stage of the workflow and given the files and data they need to execute their tasks.

Because DriveWorks is a rules based solution, even the UI can be customized to suit the user. For example, you can set up different views for sales, different views for engineering and different views for CPQ administration.

How are manufacturers using DriveWorks CPQ for Manufacturing?

A graphic explaning some of the benefits DriveWors customer, WEATHER GUARD is experiencing: "What I knew of DriveWorks was that it was a CAD automation system. But, once we started exploring the product, it became very obvious that it could do much more'', WEATHER GUARDSs DriveWorks configurator allows them to directly interact with end-users, Configurators create referrals for distributors and help them visually sell WEATHER GUARDSs van products more effectively, The company is relying on DriveWorks to increase completed configurations, boost distributor referrals and drive sales.

WEATHER GUARD, a WernerCo brand, is an industry leader in truck and van storage equipment, including truck boxes, drawer units, shelving, cabinets, and racks for trucks, vans, and utility vehicles.

Since implementing DriveWorks, WEATHER GUARD has achieved a number of goals:

  • Generating more revenue than ever before.
  • Allow stakeholders to know exactly how much revenue is coming through the configurator to measure ROI.
  • Dramatically reduced their engineering time, saving at least one full day of labor per configurator request received.
  • Achieve longevity, and ease of use while bringing an intuitive and engaging experience to end users.

Read more about WEATHER GUARD’s success with DriveWorks here.

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Companies in the HVAC industry are using DriveWorks design automation & sales configurator software to improve manufacturing processes and sell more.

The HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) industry includes manufacturers of air conditioners, industrial electric fan heaters, large heaters, commercial dehumidifiers, coolers, fans and more. HVAC is essential to all modern building designs and has seen a surge in demand following the pandemic. With more demand for products, and increased urgency, HVAC manufacturers are turning to digital technologies to do more with less.

Read on to learn how HVAC manufacturers are improving processes and selling more with DriveWorks.

Carrosserie Cazaux

Based inFrance, Carrosserie Cazaux wasfounded in 1983. Carrosserie Cazaux is a leading manufacturer of custom-made refrigeration units for carrier vehiclesof up to 26 tonnes, as well ascontainers, cold rooms, trailers and custom units.

Carrosserrie started usingDriveWorks Solo in 2019and used it to develop aconfigurator inside SOLIDWORKSthatdrives dimensions and appearances.

They have alsoautomated the placement of different features on a model.

When describing how DriveWorks has benefitted the company, Guillaume Guerin, design engineer at Carrosserie Cazaux says thatDriveWorks is interactive and fun to use, more flexible, and benefits from the excel syntax in the rules builder.

At Carrosserie, DriveWorks is usedinternally by the engineering team.

Since implementing the software, they have found itmuch easier to train up new members of the team, owing to the simplicity in writing the rules and in using the software itself.

Carrosserie Cazaux also uses DriveWorks Solo toautomate the creation of manufacturing data and drawings.

The image on the right shows an example of acustom 2D drawingthat has been automatically generated byDriveWorks Solo inside SOLIDWORKS. Each drawing is updated and customized with thecompany logo, the designer, the dateandthe client. It is then ready to be sent to themanufacturing floor.

Carroserrie Cazaux have also benefitted from the ability todesign their own forms inside DriveWorks Solo. These then appear in theSOLIDWORKS task pane.

Learn more about how Carrosserie Cazaux are saving time by driving new variations with DriveWorks Solo:

HW Ventilation

HW Ventilation, based in Rescaldina Italy, is a leading manufacturer of ventilation and air movement systems. They design, produce and sell axial impellers and ventilators for industrial use. This includes engine cooling systems, compressors, industrial plants and HVAC systems.

HW Ventilations lengthy design process required an engineer to drawevery new product or variationof an existing product from scratch inside SOLIDWORKS.

Now, with DriveWorks, they spend a lot less time drawing the same but different designs.

Automating repetitive modelling tasks has enabled HW Ventilationtoquickly generate 3D modelsof any type of fan, based on a set of standard variables, such as blade and hub types, fan diameter, material and colour rotation.

The DriveWorks Solo project alsoautomatically generates brand new SOLIDWORKS files and manufacturing data, such as bills of materials and 2D drawings, based on each individual form input.

They achieved their target ofreducing engineering timespent on repetitive and low value-add activities.

As a result, they are able to respond to customer demand faster and with more efficiency. HW Ventilation are making plans for whats next with DriveWorks. Matteo Morlacchi says that their next step will be toscale uptheir current DriveWorks Solo projects to DriveWorks Pro andimplement an online configuratorthat will enable their customers to configure products online.

Learn more about how HW Ventilation’s design process is 10 times faster with DriveWorks Solo:

Monmouth Scientific

Monmouth Scientific are UK market leader in clean-air solutions. They specialise in filtration and ducted fume cabinet installations. Monmouth Scientific offer a standard range of products and also design and manufacture bespoke systems.

Monmouth Scientifics end goal with DriveWorks was to have aclean room configuratorthat would enable the customer, assisted by the sales team, todesign their own bespoke cleanroom. This was developed using DriveWorks. One of the key features of the configurator is the3D preview functionality as it allows the user to see an interactive 3D model of the item they are configuring.

Users can also dynamically interact with 3D in the configuratorto create interactive 3D layouts. For example, a user can click around the form tobuild their bespoke clean room, with the model automatically updating in 3D on the form. They can rotate the model, add walls to the cleanroom and see what their end product will look like.

Introducing the 3D configurator has saved both the sales team and the design team a lot of time in the design-to-order process.

Previously the sales team would manually do some rough sketches of the customers layout, or they would ask the design team to create a3D layout in SOLIDWORKS, which was understandably time-consuming.

Now they can have a 3D image for every quote and they can interactively work through the layout with the client.The design information that comes through to the design department is much more accurate.

Learn more about how Monmouth Scientific use 3D to enhance user experience with DriveWorks Pro.

Explore our DriveWorks Configurator examples, and see different examples of how DriveWorks can be used for design automation and digital selling.

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DriveWorks Sales Configurators

Many industries are using the power of 3D for online sales and digital manufacturing. Offering customisable products is a growing opportunity for many.

Designers and manufacturers using DriveWorks rules-based software are embracing digital transformation to improve customer experiences and make selling custom products quicker, easier and more profitable.

TheDriveWorks Live website has many examples showing the latest DriveWorks technology in action.

Anyone can use the online configurators, created using DriveWorks software.

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DriveWorks Live Configurator Examples

Explore DriveWorks Live and our range of configurator examples.

Online Configurator Examples

Our productconfigurator examplesare a great way tosee whats possible with DriveWorks, in a range of scenarios and industries.

DriveWorks product configurator software isused by companies of all sizes. Its suitable forany industry where quotes or 3D files and drawings are part of the sales to the manufacturing process.

Our configurator examples show howversatile and customizableDriveWorks is and provide greatinspiration for your DriveWorks projects.

The software is not limited to what you see in our examples, with DriveWorks you builda custom solution that suits your needsand iseasy to maintain and update.

Weve recently added some new product configurator examples and updated our existing ones with new features and functionality from our latest release.

Explore our online configurator examples to see how versatile and easy to use DriveWorks is!

Flexible, Scalable and Easy to Use

DriveWorks is versatile, fully customisable and easy to use so you canbuild a product configurator that suits your needs.

Over the years, we haveadded new features and functionalityto meet a variety of business and industry needs.

Our software enables you toeasily create your own configurators and business tools,specific to your processes and the way you work.

These are just some of the examples of how DriveWorks can be used.

What makes all of this possible is ourunderlying technology.

Once youve explored how DriveWorks looks from the front end, head to theTechnology sectiontotake a look under the hoodat the underlying technology inside DriveWorks and the functionality used to build a Design Automation and Sales Configurator solution.

DriveWorks Under the Hood

DriveWorks Technology Stack

Explore the core technologies that make up DriveWorks software. Our Tech Stack demos go behind the scenesof our powerful technology.

They are designed tointroduce you to the core technologies that make up DriveWorks. They have beencreated using DriveWorks software, they arebuilt on rulesand use many other features from our technology capabilities.

Each Tech Stack looks at a particular aspect of our technology tohelp you understand what you can achieve with DriveWorks.

A lot of the intelligent technology happens behind the scenes, the Tech Stacks highlight things you may not notice in a normal demo andgive you a look under the hood.

Explore the Tech Stacks to see what you can do with DriveWorks.

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How Are Manufacturers Using DriveWorks as a Sales Configurator?

A graphic explaning some of the benefits DriveWors customer, WEATHER GUARD is experiencing: "What I knew of DriveWorks was that it was a CAD automation system. But, once we started exploring the product, it became very obvious that it could do much more'', WEATHER GUARDSs DriveWorks configurator allows them to directly interact with end-users, Configurators create referrals for distributors and help them visually sell WEATHER GUARDSs van products more effectively, The company is relying on DriveWorks to increase completed configurations, boost distributor referrals and drive sales.

WEATHER GUARD, a WernerCo brand, is an industry leader in truck and van storage equipment, including truck boxes, drawer units, shelving, cabinets, and racks for trucks, vans and utility vehicles.

Since implementing DriveWorks, WEATHER GUARD has achieved a number of goals:

  • Generating more revenue than ever before.
  • Allow stakeholders to know exactly how much revenue is coming through the configurator to measure ROI.
  • Dramatically reduced their engineering time, saving at least one full day of labor per configurator request received.
  • Achieve longevity, and ease of use while bringing an intuitive and engaging experience to end users.

Read more about WEATHER GUARD’s success with DriveWorks here.

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Configuring a Custom Canopy

Architectural design is one of the many industries already benefitting from the power of an online 3D sales configurator such as DriveWorks.

Providing your customers with the chance to custom create something such as an entrance canopy allows them to take into consideration the unique characteristics of their building as well as their brand.

DriveWorks allows manufacturers to create an online sales tool to not only improve the overall customer experience but to also save time and eliminate redundant engineering tasks.

With automation built into DriveWorks, an online sales configurator provides for quick turnaround on sales proposals as well as eliminating time spent on repetitive tasks and reducing the amount of errors that could be made making constant manual changes to designs.

DriveWorks technology makes selling custom products such as this canopy much quicker and easier and saving valuable engineering time.

We will work through a few quick and easy steps in this custom configurator to design the canopy. By utilizing Interactive DriveWorks Form Controls we will be able to make changes to the design of the canopy easily.

We soon see how easy it is to design this product in DriveWorks and get a full set of engineering drawings when our configuration is complete, and order submitted.

The DriveWorks Live website has many examples showing the latest DriveWorks technology in action.

In this blog, we’re using one of the examples and following the quick and easy steps to configure a custom canopy online.

Realistic and Interactive 3D

With DriveWorks 19, our team have added lots more 3D capability to bring the model to life. Weve positioned the canopy in a scene to give it context and a more realistic feel.

Im going to step through a series of options to specify the size of my canopy. I have the ability to choose dimensions as well as construction components and colours.

With every change I make and every option I select, DriveWorks software is working in the background to update the model on screen, update selections and show an up to date price throughout. Once I’ve completed my selections, DriveWorks will create all the manufacturing details automatically. That includes the SOLIDWORKS 3D parts, assemblies and drawings, cut lists, BOM and much more.

The entrance canopy is situated in a 3D environment to give the customer a realistic perspective.

By adding things such as shadows, contrasts, and other attributes such as lighting effects and textures the model is not only visually appealing but also brings a realism to the experience for the customer.

In addition to the 3D attributes, DriveWorks allows the user to pan and zoom and rotate around a bit in the 3D environment to get a better feel for how the canopy may look in place.

Currency Choice

Form controls and rules built into DriveWorks let the user choose the currency they wish to work in as part of their order.

Manual and time-consuming conversions are no longer needed because this work is being done quickly and accurately in the background, by DriveWorks.

By choosing a currency, the calculations throughout the process will update in the appropriate currency.

This is a great feature to add to your configurator if you host an international customer base and need to work in different currencies.

Choosing Dimensions, Support and Color

As with other DriveWorks configurator examples we have seen, we once again can use DriveWorks Form technology to design our canopy.

As forms are the primary user interface of your configurator, they should work well for the customer as well as make sure they capture whats needed for the design.

Using these form controls, we can choose the dimensions of the canopy.

The forms offer both the use of the slider tool or a text box to input our required dimensions.

Rules built in the background control and guide our inputs and once changes are made on the form, the model is updated right away.

DriveWorks has fully automated SOLIDWORKS so the models and drawings are both updated. The price is also updated as changes are made.

In addition to the dimensions, we also choose different foundation footings as well as colors for the canopy.

There are several out of the box options available for forms in DriveWorks. In this example, a picture box is used to select the foundation footings and for color choice there is a drop-down menu.

All these forms have rules built into the background that drive the changes to be made to the model.

In addition to the out of the box form controls, there are also custom and styled form controls created that meet the needs of your business.

As we complete the design of the canopy, we have a few more items that need our attention.

We have some add-on options that relate to the sale, service, and installation of the canopy.

Remember this is your chance to not only provide the customer with a complete experience but also to sell your product!

Again, with simple DriveWorks forms in place, simple check boxes are available for the customer to choose what they would like to add onto their order.

These changes are added to the order and quote is adjusted based upon our inputs.

Results Page

Once we click submit the configurator takes us through to the Results Page. Here we can view and access all of the files, documents and other digital assets generated by DriveWorks. In an easy to view window, we can see the details of the order including price, order name & number, the date it was created and a full description of the order.

You can click through and view all of the assets DriveWorks automatically generates for this custom configuration. Click through the asset gallery to view each individual asset in turn.

On this page, you can also view and download all of the files and documentation automatically generated for this order including:
Manufacturing Data
Sales Documentation
Data Outputs

Once we have submitted the order, DriveWorks automatically generates an order confirmation as well as the quote and bill of materials.

Each document is unique and provides the customer with information specific to their order.

As you control what the customer receives through the rules-based workflow created in DriveWorks, you can include your logo, branding and any other messaging you wish to send the customer as part of this process.

For manufacturing, it is a huge time saving to have the CAD models and associated drawings automatically created with DriveWorks.

Having the manufacturing information automatically created not only saves time on repetitive design, it also helps reduce errors and decreases time to market, giving you a competitive edge over your competition.

Additionally, DriveWorks generates an eDrawing of the assembly as another way to allow for quick viewing and approval.

DriveWorks technology is in use from start to finish when configuring this entrance canopy. Starting with the form controls in place to capture dimensions and basic design inputs, to the rules that have been created to drive the models, there is a lot going on in the background yet its seamless to the customer. When the product design and knowledge is captured in DriveWorks, the data required to create new versions of the product is generated quickly and accurately. It then ties into sales, engineering and then on to manufacturing.

Creating sales documentation for the customer as well as manufacturing documentation gives you a huge advantage in quality of design, cost savings and by reducing time to market.

Flexible, Scalable and Easy to Use

DriveWorks is versatile, fully customisable and easy to use so you can build a product configurator that suits your needs.

This canopy configurator is just one example of how DriveWorks can be used and shows just some of the functionality available.

Have a go with this example, and see the many other product and industry examples at www.driveworkslive.com

Once you’ve explored how DriveWorks looks from the front end, head to the Technology section to take a look under the hood at the underlying technology inside DriveWorks and the functionality used to build a Design Automation and Sales Configurator solution.

Configure, design and sell custom products in record time

The ability to configure, price and quote easily is now essential for manufacturing companies, of all sizes and across all industries, as a way of cost-effectively offering configurable products.

Configurable products are becoming the norm. A configure, price, quote (CPQ) solution helps manufacturers meet the increasing demand for custom products, faster and with greater accuracy, to gain a competitive edge.

DriveWorks software enables you to build and manage your own custom configure, price, quote solution.

CPQ solutions are built on rules, workflow, user interface, and typically need to integrate with other company systems. These are the core technologies and capabilities that have underpinned DriveWorks since it was first introduced to design-to-order and engineer-to-order companies using SOLIDWORKS 3D design software in 2001.

CPQ powered by industry leading rules-based automation

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DriveWorks goes further than traditional CPQ solutions.

DriveWorks software is proven and extends the power of a CPQ solution, with industry-leading automation features. Save time and boost product quality by automatically creating accurate SOLIDWORKS manufacturing parts, assemblies and drawings as well as order-specific sales and account information for your CRM system.

This rules-based approach ensures greater accuracy. Custom orders can go straight from customer inquiry right through to the shop floor, without time consuming design changes and rework.

DriveWorks configurator software enables businesses to set up a configurable 3D CPQ solution that engineering and sales teams can use. DriveWorks software makes it easy for manufacturing companies to reap the benefits of guided selling and CPQ, quickly.

Seamless links between customers, sales and engineering

CPQ solutions enhance customer understanding and shorten sales cycles by communicating design details with interactive 3D visualizations.

Dealers, distributors and internal sales teams configure the ideal solution every time with DriveWorks intelligent rules-based guided selling and validation, eliminating errors and expensive, time-consuming design changes. Real-time pricing updates ensure accurate quotes are generated.

DriveWorks integrates seamlessly with other company systems to reduce bottlenecks, cut costs, optimise processes and ensure accuracy. Improving communication between departments and keeping everyone up to date and in the loop is key.

DriveWorks CPQ enables manufacturers to respond quickly, improve processes and exceed customer expectations, giving them a competitive advantage to sell more and increase profitability with less rework and time consuming changes.

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Control permissions, users and processes

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Customizable workflows in DriveWorks give complete control over what tasks are completed, by who and when.

Dynamically adding, editing or even restricting user access is easy. Administrators can apply security settings to decide which users or teams have permission to perform specific actions in the workflow, such as configuring products, approving designs and sending data to manufacturing.

Documents and data are automatically created at the right time with control over when tasks are processed.

Relevant users are notified at each stage of the workflow and given the files data they need to execute their tasks.

Because DriveWorks is a rules based solution, even the UI can be customized to suit the user. For example, you can set up different views for sales, different views and different views for CPQ administration.

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DriveWorks is versatile, fully customizable and easy to use so you can build a CPQ configurator that suits your needs and your products.

Like what you’ve seen so far? See the software in action and learn more at www.driveworkslive.com

DriveWorks Sales Configurators

Many industries are using the power of 3D for online sales and digital manufacturing. Offering customisable products is a growing opportunity for many.

Designers and manufacturers using DriveWorks rules-based software are embracing digital transformation to improve customer experiences and make selling custom products quicker, easier and more profitable.

TheDriveWorks Live website has many examples showing the latest DriveWorks technology in action.

Anyone can use the online configurators, created using DriveWorks software.

A picture showing our 3 available configurators to explore: power pack, watch and play system.

DriveWorks Live Configurator Examples

Explore DriveWorks Live and our range of configurator examples.

Online Configurator Examples

Our productconfigurator examplesare a great way tosee whats possible with DriveWorks, in a range of scenarios and industries.

DriveWorks product configurator software isused by companies of all sizes. Its suitable forany industrywhere quotes or 3D files and drawings are part of the sales to manufacturing process.

Our configurator examples show howversatile and customizableDriveWorks is and provide greatinspiration for your DriveWorks projects.

The software is not limited to what you see in our examples, with DriveWorks you builda custom solution that suits your needsand iseasy to maintain and update.

Weve recently added some new product configurator examples and updated our existing ones with new features and functionality from our latest release.

We have also updated driveworkslive.com to use the most up-to-date DriveWorks Technology.

The DriveWorks Live Integration Theme is now being used to host the Embedded Configurators, Industry Examples and DriveWorks Technology Stack Demos.

Check out the custom configurators we have focused on by reading the blogs below – see how versatile and easy DriveWorks is!

Custom Cupboard Configurator

Custom HVAC Configurator

Custom Conveyor Configurator

Custom Picture Frame Configurator

Custom Bi-Fold Door Configurator

Flexible, Scalable and Easy to Use

DriveWorks is versatile, fully customisable and easy to use so you canbuild a product configurator that suits your needs.

Over the years, we haveadded new features and functionalityto meet a variety of business and industry needs.

Our software enables you toeasily create your own configurators and business tools,specific to your processes and the way you work.

These are just some of the examples of how DriveWorks can be used.

What makes all of this possible is ourunderlying technology.

Once youve explored how DriveWorks looks from the front end, head to theTechnology sectiontotake a look under the hoodat the underlying technology inside DriveWorks and the functionality used to build a Design Automation and Sales Configurator solution.

DriveWorks Under the Hood

DriveWorks Technology Stack

Explore the core technologies that makeup DriveWorks software. Our Tech Stack demos go behind the scenesof our powerful technology.

They are designed tointroduce you to the core technologies. They have beencreated using DriveWorks, they arebuilt on rulesand use many other features from our technology capabilities.

Each Tech Stack looks at a particular aspect of our technology tohelp you understand what you can achieve with DriveWorks.

A lot of the intelligent technology happens behind the scenes, the Tech Stacks highlight things you may not notice in a normal demo andgive you a look under the hood.

Explore the Tech Stacks to see what you can do with DriveWorks.

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Configuring a Sample HVAC

Products in the HVAC industry are often very specific and custom, and that’s where HVAC manufacturers can benefit from the power of a product configurator.

When designing an HVAC system, it is important to gather as much information as possible to meet the needs and the specifications of the facility.

Having the ability to engage with a customer in the design of the system with a product configurator such as DriveWorks can give your business a competitive advantage.

The DriveWorks Live websitehas many examples showing the latest DriveWorks technology.

Anyone can use these online configurators that were created using DriveWorks software.

In this blog, we’re using one of the examples and following the quick and easy steps to configure a custom HVAC.

With DriveWorks 18, our team have added more 3D capability to bring the HVAC configurator to life.

Im going to step through a series of options to specify the size of my HVAC. Ill make my selection from the options provided.

With every change I make and every option I select, DriveWorks software is working in the background to update the model on screen, update selections and show an up to date price throughout.

Once I’ve completed my selections, DriveWorks will create all the manufacturing details automatically.

That includes the SOLIDWORKS 3D parts, assemblies and drawings, cut lists, BOM and much more.

Multiple Modules and Components

The HVAC configurator on DriveWorks Live is a strong example of adding and configuring multiple modules and components of an assembly together in DriveWorks.

The configurator steps through the different modules that make up the entire HVAC unit.

Notes within the different steps and modules help support a guided selling environment that a customer or salesperson can easily follow to make their configuration choices.

Each module will be configured on its own as part of the larger unit.

We will encounter multiple forms, rules and layers of design automation at work in this example.

Defined parameters and strong rules built in the background in DriveWorks are doing the heavy lifting.

Although we can’t see it, there is a lot going on with the design of this system in the back end once the entries have been made in the front end of the tool.

Dynamic Form Controls

The configurator makes it easy to design the HVAC unit, walking through the design step by step.

First, we need to set some specifications on the capacity and calculation of the airflow of the unit.

As forms define the user interface of a DriveWorks configurator, we will see various ways these are set up as we work through this example.

We choose our connection type in this first step by clicking on the options (screwed vs. flanged) and then use a slider tool to determine the airflow.

The system configuration will be updated as we move into our next steps.

Generation Tasks

Once we have established our connection and capacity, we must now begin to add the different modules to the HVAC Unit.

Working through the simple dashboard of HVAC modules that have been created, we choose the modules we want to add one at a time by clicking on the image.

Once a module is chosen, a new set of DriveWorks form controls appear that are relevant to that module.

Changes are applied immediately when we add the module to our assembly and the price is also updated.

The choices we make on these forms are driving a brand-new design of this component because of rules that have been added in the background.

With DriveWorks Generation Tasks, we can add and configure the 6 separate modules individually to make up the larger HVAC unit assembly.

Specify Design Requirements

As we work through each of the 6 modules, we must specify the design requirements that we want for each module.

There are DriveWorks dynamic forms in place for each module. DriveWorks form controls are completely customizable so you can adapt and skin them to match your own branding, style and business needs.

In this case, the forms are mostly designed as a slider tool. In both the Fan Module as well as the Humidifier Module, we use the slider tool to choose the dimensions of the units.

Forms and rules work together in DriveWorks. The inputs of the forms are driven by the rules that have been created in the background.

The model and price are continuously updated. This automation happens throughout the configuration.

Order Review and Submit

As we complete the design of the HVAC unit, we can now review all the modules that have been added to our design.

This configuration summary page provides the list of the modules as well as the cost, dimensions, and description for each of them.

The configurator has been designed so that you can go back a step and make a change if needed the change is then reflected in the model and the summary.

Automated Documents

DriveWorks also creates custom sales and manufacturing documentation for your order.

We can view the Bill of Materials and Quote for this order by clicking on the buttons in the configuration summary.

The quote provides a summary of the modules ordered during design as well as the cost for the order.

Once the order is confirmed and submitted, DriveWorks immediately starts generating the assemblies and a fully dimensioned drawing for review and for use in manufacturing.

All of this automation is a huge time saving for engineering. This fully automated process reduces errors, improves quality and allows product engineers and designers to focus on other areas of the business.

DriveWorks can easily pass information to and from 3rd party systems. This is possible as DriveWorks is built on its own fully documented API.

This makes it easy to integrate DriveWOrks with any of your company systems such as a CRM or ERP system.

Drawings

In addition to receiving the order information and associated business documents, DriveWorks also automatically creates the SOLIDWORKS models for the HVAC unit and the detailed dimensioned drawings.

As the rules, logic and engineering knowledge have already been entered into DriveWorks,manufacturing can begin without engineers checking every detail and making changes to the design.

The drawings are labelled for easy identification. Below is an example of the fan module drawing that we configured in DriveWorks.

You can see that it has the part numbers as well as the descriptions for each part listed in the table on the drawing.

Having both the SOLIDWORKS models and drawings fully automated by DriveWorks, we have reduced the number of engineering hours needed every time a new order is made.

In addition to this, as the models are updated by DriveWorks, it also reduces the number of errors as well as expedited our time to manufacturing and meeting the customers needs.

Flexible, Scalable and Easy to Use

DriveWorks is versatile, fully customisable and easy to use so you can build a product configurator that suits your needs.

This HVAC configurator is just one example of how DriveWorks can be used and shows just some of the functionality available.

Have a go with this example, and see the many other product and industry examples at www.driveworkslive.com

Once you’ve explored how DriveWorks looks from the front end, head to the Technology section to take a look under the hood at the underlying technology inside DriveWorks and the functionality used to build a Design Automation and Sales Configurator solution.

Configuring a Custom Bi-Fold Door

Implementing an online sales configurator enables your customers, engineers, and sales teams to configure their product, get quotes and place their order in one session.

Many manufacturers are taking advantage of this platform to embrace digital selling and improve overall customer experience.

At the same time, by having a tool like DriveWorks in place they are saving valuable time on repetitive designs, reducing errors, and getting to market quicker with their products.

Manufacturers using DriveWorks rules-based software can embrace digital transformation to improve customer experiences and make selling these custom products quicker, easier and more profitable.

The DriveWorks Live website has many examples showing the latest DriveWorks technology in action. Anyone can use the online configurators, created using DriveWorks software.

In this blog, we’re using one of the examples and following the quick and easy steps to configure a custom Bi-Fold Dooronline.

With DriveWorks 18, our team added more 3D capability to bring the doors to life. Weve positioned the door in a scene to give it context and a more realistic feel.

I’m going to step through a series of options as we design the door, we experience many of the dynamic functions that you can take advantage of when creating your own online sales configurator.

We will complete forms and enter measurements for the door. We will determine how many windows we would like in the door and be able to choose the construction materials.

With every change I make and every option I select, DriveWorks software is working in the background to update the model on screen, update selections and show an up to date price throughout.

Once I’ve completed my selections, DriveWorks will create all the manufacturing details automatically. That includes the SOLIDWORKS 3D parts, assemblies and drawings, cut lists, BOM and much more.

Interactive 3D

The bi-fold door is in a 3D environment that gives the customer a real-life experience as they are designing their product.

The 3D environment created in DriveWorks allows the customer to zoom in or zoom out and rotate to get a different perspective on the layout of the door.

The door will open and close when clicked with the mouse. This animation makes the bi-fold door example more interactive and responsive.

All these interactions add to the overall 3D experience and create more involved customer engagement. It also gives the customer a clear and realistic perspective on how the door may open and close once installed.

This interactive 3D technology is a key feature in DriveWorks 18. It’s just one example of how you can use the functionality inside DriveWorks to build a 3D product configurator.

Guided Selling

Users can configure the door to their exact requirements, starting byentering the width and height of the door.

DriveWorks provides a guided selling environment to help the consumer work through each step in their design.

This is very helpful as it lets the consumer understand what is needed and be able to complete the steps self-sufficiently.

Step 1 asks for the required dimensions. The ‘measure’ hyperlink brings up a pop up that gives the guidance needed to enter the correct information into the form.

Similar guidance is provided throughout the design process. You can decide whether or not to add these helpful pop-ups and make them specific to your products and options.

DriveWorks Form Controls

Forms are the user interface (UI) of a DriveWorks configurator. They are set up in DriveWorks by adding form controls and using rules in the background to decide what to show and when.

Creating an interactive UI in DriveWorks is easy. You can choose from more than 20 out of the box control types (label, drop down, slider tool, date picker, etc.)

They are customizable and you can adapt and reskin them to match your own branding.

In this example, a slider tool and text box are used for the dimensions. DriveWorks offers multiple ways to create form controls that suit your needs.

Whether its entering measurements like the dimensions in Step 1 of this design, or in subsequent steps where we need to enter other design inputs, rules in the background establish minimum and maximum measurement limits and other options.

These rules mean customers, sales teams and distributorscan only configure products that can be manufactured, and the calculated outputs are correct.

When changes are made, the rules drive the design to change immediately and displays the updated model.

This is a great tool for the self-guided selling process, but also in a face-to-face sale.

Choosing Components

The number of folding panels, construction materials, muntins (both horizontal and vertical), glass type for the windows and the hardware finishes for the door can all be configured and customised.

These component selections are made using the most appropriate DriveWorks Form Controls for these design options. These are just an example of the many form control options available in DriveWorks, you can see other form options in the Custom Picture Frame Configurator as well as the Cupboard Configurator.

As selections are made, the choices are captured in DriveWorks and applied to the design.

As DriveWorks has fully automated SOLIDWORKS, the changes are applied to the sales order, the CAD model and all associated manufacturing documentation as well.

Live Design Summary and Cost Updates

The sales configurator provides a rolling summary of the custom design. The summary is available throughout the process to view the dimensions and materials chosen as well as the glass type and finish applied to the model.

As it is dynamically linked to the rules running in DriveWorks, if changes are made, the summary and model are both updated in real-time. In addition to the design summary, a real-time update on costs associated with the design is displayed in the bottom right corner.

With the simple-to-use forms it’s quick and easy to design multiple versions of a bi-fold door. Here are just a few examples of doors designed in minutes using this DriveWorks example.

It’s not just the sales configurator that is updating, but the CAD models and all technical drawings and documentation are also automatically generated by DriveWorks.

As there are rules and logic in the DriveWorks project, engineering does not have to check every detail or make changes manually.

Imagine the time saved in engineering by having these designs automated by DriveWorks time that now can be used to grow other areas of the business.

Not only is it a time saving to engineering, DriveWorks provides an immediate quote to the customer and it reduces errors that could be made by making manual updates repeatedly.

Automated and Custom Outputs

Once the design is complete, a summary screen shows the choices made over the course of the design.

Customers and designers can easily go back into the configurator and make a change to the model, then comeright back to this screen to place the order.

Once the order is submitted, DriveWorks immediately begins to generate unique and order-specific sales and manufacturing documents. Within seconds an order-specific cover letter and quote document are sent via email.

As a business, its important to have different areas of your business connected.DriveWorks can be easily connected to 3rd party business systems such as CRM, ERP or other database systems.

Passing data to and from other systems and between teams allows everyone to work together and have one unified, cohesive source of information. Having better control and flow of information creates stronger data integrity for the customer and the business.

Immediate Confirmation

Once finished the order is submitted, DriveWorks immediately generates order-specific sales and manufacturing documents.

A cover letter and quote are both sent via email to the customer and the sales team.

A fully dimensioned drawing is generated automatically, saving valuable engineering time. The Drawing, Bill of Materials, Cut Lists and other files are sent to the manufacturing department so manufacturing can begin.

As the rules, logic and engineering knowledge have already been entered into DriveWorks, manufacturing can begin without engineers checking every detail and making changes to the design.

Rules mean customers, sales teams and distributors can only configure products that can be manufactured and the calculated outputs are correct.

The process is fully automated to reduce errors, improve quality and allow product designers and engineers to focus on innovating and improving.

Flexible, Scalable and Easy to Use

DriveWorks is versatile, fully customisable and easy to use so you can build a product configurator that suits your needs.

This Bi-Fold Door configurator is just one example of how DriveWorks can be used and shows just some of the functionality available.

Have a go with this example, and see the many other product and industry examples at www.driveworkslive.com

Once you’ve explored how DriveWorks looks from the front end, head to the Technology section to take a look under the hood at the underlying technology inside DriveWorks and the functionality used to build a Design Automation and Sales Configurator solution.

IMA PG is a leading pioneer in packaging solutions in India. Operating in the pharmaceutical industry, theyve been designing and manufacturing machinery for various pharmaceutical products and tablets since 1961. IMA PG work closely with DriveWorks Value Added Reseller Pelf Infotech Private Limited, based in Pune.

Design to Manufacture Process Before DriveWorks

Before DriveWorks, IMAs design to manufacture process required an engineer to design every part component by changing each dimension manually. They also had to give annotations and dimensions for every view in a drawing sheet. With so much manual input, the risk of costly human error in the design process was high.

DriveWorks is currently used by the engineering team internally and has been implemented in the design process of almost every product range at the company.

Implementing DriveWorks

Introducing DriveWorks has revolutionised the way IMA design their products. They have now configured DriveWorks for layout and component designing.

This means an engineer can now input the requirements for each individual specification into their form.

Once the form is completed, the new model along with its manufacturing data is automatically generated and ready to be sent to the manufacturing floor.

Speeding up the Design Process

Using DriveWorks Automation, IMA can respond to sales enquiries much faster, reducing their lead time significantly, opening up even more sales opportunities.

Cavity Die is a part of the design process that has benefitted particularly from DriveWorks. The Cavities are changed depending on each individual specification, for example they might be round, or an oblong shape.

This process is now specified and controlled through DriveWorks Automation, and the plate size is driven through variable parameters.

The outputs generated by DriveWorks are also now created from the Master Model.

IMA PG's form for Blister tray which is entirely configurable.

Benefits for IMA PG

Since installing DriveWorks, IMA PG have seen a significant time reduction in their design process.

Before DriveWorks, design time peaked at four days and this has now been reduced to just one day. Costly manufacturing errors have also reduced significantly, and IMA PG are now at 80% drawing accuracy across their product line.

Mr Mayur Patil, Manager at IMA PG says:

DriveWorks has played a crucial role in our day to day work, helping us to achieve two important goals; time saving and accuracy.

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