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Efficient, Feature-Rich CAD Software That Grows With Your Needs
What do you like best about the product?
What I like most is how well Solid Edge balances power and usability. The interface is clean and easy to navigate, even with its wide range of features. The synchronous modeling is especially impressive—it lets me make real-time changes without worrying about breaking the design structure. It’s a huge time-saver and makes the whole process feel more fluid.
What do you dislike about the product?
While Solid Edge is powerful, it can be overwhelming for new users. Some features are buried under layers of menus, and the learning curve is steep if you're not familiar with CAD tools. The tutorials and documentation could be more beginner-friendly to help ease the transition.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Solid Edge is solving several real-world challenges I face in product design and development. One major issue it addresses is the difficulty of making fast, accurate changes to models—especially when working under tight deadlines. Its synchronous technology allows me to edit designs without worrying about breaking the model history, which saves time and reduces rework.
It also helps with managing complex assemblies and ensuring design accuracy. The built-in simulation tools let me test performance and identify potential issues early, which improves product quality and reduces costly mistakes. Solid Edge’s ability to integrate with other tools and support multiple file formats makes collaboration with other departments much smoother.
Overall, it’s helping me work faster, reduce errors, and stay focused on innovation rather than troubleshooting technical limitations.
It also helps with managing complex assemblies and ensuring design accuracy. The built-in simulation tools let me test performance and identify potential issues early, which improves product quality and reduces costly mistakes. Solid Edge’s ability to integrate with other tools and support multiple file formats makes collaboration with other departments much smoother.
Overall, it’s helping me work faster, reduce errors, and stay focused on innovation rather than troubleshooting technical limitations.
The Solid Edge startup program is like nothing else
What do you like best about the product?
The best thing about the Solid Edge is hands down the tools offered within the CAD software itself. I've used and am familiar with the other CAD software such as Solidworks and Onshape, while there are surface modeling tools that allow you to achieve similar effects to Synchronous they are hardly in the same realm or usability and ease of use. Some tasks take mer seconds withing Solid Edge that would easily take 30 minutes in Solidworks. Solid Edge is miles ahead of them.
What do you dislike about the product?
The hardest thing about using Solid Edge is finding free high-quality information on education and training. I've found that many of the other software out there has tons of free or cheap high quality educational videos that are easy to access and intuitive. This has not been the case for Solid Edge. Which is a shame if you'd like to take advantage of their advanced tools.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
As I mentioned previously, Synchronous is one of the biggest advantages of Solid Edge. Enabling use to create complex geometry within seconds, change existing models without breaking them, edit STL files, and much more.
Reliable and Efficient CAD Solution
What do you like best about the product?
The most impressive aspect of Solid Edge is its intuitive interface combined with robust design capabilities. The synchronous technology makes it easy to modify models quickly without going back to sketches, which saves time during the design process. I also appreciate the wide range of simulation tools that allow me to test functionality before moving to production. Its integration with other Siemens products and compatibility with different file formats further improve efficiency in collaborative projects. Overall, Solid Edge balances advanced functionality with ease of use, making it suitable for both beginners and experienced professionals.
What do you dislike about the product?
While Solid Edge offers many strong features, it can feel resource-intensive on lower-end systems, sometimes slowing down performance with larger assemblies. The learning curve for mastering advanced tools, especially simulation and electrical design, can be steep for new users without prior CAD experience. In addition, customer support response times could be more consistent, particularly when dealing with complex licensing or integration issues. Occasional updates also require adjustment, as some features change in ways that temporarily disrupt established workflows. These challenges don’t outweigh the benefits but highlight areas for improvement.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Solid Edge helps me address the challenge of creating precise 3D models and assemblies in a shorter amount of time. The synchronous technology makes it simple to update and modify designs without restarting from scratch, which greatly reduces rework. It also solves the problem of testing product performance early in the design stage through built-in simulation tools, saving both time and costs before physical prototyping. Another key benefit is the ability to collaborate more effectively, since Solid Edge supports multiple file formats and integrates well with other engineering tools. Overall, it streamlines the entire design workflow, improves accuracy, and allows projects to move from concept to production much more efficiently.
I need more information about to how use it
What do you like best about the product?
What I liked most about Solid Edge was the accuracy of its simulations. The results feel incredibly close to reality, allowing you to confidently validate designs before manufacturing. Its intuitive interface and advanced tools make the modeling and analysis process efficient and professional.
What do you dislike about the product?
The little information there is on how to use it, I don't know if it's because I didn't search too much, but I think it should be in plain sight, apart from the fact that there isn't any way to test the tool in a more or less real environment other than a time-limited test. As a project engineer, sometimes I like to try something for more than a month to make sure it works for me.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
One of the biggest problems Solid Edge addresses is the gap between digital design and real-world performance. Its simulation tools allow me to test stress, motion, and thermal effects on parts and assemblies with impressive accuracy—almost like seeing how the product behaves before it's even built. This reduces costly prototyping and speeds up development. The integration of synchronous technology also streamlines design changes, making it easier to iterate without starting from scratch. Overall, Solid Edge helps me work smarter, faster, and with greater confidence in the final product
Reliable CAD solution with strong mechanical design features
What do you like best about the product?
Solid Edge provides a very intuitive interface that makes complex mechanical design easier to manage. Its synchronous technology is especially useful because it allows both direct and parametric modeling, giving flexibility in handling design changes without needing to completely rebuild models. The software integrates well with simulation, sheet metal, and CAM workflows, which saves time and reduces errors. I also like how easily it handles large assemblies while still maintaining good performance.
What do you dislike about the product?
While Solid Edge is powerful, it can have a steep learning curve for new users, especially compared to simpler CAD tools. Some advanced features are hidden in menus, which slows down productivity until you are very familiar with the software. File compatibility with other CAD platforms could also be smoother, as importing and exporting sometimes leads to geometry issues. Additionally, licensing costs and updates can be on the higher side for smaller teams or individual users.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Solid Edge helps streamline the entire design-to-manufacturing process by combining CAD and CAM in a single platform. It reduces the time spent switching between different software, improves accuracy by minimizing data translation errors, and allows quick design changes thanks to synchronous modeling. For manufacturing, the integrated CAM tools help in creating precise toolpaths and simulations, which reduces setup time and improves part quality. Overall, it helps increase productivity, ensure design integrity, and speed up product delivery.
Powerful and Reliable CAD Tool with Excellent Design Capabilities
What do you like best about the product?
Solid Edge offers an impressive set of design and engineering tools that make complex 3D modeling and drafting much easier. I particularly value its synchronous technology, which allows me to edit models quickly without being tied to a strict history-based workflow. The software is also highly versatile, supporting assemblies, sheet metal, and simulation, which makes it a strong all-in-one solution for mechanical design. Its user interface is clean, modern, and well-structured, so even beginners can gradually become comfortable. Integration with other Siemens solutions and compatibility with multiple file formats further adds to its convenience in collaborative projects. Overall, it helps accelerate the design process while ensuring accuracy and efficiency.
What do you dislike about the product?
While Solid Edge is feature-rich, it can feel overwhelming at first due to the sheer number of tools and options. The learning curve is steeper compared to some lighter CAD applications, which may require additional training for new users. At times, performance can slow down when working with extremely large assemblies or highly detailed models, which affects productivity. Licensing costs may also be a concern for smaller organizations or individual users, as it may not be as budget-friendly as other alternatives. Customer support is generally good, but response times could be improved in certain regions. These drawbacks do not overshadow its strengths, but they are worth considering.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Solid Edge is helping us address the challenge of creating accurate, manufacturable designs in less time. The synchronous technology allows us to quickly update and modify models without going back through an entire feature tree, which saves a significant amount of design time. The built-in simulation and analysis tools reduce the need for third-party software, ensuring that we can validate designs early and avoid costly mistakes during production. File compatibility is another problem it solves, as it easily integrates with different CAD formats, making collaboration with suppliers and partners much smoother. For my work, this translates into faster design cycles, fewer errors, better team communication, and ultimately a more efficient path from concept to production.
Solid Edge: Intuitive and Efficient Design for Professional Use
What do you like best about the product?
What I appreciate most about Solid Edge is its ability to adapt to the specific needs of our company through regular updates and the development of custom interfaces. This level of personalization enhances our workflow efficiency and sets it apart from other software solutions that often offer a more rigid, one-size-fits-all approach
What do you dislike about the product?
If there's one area where Solid Edge could improve, it's in handling very large assemblies or heavy files. Performance can occasionally slow down, and in some cases, the software may close unexpectedly. While this doesn't happen frequently, it can affect productivity when working on complex projects
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are in continuous communication with the development team to address these performance issues, and frequent updates are being implemented with the goal of improving stability and overall efficiency when working with complex projects
Solid edge for start-up
What do you like best about the product?
Of Solid Edge, I really like the speed of 3D modeling and editing with synchronous technology. It is quite simple to learn, at least for basic modeling.
What do you dislike about the product?
What I don't like about Solid Edge is that there are features like macros that are hidden, it's not intuitive, you have to go look for them and they are not always available because there are functions that I find limited.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Solves issues with modifications to already completed projects by automatically updating the 2D drawings already developed. Automatically prepares, once the extraction of the lists of all elements present in the assembly is set.
Solid Edge: Very Good Value, Needs Better Marketing and Promotions
What do you like best about the product?
I appreciate Solid Edge's value proposition as a high-performance CAD tool, offering a very good price-to-performance ratio. It was intuitive to use and very capable in most features. Synchronous and ordered modelling is valuable. I also valued its strong functionality for piping environments in the add-on packages, providing specific tools that aren't common in more basic CAD systems. I am impressed at the pirce-to-performance ratio considereed when a few of these add-on have been purchased.
What do you dislike about the product?
I find that Solid Edge isn't marketed very well, lacking sufficient visibility in the CAD community. This affects its market presence and makes it less appealing compared to competitors with better promotions. A lot of customers jump to NX which is eating into SolidEdge profits, for those that don't need NX features, there is just too much competition from other CAD packages. Additionally, I feel that while setting up wasn't difficult, the file-based nature of the on-premises version requiring physical downloads for materials and toolbox packages was cumbersome. I'm sure this will have been address in cloud-native SolidEdge X which is certianly the future of CAD and a step in the right direction. Personal opinion, the user interface, though intuitive, isn't as sleek and sexy as that of competitors like SolidWorks or Onshape. Moreover, the documentation around unique features like synchronous modeling wasn't explained well enough, making it hard to fully understand and utilize these capabilities.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I found Solid Edge easy to use for designing mechanical parts as a student, but I did not use it to its full potential during this time. I see no real bottleneck in its featureset when I considered the simulation and routing add-ons that are available. There is an add-on for integration between 3D environment and a 2D P&ID environment which is rarely featured in CAD packages, especially impressive and should be marketted better, provided the PLM backend is smooth and foolproof.
Very capable CAD software
What do you like best about the product?
The software offers a very wide range of capabilities for high-quality modeling. The modeling is very precise and allows extensive possibilities for design iterations after the initial prototypes. It supports virtually all relevant file formats. During the use of the software, Siemens has proven to be very accommodating, both in terms of software options and also regarding technical support.
What do you dislike about the product?
Drafting (2D drawing) can sometimes be unnecessarily complicated, limiting the possibilities in ways that result in a significant amount of time being lost on details. In addition, there are bugs with the user interface, particularly regarding the orientation of the 3D view. The solution is usually to simply restart the software once these problems appear.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are able to develop complex designs more effectively, regardless of the type of manufacturing used, thanks to a much more efficient way of iterating designs provided by parametric CAD software. In addition, through the use of generative design, we fully leverage the possibilities of additive manufacturing, saving both time and material.
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