Get started with SOLIDWORKS Cloud

Welcome on board!

Everything you need for the complete SOLIDWORKS Cloud

First access your 3DEXPERIENCE platfom

After logging into the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, discover how to navigate your collaborative environment.

 

Already setup? Click here to Access your platform.

Check Your Inbox

 

Look for the email from 3ds.com with the subject “Get Started with Your 3DEXPERIENCE”. 

Click the Launch your 3DEXPERIENCE platform button in the email.

Invite & Grant Access

Invite your team and give them access to apps by granting them roles thanks to your dedicated Members Management dashboard.

Next - Start Designing with SOLIDWORKS Cloud

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First Steps

  1. Launch the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform in any web browser
  2. Navigate (if needed) to the 3D Creator Home Cockpit
  3. Familiarize yourself with the parts of the Welcome App and its content
  4. Start designing or begin learning about other capabilities that are part of 3DEXPERIENCE

Need help? Find answers if you need help installing or have other questions in the Support section below.

📌 Make sure to bookmark your platform URL for easy access right in your browser.

Start Your Learning Journey

After completing the above you are ready to learn and use SOLIDWORKS Cloud 
 

YOUTUBE PLAYLIST: 6 videos

Beginner’s guide to xDesign

Learn the basics of creating a phone representation step by step. From navigating the user interface to sketching the phone body and adding buttons.

YOUTUBE PLAYLIST: 9 videos

xShape Master Class

Learn how to design cool objects with Subdivision Modeling with SOLIDWORKS xShape.

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Find Your Way Around the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform

Learn the key aspects of the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform that will get you productive right away.

YOUTUBE PLAYLIST: 7 videos

Beginner's Guide playlist from the Welcome App

Learn the basics of creating 3D designs directly in your Web browser with 3D Creator and the xDesign app.

Help & Support Resources

Find solutions and answers right away with these resources

Need Additional Help?

You can request help several ways:

IFWE Experience Community

Dedicated space for real-time support and collaboration among your team and Dassault Systèmes experts.

Your IFWE Experience invite will arrive a few days after purchase.

Access the 3DSupport App

Access the 3DSupport App for technical help or bugs.

Contact your Security Administrator (usually the software purchaser) to assign the appropriate access.

Contact Technical Support

Contact your Support Provider to submit a Service Request.

If Dassault Systèmes supports you directly, call a DS Customer Support Center.

Further Assistance and Information

More places for guidance

Discover and connect with users from DS brands and industries

 

 Communities

Submit your ideas to improve SOLIDWORKS 

 

 Enhancement Requests

Connect and meet up - Run for our users, by our users 

 

 User Group Network

Benchmark your knowledge with recognized standards

 

 Certification

Complete documentation for all 3DEXPERIENCE platform apps

 

 User Assistance

Test the compatibility of your environment with 3DEXPERIENCE

 

 Cloud Eligibility

Ensure you’re working with supported and optimized systems

 

 System Requirement

Find/verify a qualified workstation and graphics card

 

 Hardware Certification