SOLIDWORKS Visualize
Create professional, photo-quality images, animations, and interactive 3D content in the fastest and easiest way possible.
What is SOLIDWORKS Visualize?
SOLIDWORKS Visualize is the “camera” for your CAD data, allowing you to leverage your existing 3D models to create stunning photo-quality content without specialized rendering expertise. Use Visualize to create product photography, marketing imagery, technical illustrations, interactive animations, 360-degree product spins, immersive Virtual Reality experiences, and compelling visual content for presentations and websites. The software works directly with your CAD data, automatically updating visuals when designs change.
SOLIDWORKS Visualize Use Cases
Common use cases and integration points into your engineering workflow include:
Product Photography and Marketing
Replace expensive photo shoots with photorealistic renderings that showcase products in any environment, lighting condition, or configuration before physical prototypes exist.
Sales and Presentation Materials
Create compelling visual content for sales presentations, marketing brochures, websites, and trade shows that help communicate design intent and product value.
Design Communication and Review
Generate high-quality visuals for design reviews, client presentations, and stakeholder communications that clearly convey product concepts and design decisions.
Interactive and Immersive Content
Develop interactive 3D experiences, VR content, and 360-degree product views that engage customers and provide immersive product exploration capabilities.
SOLIDWORKS Visualize Features & Benefits
SOLIDWORKS Visualize empowers designers, engineers, and marketing professionals to create professional visual content directly from CAD data, eliminating the need for expensive photography equipment. By maintaining live connections to your SOLIDWORKS models, Visualize ensures your marketing materials always reflect the latest design changes, reducing time-to-market and improving visual consistency across all communications.
SOLIDWORKS Visualize Key Features
Leverage graphics processing power for fast, high-quality rendering with real-time preview capabilities and interactive feedback.
Apply realistic materials with advanced NVIDIA MDL and PBR support for accurate light interaction and surface properties.
Maintain automatic connections to SOLIDWORKS files with instant updates when designs change, ensuring visual accuracy.
Create smooth animations, motion studies, and interactive content with timeline-based controls and keyframe animation.
Generate high-resolution images, interactive web content, VR experiences, and video animations for various platforms and uses.
No CAD knowledge is required for users to immediately begin developing photo-quality content.
SOLIDWORKS Visualize Licensing & Packages
SOLIDWORKS Visualize offers two licensing options to fit your visualization and rendering needs:
SOLIDWORKS Visualize Standard
The fastest and easiest way to produce photo-quality images for taking "photos" of 3D data, cutting costs, and accelerating time-to-market with compelling imagery. Includes GPU-accelerated rendering, physically-based raytracing, intuitive interface, and live CAD integration. Included with SOLIDWORKS Professional and Premium on active subscription.
SOLIDWORKS Visualize Professional
Advanced visualization solution for creating deeper storytelling content with CAD data. Includes all Standard features plus full animation suite, network rendering, VR content creation, interactive web outputs, vehicle driving simulator, integrated physics engine, and advanced lighting controls for comprehensive visual content production.
SOLIDWORKS Visualize Package Comparison
Quickly compare SOLIDWORKS Visualize packages to find the best fit for your team’s needs:
Comparison Matrix
Features
SOLIDWORKS Visualize Standard
SOLIDWORKS Visualize Professional
Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Accelerated Rendering
Hybrid Render Mode
Physically-Based Raytracing
Intuitive User Interface
CAD and Graphic File Support
CAD Live-Update
Surface/Part Splitter
Interactive Depth of Field
Artificial Intelligence (AI) Denoiser
Advanced Material Support with NVIDIA MDL and PBR
Decals (Interactive Stickers)
Custom Keyboard Shortcuts
Automatic Data Recovery
XR Exporter for RR/VR experiences
Support for high-resolution displays (4K monitors and beyond)
SOLIDWORKS PDM Integration
Import SOLIDWORKS Animations and Motion Studies
Full Animation Suite
Animation Ribbon
Visualize Boost Support
PowerBoost Real-time Network Rendering
Browser-based Interactive Image and Panoramic Outputs
Customizable Photographic Camera Filters
Integrated Render Queue
Configurations
New Area Lights and Light Placement
Create VR Content
Integrated Physics Engine
Vehicle Driving Simulator
Video Decals
IES Light Profiles
SOLIDWORKS Visualize Frequently Asked Questions
What is SOLIDWORKS Visualize used for?
SOLIDWORKS Visualize turns 3D CAD data into high-quality, photorealistic renderings, animations, and interactive visuals to help showcase products before they’re built.
Is SOLIDWORKS Visualize free?
SOLIDWORKS Visualize Standard is included with SOLIDWORKS Professional and Premium licenses, while Visualize Professional is available as an upgrade.
What’s the difference between SOLIDWORKS Visualize Standard and Professional?
Visualize Standard supports still image rendering, while the Professional version adds animations, interactive content, and advanced lighting and camera tools.
How much does SOLIDWORKS Visualize cost?
Pricing depends on the package and license type. MLC CAD Systems can provide tailored pricing and help determine whether Standard or Professional best fits your needs.
Does MLC CAD Systems offer SOLIDWORKS Visualize training?
Yes, MLC CAD Systems provides hands-on training for SOLIDWORKS Visualize to help users create professional-quality visuals and animations efficiently.
Related Resources
Blogs & Articles
At SMT Machining, what once took 2–3 weeks and multiple prototypes to finalize a custom wheel design is now achieved in days using SOLIDWORKS Visualize. By skipping costly physical prototypes and professional photo sessions, SMT slashed over $1,000 per wheel—and dramatically accelerated their go-to-market timeline.
Transform how you showcase products—generate stunning imagery in minutes!
Import IES lighting profiles into Visualize to simulate realistic lighting behavior—capture accurate light distribution, shadows, and ambiance for your renderings. Bring your scenes to life—apply IES lighting effects today!
Webinars & Videos
Learn how to create stunning, photo-realistic renderings quickly—transform CAD data into market-ready visuals, animations, and explorable scenes with ease.
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