Boost SOLIDWORKS with myCADtools

Do you use SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD software on a daily basis and are looking to save time, standardize your practices or avoid repetitive errors? Between creating drawings, modifying properties, managing your projects and multiple printouts, ancillary tasks sometimes take up more time than the design itself.

That's where myCADtools comes in!

Developed by Visiativ, this suite of over 50 tools enhances and automates your SOLIDWORKS environment. Integrated into the myCADservices Premium subscription, these tools enable you to work more serenely, by accelerating the design process.

In this article, discover how myCADtools can transform the way you work in SOLIDWORKS, with concrete functionalities tailored to your needs.

myCADtools is a suite of complementary tools for SOLIDWORKS, designed to simplify and accelerate the work of design offices. These tools integrate directly into the SOLIDWORKS interface, without disrupting your habits, and enable you to automate tedious tasks, standardize your files and improve the quality of your deliverables.

With over 10,000 users in the industry every year, myCADtools is now recognized as one of the best SOLIDWORKS plugins for improving designer efficiency.

Here is a selection of must-have tools used every day by 3D designers:

🟥BatchConverter

Automatically convert a list of SOLIDWORKS documents (Parts, Assemblies or Drawings) into all formats supported by SOLIDWORKS (DXF, TIFF, PDF, IGES, ...).

🟥SmartProperties

Automatically add custom properties when creating new parts, assemblies or drawings. Gain consistency and avoid oversights.

🟥ProjectManager

Copy, rename, reorganize and clean up a set of SOLIDWORKS files to start a new project on the right footing, without residual links or configuration errors.

🟥SmartBom

Create a BOM from an assembly or folder and use the properties as an extraction filter. Choose the sub-assembly extraction level and concatenate multiple properties in one column.

🟥SheetMetalManufacturing

Automatically export all sheet-metal part layouts from a project to a file.

👉 These tools reduce the time spent on CAD administrative tasks by up to 50%, while guaranteeing greater consistency of deliverables.

In addition to its features, myCADtools meets strategic challenges for your CAD business:

✅ Improved productivity: every click saved is time saved for innovation.

✅ Standardized practices: files, properties, printouts... everything is aligned.

✅ Reduced errors: limiting manual actions means fewer oversights.

✅ Rapid return on investment: the tool pays for itself in just a few days.

✅ Ease of use: SOLIDWORKS users get to grips with the system quickly.