SolidWorks Functionality Survey as of 2010 Q4

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Thank you for using SolidWorks products and for participating in this survey.
The object of these questions is for us better understand what aspects of SolidWorks you are using and roughly how often you are using them. We need this information to help guide us with future product developments.
Thank you,
-Eric Leafquist
Product Manager

Question Title

* Which of the following BEST describes the industry that your company/division is engaged in?
(Note - we ask this on most surveys to ensure we have this information.)

Aerospace and Defense

Automotive and Transportation

Construction

Consumer Products

Energy, Plant and Process

High Tech

Industrial Equipment

Medical and Life Sciences

Mold, Tool and Die

Shipbuilding

Lab/Research

Education

Other (please specify)

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* Which of the following best describes your role in the company?
(Select all that apply.)

Engineer

Designer

Detailer/Drafter

Manager

SolidWorks Support

Other (please specify)

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* How many licenses (seats) of SolidWorks (all versions) are owned by your group ?

2 to 5

6 to 10

11 to 20

21 or more

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* How often do you personally use any portion of SolidWorks - and typically how long do you use it?

	< 1 hour	~1/2 day	~Whole day
Daily	Daily < 1 hour	Daily ~1/2 day	Daily ~Whole day
Weekly	Weekly < 1 hour	Weekly ~1/2 day	Weekly ~Whole day
Monthly	Monthly < 1 hour	Monthly ~1/2 day	Monthly ~Whole day
Rarely	Rarely < 1 hour	Rarely ~1/2 day	Rarely ~Whole day

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* How frequently do you use the following areas of SolidWorks?
(Select all that apply - one selection per row.)

	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	Never
Parts Modeling	Parts Modeling Daily	Parts Modeling Weekly	Parts Modeling Monthly	Parts Modeling Never
Assembly Modeling	Assembly Modeling Daily	Assembly Modeling Weekly	Assembly Modeling Monthly	Assembly Modeling Never
Drawings	Drawings Daily	Drawings Weekly	Drawings Monthly	Drawings Never
Other (e.g. simulations, animations, piping/tubing, etc.)	Other (e.g. simulations, animations, piping/tubing, etc.) Daily	Other (e.g. simulations, animations, piping/tubing, etc.) Weekly	Other (e.g. simulations, animations, piping/tubing, etc.) Monthly	Other (e.g. simulations, animations, piping/tubing, etc.) Never

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* PART MODELING: which of the following areas of SolidWorks are important in your work?
(Select all that apply.)

	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	Never
Sheetmetal design tools	Sheetmetal design tools Daily	Sheetmetal design tools Weekly	Sheetmetal design tools Monthly	Sheetmetal design tools Never
Create sweep & loft features	Create sweep & loft features Daily	Create sweep & loft features Weekly	Create sweep & loft features Monthly	Create sweep & loft features Never
Basic surfacing (surface fill, etc, etc.)	Basic surfacing (surface fill, etc, etc.) Daily	Basic surfacing (surface fill, etc, etc.) Weekly	Basic surfacing (surface fill, etc, etc.) Monthly	Basic surfacing (surface fill, etc, etc.) Never
Adding draft to models	Adding draft to models Daily	Adding draft to models Weekly	Adding draft to models Monthly	Adding draft to models Never
Design tables	Design tables Daily	Design tables Weekly	Design tables Monthly	Design tables Never
Configuration Publisher	Configuration Publisher Daily	Configuration Publisher Weekly	Configuration Publisher Monthly	Configuration Publisher Never
3D Sketching	3D Sketching Daily	3D Sketching Weekly	3D Sketching Monthly	3D Sketching Never
Design Sensors	Design Sensors Daily	Design Sensors Weekly	Design Sensors Monthly	Design Sensors Never
Dynamic cross sectioning	Dynamic cross sectioning Daily	Dynamic cross sectioning Weekly	Dynamic cross sectioning Monthly	Dynamic cross sectioning Never
Plastic Part Fastening Features	Plastic Part Fastening Features Daily	Plastic Part Fastening Features Weekly	Plastic Part Fastening Features Monthly	Plastic Part Fastening Features Never
Library Features	Library Features Daily	Library Features Weekly	Library Features Monthly	Library Features Never
DFMXpress	DFMXpress Daily	DFMXpress Weekly	DFMXpress Monthly	DFMXpress Never
SimulationXpress	SimulationXpress Daily	SimulationXpress Weekly	SimulationXpress Monthly	SimulationXpress Never
DriveWorksXpress	DriveWorksXpress Daily	DriveWorksXpress Weekly	DriveWorksXpress Monthly	DriveWorksXpress Never
FloXpress	FloXpress Daily	FloXpress Weekly	FloXpress Monthly	FloXpress Never
SustainabilityXpress	SustainabilityXpress Daily	SustainabilityXpress Weekly	SustainabilityXpress Monthly	SustainabilityXpress Never
NONE OF THESE	NONE OF THESE Daily	NONE OF THESE Weekly	NONE OF THESE Monthly	NONE OF THESE Never

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* ASSEMBLY MODELING: Which of the following areas of SolidWorks are important in your work?
(Select all that apply.)

	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	Never
Create animations	Create animations Daily	Create animations Weekly	Create animations Monthly	Create animations Never
Interference checking	Interference checking Daily	Interference checking Weekly	Interference checking Monthly	Interference checking Never
Creating Assembly Features	Creating Assembly Features Daily	Creating Assembly Features Weekly	Creating Assembly Features Monthly	Creating Assembly Features Never
Smart Components / Smart Fasteners	Smart Components / Smart Fasteners Daily	Smart Components / Smart Fasteners Weekly	Smart Components / Smart Fasteners Monthly	Smart Components / Smart Fasteners Never
Assembly configurations	Assembly configurations Daily	Assembly configurations Weekly	Assembly configurations Monthly	Assembly configurations Never
Bill of Materials	Bill of Materials Daily	Bill of Materials Weekly	Bill of Materials Monthly	Bill of Materials Never
Collision Detection	Collision Detection Daily	Collision Detection Weekly	Collision Detection Monthly	Collision Detection Never
Using fastener libraries (e.g. Toolbox)	Using fastener libraries (e.g. Toolbox) Daily	Using fastener libraries (e.g. Toolbox) Weekly	Using fastener libraries (e.g. Toolbox) Monthly	Using fastener libraries (e.g. Toolbox) Never
Create exploded views	Create exploded views Daily	Create exploded views Weekly	Create exploded views Monthly	Create exploded views Never
NONE OF THESE	NONE OF THESE Daily	NONE OF THESE Weekly	NONE OF THESE Monthly	NONE OF THESE Never

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* DRAWINGS: Which of the following areas of SolidWorks are important in your work?
(Select all that apply.)

	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	Never
Create complete drawings	Create complete drawings Daily	Create complete drawings Weekly	Create complete drawings Monthly	Create complete drawings Never
Bill of Materials	Bill of Materials Daily	Bill of Materials Weekly	Bill of Materials Monthly	Bill of Materials Never
General arrangement drawings	General arrangement drawings Daily	General arrangement drawings Weekly	General arrangement drawings Monthly	General arrangement drawings Never
Full annotations on drawings	Full annotations on drawings Daily	Full annotations on drawings Weekly	Full annotations on drawings Monthly	Full annotations on drawings Never
Manage existing DWG/DXF drawings	Manage existing DWG/DXF drawings Daily	Manage existing DWG/DXF drawings Weekly	Manage existing DWG/DXF drawings Monthly	Manage existing DWG/DXF drawings Never
NONE OF THESE	NONE OF THESE Daily	NONE OF THESE Weekly	NONE OF THESE Monthly	NONE OF THESE Never

Question Title

* OTHER areas of SolidWorks functionality: Which of the following are important to your work?
(Select all that apply.)

	Daily	Weekly	Monthly	Never
Photorealistic Rendering	Photorealistic Rendering Daily	Photorealistic Rendering Weekly	Photorealistic Rendering Monthly	Photorealistic Rendering Never
Real time Rendering (RealView)	Real time Rendering (RealView) Daily	Real time Rendering (RealView) Weekly	Real time Rendering (RealView) Monthly	Real time Rendering (RealView) Never
Structural simulation	Structural simulation Daily	Structural simulation Weekly	Structural simulation Monthly	Structural simulation Never
Thermal simulation	Thermal simulation Daily	Thermal simulation Weekly	Thermal simulation Monthly	Thermal simulation Never
Flow simulation	Flow simulation Daily	Flow simulation Weekly	Flow simulation Monthly	Flow simulation Never
Kinematics analysis	Kinematics analysis Daily	Kinematics analysis Weekly	Kinematics analysis Monthly	Kinematics analysis Never
Creating technical documentation	Creating technical documentation Daily	Creating technical documentation Weekly	Creating technical documentation Monthly	Creating technical documentation Never
Sustainability	Sustainability Daily	Sustainability Weekly	Sustainability Monthly	Sustainability Never
Product Data Management (PDM)	Product Data Management (PDM) Daily	Product Data Management (PDM) Weekly	Product Data Management (PDM) Monthly	Product Data Management (PDM) Never
Mold Design tools	Mold Design tools Daily	Mold Design tools Weekly	Mold Design tools Monthly	Mold Design tools Never
Creating diagrams	Creating diagrams Daily	Creating diagrams Weekly	Creating diagrams Monthly	Creating diagrams Never
Tolerance analysis	Tolerance analysis Daily	Tolerance analysis Weekly	Tolerance analysis Monthly	Tolerance analysis Never
Handling 3D data from scanners	Handling 3D data from scanners Daily	Handling 3D data from scanners Weekly	Handling 3D data from scanners Monthly	Handling 3D data from scanners Never
ECAD to MCAD (PCBs or electrical panels)	ECAD to MCAD (PCBs or electrical panels) Daily	ECAD to MCAD (PCBs or electrical panels) Weekly	ECAD to MCAD (PCBs or electrical panels) Monthly	ECAD to MCAD (PCBs or electrical panels) Never
Piping and tubing design	Piping and tubing design Daily	Piping and tubing design Weekly	Piping and tubing design Monthly	Piping and tubing design Never
Feature recognition	Feature recognition Daily	Feature recognition Weekly	Feature recognition Monthly	Feature recognition Never
Compare geometry	Compare geometry Daily	Compare geometry Weekly	Compare geometry Monthly	Compare geometry Never
Wiring and Cable design	Wiring and Cable design Daily	Wiring and Cable design Weekly	Wiring and Cable design Monthly	Wiring and Cable design Never
Pack and Go	Pack and Go Daily	Pack and Go Weekly	Pack and Go Monthly	Pack and Go Never
Statistics (for parts and assemblies)	Statistics (for parts and assemblies) Daily	Statistics (for parts and assemblies) Weekly	Statistics (for parts and assemblies) Monthly	Statistics (for parts and assemblies) Never
Design Checker	Design Checker Daily	Design Checker Weekly	Design Checker Monthly	Design Checker Never
NONE OF THESE	NONE OF THESE Daily	NONE OF THESE Weekly	NONE OF THESE Monthly	NONE OF THESE Never

Question Title

* What are your TOP 3 recommendations to further improve SolidWorks in future releases?

Question Title

* What downstream products outside of SolidWorks do you use that interact with your engineering data?

MRP/ERP

PDM/PLM

CAM

Costing/estimating

Scheduling

Design automation

NONE OF THESE AREAS

Other

(Please provide any comments about these products - particularly those that impress you.

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* If we have any further questions we would like to contact you again.
If this is acceptable please supply your preferred contact information below.

Name:

Company:

Country:

Preferred Email Address:

Phone Number:

Thank you for taking the time to provide feedback on this survey.

SolidWorks appreciates your input to help us better understand where our customers find the most benefit
from SolidWorks.

-Eric Leafquist
Product Manager

Question Title

* Which of the following BEST describes the industry that your company/division is engaged in? (Note - we ask this on most surveys to ensure we have this information.)

Question Title

* Which of the following best describes your role in the company? (Select all that apply.)

Question Title

* How many licenses (seats) of SolidWorks (all versions) are owned by your group ?

Question Title

* How often do you personally use any portion of SolidWorks - and typically how long do you use it?

Question Title

* How frequently do you use the following areas of SolidWorks?(Select all that apply - one selection per row.)

Question Title

* PART MODELING: which of the following areas of SolidWorks are important in your work?(Select all that apply.)

Question Title

* ASSEMBLY MODELING: Which of the following areas of SolidWorks are important in your work?(Select all that apply.)

Question Title

* DRAWINGS: Which of the following areas of SolidWorks are important in your work?(Select all that apply.)

Question Title

* OTHER areas of SolidWorks functionality: Which of the following are important to your work?(Select all that apply.)

Question Title

* What are your TOP 3 recommendations to further improve SolidWorks in future releases?

Question Title

* What downstream products outside of SolidWorks do you use that interact with your engineering data?

Question Title

* If we have any further questions we would like to contact you again. If this is acceptable please supply your preferred contact information below.

* Which of the following BEST describes the industry that your company/division is engaged in?
(Note - we ask this on most surveys to ensure we have this information.)

* Which of the following best describes your role in the company?
(Select all that apply.)

* How frequently do you use the following areas of SolidWorks?
(Select all that apply - one selection per row.)

* PART MODELING: which of the following areas of SolidWorks are important in your work?
(Select all that apply.)

* ASSEMBLY MODELING: Which of the following areas of SolidWorks are important in your work?
(Select all that apply.)

* DRAWINGS: Which of the following areas of SolidWorks are important in your work?
(Select all that apply.)

* OTHER areas of SolidWorks functionality: Which of the following are important to your work?
(Select all that apply.)

* If we have any further questions we would like to contact you again.
If this is acceptable please supply your preferred contact information below.