What's New in SOLIDWORKS 2027 - SOLIDWORKS Live

Explore what’s new in SOLIDWORKS 2027, including part and assembly design, drawings, SOLIDWORKS AI and LEO, collaboration, PDM, simulation, and electrical design. Recorded on-site at Standard Bots in Glen Cove, New York, this SOLIDWORKS Live episode brings together SOLIDWORKS R&D leaders, product experts, and robotics engineers to discuss the latest enhancements and how they support real engineering workflows. ⚙️ DESIGN & DOCUMENTATION Explore sheet metal stamping across bends, automatic weld bead edge detection, assembly Variability Tables, editing parts in Large Design Review mode, drawing Family Tables, and background drawing updates. 🤖 SOLIDWORKS AI & LEO Learn about the five pillars of the SOLIDWORKS AI strategy, hear updates on natural language CAD and AI-generated assembly instructions, and explore the team’s vision for the future of AI-assisted design. The discussion spans released capabilities, ongoing improvements, and future direction. ☁️ COLLABORATION & PDM Discover improvements to cloud collaboration, saving to previous SOLIDWORKS releases, and data management—including PDM single sign-on, automated task load balancing, and date-based replication. 📊 SIMULATION & ELECTRICAL See what’s new in structural analysis, Flow Simulation, Plastics, and Electrical, from nonlinear bolt preloads and electronics cooling workflows to wire harness design and synchronization between schematics and 3D models. Plus, hear directly from Standard Bots engineers about how they use SOLIDWORKS to develop AI-native robots and which enhancements they’re most excited to use. Explore the full SOLIDWORKS 2027 feature videos, including additional coverage of DraftSight and more: https://www.solidworks.com/whatsnew Build your skills with step-by-step videos on the SOLIDWORKS Tutorials channel:    / @solidworkstutorials_official   Use the chapters below to jump to the topics and features most relevant to your work. 0:00 Livestream Opening 2:14 What’s New in SOLIDWORKS 2027: Welcome & Overview 4:31 SOLIDWORKS R&D: Performance Improvements & AI 10:42 R&D’s Favorite SOLIDWORKS 2027 Enhancements 15:37 How to Submit SOLIDWORKS Enhancement Requests 19:07 Part & Assembly Design: What’s New 21:09 Large Point Clouds & E57 Scan Data 23:01 AI Macro Generation with LEO 25:28 Part Design: Sheet Metal Stamping Across Bends 28:12 Automatic Weld Bead Edge Detection 30:12 Assembly Modeling: Variability Tables & Configurations 32:24 Edit Parts in Large Design Review Mode 35:04 AI-Generated Assembly Instructions 39:21 SOLIDWORKS AI: Strategy & the Five Core Pillars 43:09 New LEO Skills & Natural Language CAD 47:24 The Future of AI in CAD: An Expert’s Perspective 49:36 Standard Bots: Building AI-Native Robots 53:00 Why Standard Bots Uses SOLIDWORKS 56:09 Standard Bots’ Favorite SOLIDWORKS 2027 Features 58:50 Drawings & Documentation: What’s New 1:01:50 Graphics Bodies in Drawing Views 1:02:33 Family Tables for Drawing Configurations 1:03:29 DXF & DWG Export: Preserve Components as Blocks 1:04:53 Background Drawing Updates, MBD & Symbol Favorites 1:08:44 Collaboration & Cloud Services: What’s New 1:11:24 Content Explorer, Autosave & Shared Project Knowledge 1:14:24 Supplier Collaboration & Saving to Previous Releases 1:17:10 SOLIDWORKS PDM: Single Sign-On, Task Balancing & Replication 1:21:35 SOLIDWORKS Simulation: What’s New 1:23:38 Bonded Contact Stresses & Simulation Sensors 1:25:57 Structural Analysis: Bolt Preloads & Spring Connectors 1:30:30 Flow Simulation: ECXML Electronics Cooling Import 1:32:35 Flow Simulation: Close Gaps & Rebuild All Projects 1:34:46 SOLIDWORKS Plastics: Probes & Cooling Channel Results 1:37:24 SOLIDWORKS Electrical: What’s New 1:39:56 Wire Harnesses, Collaboration & Dynamic Connectors 1:42:14 Synchronizing Electrical Schematics & 3D Models 1:44:58 SOLIDWORKS 2027 Resources & Closing Remarks