SolidWorks
Hands-on SolidWorks tutorials, guides and career insight from the team that teaches it.
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SolidWorks Engineer Salary in India 2026 (Updated July 2026): Freshers to Senior Roles
Discover real SolidWorks engineer salaries in India for 2026 — from fresher to senior level, by city, company, and specialization. Verified data from AmbitionBox, Glassdoor, and PayScale, with job prospects at Bajaj Auto, Tata Technologies, Mahindra, and more.
3 Jul 2026
How Long Does It Take to Learn SolidWorks from Scratch? Honest 2026 Guide
You can learn SolidWorks from scratch and become job-ready in 3-4 months with daily practice. Here is the honest timeline, what to learn in what order, and which companies in Pune and Sambhajinagar are hiring SolidWorks engineers in 2026.
2 Jul 2026
SolidWorks vs Creo vs NX CAD: Which 3D CAD Software Pays the Most in India? (Updated June 2026)
SolidWorks, Creo, or Siemens NX — which 3D CAD software should Indian mechanical engineering students learn for the highest salary? Here's a data-driven breakdown of job demand, salary ranges, and which tool each type of company actually uses.
26 Jun 2026
AutoCAD vs SolidWorks vs CATIA: Complete Comparison for Indian Engineers (Updated June 2026)
Confused between AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and CATIA? This detailed comparison tells Indian engineering students exactly which CAD software to learn based on industry, job market, and salary — with real data from Pune, Aurangabad, and beyond.
25 Jun 2026
CATIA vs SolidWorks After B.Tech Mechanical in Aurangabad: Which Course First? (Updated June 2026)
CATIA or SolidWorks — which software course should a B.Tech Mechanical graduate in Aurangabad learn first? This guide compares both tools honestly: which companies use which, what each pays, how long each takes to learn, and which one makes more sense for your specific career goal in the Sambhajinagar-Pune manufacturing corridor.
19 Jun 2026
SolidWorks Boss-Extrude and Cut-Extrude — Episode 4 Complete Beginners Guide
Episode 4 of our SolidWorks Essentials series covers Boss-Extrude and Cut-Extrude — the two most fundamental 3D features in SolidWorks. Every part you will ever design starts here. Learn end conditions, direction control, thin feature option and how to design a real mechanical bracket from a flat sketch.
6 Jun 2026
SolidWorks Fillet, Shell and Draft Features — Episode 5 Beginners Guide
Episode 5 of our SolidWorks Essentials series covers the finishing features that turn a rough extruded solid into a manufacturable product: Fillet, Chamfer, Shell and Draft. These four features handle 90% of the detail work on any cast, injection-moulded or machined mechanical part.
6 Jun 2026
SolidWorks Assembly Basics for Beginners — Episode 7 Step-by-Step Guide
Episode 7 of our SolidWorks Essentials series takes you into the assembly environment for the first time. Learn how to insert parts, understand fixed vs floating components, navigate the FeatureManager in assembly mode, and build your first multi-component assembly from scratch.
6 Jun 2026
SolidWorks Standard Mates Explained — Concentric, Coincident and Distance for Assembly Design
Mastering SolidWorks assembly mates is the skill that separates a part designer from a product designer. This Episode 8 guide explains every Standard mate — coincident, concentric, parallel, perpendicular, distance, angle and width — with step-by-step examples from real automotive and industrial assemblies.
6 Jun 2026
SolidWorks Drawing Views and Dimensions — Episode 9 Beginners Guide
Episode 9 of our SolidWorks Essentials series covers engineering drawings — how to create standard views, section views, detail views, add dimensions and annotations, fill in the title block and export to PDF. This is the final step before your 3D model becomes a manufacturable engineering drawing.
6 Jun 2026
SolidWorks 2D Sketch Tools for Beginners — Episode 2 Complete Guide
Episode 2 of our SolidWorks Essentials series introduces the sketch environment — the foundation of every 3D model you will ever build in SolidWorks. Learn to use the Line, Circle, Arc, Rectangle and Trim tools, and understand Smart Dimension before you even think about creating a solid feature.
6 Jun 2026
SolidWorks Sketch Relations and Constraints — Episode 3 Beginners Guide
Episode 3 of our SolidWorks Essentials series covers sketch relations — the constraints that lock your geometry in place and make your design fully defined. Learn coincident, tangent, parallel, perpendicular, equal and symmetric relations with practical examples from real engineering parts.
6 Jun 2026