DriveWorksXpress
Entry-level design automation included free in every seat of SOLIDWORKS®.
DriveWorksXpress overview
Quickly generate order-specific versions of your SOLIDWORKS parts, assemblies, and drawings.
DriveWorksXpress is the free design automation tool you already have inside SOLIDWORKS®.
Activate your free license of DriveWorksXpress in the SOLIDWORKS® tools menu.
One time setup
Set up once and run again and again. No need for complex macros, design tables or configurations.
Automate tasks
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.
DriveWorksXpress features
Free SOLIDWORKS automation without complex macros, design tables, or configurations.
Automate SOLIDWORKS
Capture and control the parameters you manually change in your SOLIDWORKS models and assemblies in DriveWorksXpress.
- Control dimensions, features, custom properties and switch configurations.
- Update drawings by associating them with driven models.
- Add and update captured parameters easily.
Input forms
Create input forms to enter product requirements. Add validation to controls to ensure inputs are always suitable.
- Show requirements and add validation to inputs.
- Add text boxes, numeric text boxes, drop-down lists, spin buttons and checkboxes.
- Set default values and order of controls on input form.
Rules builder
Build rules to link input controls with captured parameters using the intelligent DriveWorks Rules Builder.
- Define your design knowledge using mathematical formulas and logical statements.
- Use standard Excel functions.
- Use intelligent file naming to build a library of components.
How to activate DriveWorksXpress
DriveWorksXpress design automation is included for free in every seat of SOLIDWORKS.
Open DriveWorksXpress
Open DriveWorksXpress from the Tools menu in SOLIDWORKS, click the link and go to your MySolidWorks Account.
Get your activation code
Copy your activation code and paste it into the DriveWorksXpress activation window in SOLIDWORKS.
Automate SOLIDWORKS
Set up DriveWorksXpress once and use your forms over and over again to configure new variations.
Request a free Little Book of Rules.
Training and resources
Resources to help you get the most from DriveWorksXpress.
Webinars
Join our DriveWorksXpress Getting Started Webinar to learn the first steps to automating with DriveWorksXpress.
DriveWorks Learning Portal
The DriveWorks Learning Portal offers a whole host of DriveWorks training courses and resources for you to access at any time. Create an account to start learning.
How to videos
Watch video clips to learn how to capture parameters in your SOLIDWORKS model, create an input form and build rules to generate new variations.
Sample projects
Download and learn from DriveWorksXpress sample projects. Each one is ready to run inside SOLIDWORKS.
Help file
You’ll find the DriveWorksXpress help file by pressing F1 or the help icon from inside SOLIDWORKS.
Little Book of Rules
Packed with examples of the rules used to automate designs with DriveWorks and a guide to the syntax you can use. Buy the Little Book of Rules here or tell us what you have achieved with DriveWorks and we’ll send you one for free!
Try DriveWorks Solo for free
Get instant access to DriveWorks Solo for 30 days, no credit card required.
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Software
SOLIDWORKS® design automation and product configurator software.
DriveWorksXpress
DriveWorksXpress entry-level design automation is included free in every seat of SOLIDWORKS®. Upscale to DriveWorks Solo or DriveWorks Pro anytime.
DriveWorks Solo
Powerful SOLIDWORKS® design automation. Download your 30-day free trial of DriveWorks Solo.
DriveWorks Pro
Complete SOLIDWORKS® automation and online 3D CPQ configurator software. Try one of our configurator examples now.