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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.
Solid Edge is an easy to use modelling software,
What do you like best about the product?
Solid Edge is great because of its Synchronous Technology, which lets you edit models quickly without worrying about history trees. It also offers strong simulation tools, sheet metal design, and excellent drafting, making it ideal for fast, flexible, and accurate product development.
What do you dislike about the product?
Solid Edge can be limiting in terms of user interface intuitiveness—some users find the workflow less smooth compared to tools like Fusion 360. Also, collaboration features and cloud integration aren’t as advanced, which can be a drawback for distributed teams. Lastly, learning curve can be steep for new users unfamiliar with Siemens’ ecosystem.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Solid Edge solves problems in complex mechanical design by enabling fast, flexible modeling and built-in simulation. This benefits users by reducing design time, improving accuracy, and streamlining documentation, especially in manufacturing and engineering workflows.
Review of Solid Edge
What do you like best about the product?
Solid Edge provides a very intuitive interface that makes it easier to transition from 2D drafting to 3D modeling. The synchronous technology is one of its strongest points, allowing fast design iterations without constantly worrying about the feature tree. I also appreciate its strong integration with simulation tools, which helps catch potential issues early in the design process. For projects that require collaboration, the ability to manage large assemblies efficiently has been a huge time-saver.
What do you dislike about the product?
Although powerful, Solid Edge can be resource-heavy, and performance sometimes slows down when handling extremely complex assemblies. The licensing and update process could also be more straightforward, especially for smaller teams without dedicated IT support. Some file compatibility issues arise when exchanging models with other CAD platforms, which occasionally requires additional cleanup work.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Solid Edge has streamlined our product development cycle by reducing the time between initial concept and final prototype. Its built-in simulation tools mean fewer physical prototypes, saving both cost and time. The ability to quickly modify designs without having to remodel everything has been a significant advantage in responding to client feedback.
Good but needs improvement
What do you like best about the product?
Solid Edge offers a very intuitive interface that makes it easier to start 3D modeling without a steep learning curve. I like that it combines both direct modeling and parametric design, which gives flexibility in creating complex parts and assemblies. The built-in simulation tools and integration with Siemens PLM are also very helpful for checking designs before manufacturing.
What do you dislike about the product?
While the software is powerful, it sometimes feels heavy on system resources and can slow down when working with large assemblies. Updates could be more frequent to fix bugs, and the community support is smaller compared to other CAD software like SolidWorks, which makes troubleshooting a bit harder.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Solid Edge helps me save a lot of time in product development by allowing quick design iterations and easy modifications. It reduces errors by providing accurate 3D models and simulations, which helps avoid costly mistakes during manufacturing. The ability to handle both small parts and large assemblies in one environment improves workflow efficiency and team collaboration. Overall, it helps speed up the design-to-production process and ensures higher quality results
3D master
What do you like best about the product?
Helps me in 3d design, user friendly, could be easy for beginners to learn it. Also, it can handle large assemblies. So, it combines both direct and parametric modelling
What do you dislike about the product?
While working on this model you could face performance problems, and it does have limitations in features like 3D sketching, simulation, and advanced patterning.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
While using this software you can benefit from product development and engineering design( better productivity, accelerates design proccess) allowing flexible modification of models
Powerful CAD Solution
What do you like best about the product?
Solid edge which allows for fast and flexible modeling without the constraints of traditional parametric design. It gives me the ability to quickly make changes to parts and assemblies regardless of whether the model was created in Solid Edge or imported from another CAD system.
What do you dislike about the product?
the user interface can feel outdated and while the software is powerful, performance can lag when working with very large assemblies or complex simulations.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Solid Edge is solving several key engineering and design challenges, particularly in the areas of design speed, flexibility, and integration across the product development lifecycle.
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