SOLIDWORKS Inspection is an advanced quality inspection solution designed to automate one of the most time-consuming stages of manufacturing—inspection documentation. The software intelligently captures inspection dimensions and manufacturing characteristics directly from CAD models and drawings that are critical to production accuracy.
By automating the creation of ballooned drawings, characteristic reports, and inspection workflows, SOLIDWORKS Inspection delivers clear, easy-to-understand outputs that help teams work faster and more accurately.
Organizations can create industry-standard First Article Inspection (FAI) reports and ballooned drawings up to 90% faster, significantly reducing preparation time while improving consistency and quality.
SOLIDWORKS Inspection supports both First Article and in-process inspections, streamlining documentation for standards such as AS9102, PPAP, and other quality requirements.
Available as a stand-alone application and a SOLIDWORKS add-in, the software allows users to take advantage of existing design data—whether it originates from SOLIDWORKS models, PDFs, or scanned drawings—without rework.
With its simple, intuitive interface, SOLIDWORKS Inspection minimizes manual data entry, virtually eliminates input errors, improves product quality, and helps manufacturers accelerate time-to-market.
SOLIDWORKS Inspection Features & Benefits
Fast & Accurate Quality Documentation
SOLIDWORKS Inspection enables fast creation of ballooned drawings, first article inspection (FAI), and in-process inspection reports. It automatically interprets dimensions, notes, symbols, and feature frames from drawings and models, organizing them into structured quality reports. Using customizable templates, reports and ballooned drawings can be generated in minutes, significantly reducing manual effort. This improves workflow efficiency, lowers costs, and enhances communication between engineering and manufacturing teams—especially when paired with SOLIDWORKS MBD for model-based definition.
Consolidated Inspection Data Collection
SOLIDWORKS Inspection Professional allows inspection data to be collected from multiple sources, including manual input, digital measuring devices, and coordinate measuring machines (CMMs). All measurement results are consolidated into a single project for complete traceability. Measurement fields can be color-coded to indicate pass, marginal, or fail conditions, making non-conforming features easy to identify. These visual indicators are retained in exported reports, improving clarity and audit readiness.
Flexible Report Template Creation
SOLIDWORKS Inspection combines the power of Excel with inspection project data to create fully customized inspection reports. Users can modify built-in templates, design new templates from scratch, or convert existing inspection forms. Inspection data—including project properties, characteristics, BOM details, measurement values, and specifications—can be dynamically linked into Excel templates. Familiar Excel formatting tools and formulas ensure professional, consistent, and automated reporting.
Works Seamlessly with Multiple File Types
SOLIDWORKS Inspection supports a wide range of CAD and neutral file formats, making it easy to work with shared design data. It recognizes PMI from STEP AP 242, SOLIDWORKS part, assembly, and drawing files, as well as CATIA formats such as CATPart, CATProduct, CATDrawing, and 3DXML. PDF, TIFF, DXF, and DWG files are also supported. Extracted inspection characteristics can be compiled into professional reports and exported in Excel, CSV, or XML formats.
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