New SOLIDWORKSInspection

SOLIDWORKS Inspection is a First Article Inspection (FAI) and in-process inspection software that streamlines and automates the creation of ballooned inspection drawings and inspection reports (AS9102, PPAP, etc.).
 
SOLIDWORKS Inspection consists of a stand-alone application and a SOLIDWORKS add-in that enables users to leverage their legacy data regardless of whether they have SOLIDWORKS files, PDFs, or TIFFs. SOLIDWORKS Inspection is a simple and intuitive application that can reduce the time needed to create inspection documentation by up to 90 percent, and helps to virtually eliminate input errors, thus improving quality and reducing time-to-market. SOLIDWORKS Inspection Professional extends capabilities by giving users multiple ways to enter measured values directly into the project to help simplify part inspection. Each characteristic value can be entered manually, by using a digital caliper, or by importing coordinate measuring machine (CMM) results.
Inspection Documents made easy

Intuitive and easy to use, SOLIDWORKS Inspection enables you to create inspection reports and ballooned drawings in just minutes, for time savings of up to 90 percent.

Inspection Documents made easy
Don’t have SOLIDWORKS CAD? No problem!
Don’t have SOLIDWORKS CAD? No problem!

You can create your inspection documents regardless of your existing CAD system, using either the standalone SOLIDWORKS Inspection application or the integrated SOLIDWORKS Inspection add-in!

Optical Character Recognition (OCR)

When working with a PDF or TIFF drawing, SOLIDWORKS Inspection can instruct Optical Character Recognition (OCR) to read and identify the nominal dimension, plus and minus tolerances, and the type of dimension (such as diametric or linear) helping to virtually eliminate manual input and reduce errors. It works with horizontal and vertical dimensions, split dimensions, notes, hole callouts, finish symbols and geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T) symbols.

Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
Handle revisions with ease
Handle revisions with ease

Avoid errors and quickly identify changes using SOLIDWORKS Inspection advanced drawing comparison tool.

Improve Time to Market

Powerful, user-customizable report formats allow you to create industry standard inspection reports (AS9102, PPAP, etc.) and ballooned drawings in just a few clicks, helping to avoid errors and inconsistencies.

Improve Time to Market
Inspection Done Faster
Inspection Done Faster

Inspect your parts, directly type in measured values, use a digital caliper, or import results from a coordinate measuring machine (CMM).
 
Optimize Your Inspection Process to Reduce Costs and Get to Market Faster

  • Inspection and testing play a key role in driving quality
  • Successful inspection requires thorough documentation
  • Creating documentation manually is expensive which can create product release delays and risks the possibility of incorrect data being included in multiple documents.

SOLIDWORKS Inspection Matrix

SOLIDWORKS INSPECTION ADD-INSTANDARDPROFESSIONAL
SOLIDWORKS Embedded Add-In
YES
YES
SOLIDWORKS Drawing Native File Support
YES
YES
Automatic Balloon Creation
YES
YES
Balloon Creation of Inspection Dimension Only
YES
YES
Advanced Filtering Capabilities
YES
YES
Balloon Formatting
YES
YES
Drawing Revisions
YES
YES
User Defined Inspection Methods and Processes
YES
YES
Quality Sampling Plans
YES
YES
SOLIDWORKS INSPECTION STANDALONE APPLICATION
Standalone Application
YES
YES
PDF and TIFF Files Support (.pdf, .tif, .tiff)
YES
YES
Encrypted PDF Support
YES
YES
Searchable Text Recognition
YES
YES
Optical Character Recognition (OCR)
YES
YES
Customizable Recognition Engine
YES
YES
Trainable Recognition Engine
YES
YES
Selective Recapture
YES
YES
Nominal Value and Plus/Minus Tolerances
YES
YES
Vertical and Rotated Dimensions
YES
YES
Bilateral Default Tolerances
YES
YES
Plus/Plus and Minus/Minus Tolerance
YES
YES
Upper and Lower Limits Calculation
YES
YES
Note, GD&T, and Finish Symbols
YES
YES
Automatic Balloon Creation of Captured Characteristics
YES
YES
Multi-page Drawing Support
YES
YES
Multiple Drawings per Project
YES
YES
Compare Drawing Revisions
YES
YES
Customizable Grid
YES
YES
QUALITY SYSTEMS INTEGRATION
Publish to Net-Inspect
YES
YES
Publish to QualityXpert
YES
YES
Export to XML
YES
YES
REPORT GENERATION
Export Ballooned Drawing to PDF
YES
YES
Export Inspection Report to Microsoft® Excel®
YES
YES
Template Editor
YES
YES
Pre-defined Industry Standard Templates (AS9102, PPAP, etc.)
YES
YES
RESULTS INPUT
Characteristics Measurements Input
YES
Bonus Tolerance Support
YES
Digital Measuring Tools Support (Digital Caliper, etc.)
YES
CMM Data Import (PC-DMIS, Calypso, Faro CAM2, etc.)
YES
CMM Template Editor
YES
Automatic Verification
YES
Color-Coded Characteristics (Pass, Marginal, Fail)
YES
Export Measurements
YES