If you are looking to secure a career in engineering or industrial design, SOLIDWORKS can play a key role in your success. It is imperative that you build a strong foundation in mechanical CAD, design validation and data management to be competitive in today’s industry. The SOLIDWORKS Student Edition has everything you need to become proficient in 3D design, simulation, documentation and engineering analysis. The new 2016-2017 release also offers a comprehensive range of new features.  These include SOLIDWORKS Visualize and many other improvements. View a complete list of “What’s New” here.  Plus, with the introduction of MySolidWorks even more resources are now available to assist you.

MySolidWorks for Students

It’s a well-known fact that having accomplished skills in SOLIDWORKS makes you an ideal candidate for great career opportunities. That is why over 3 million students belong to the SOLIDWORKS community. Over the years, these students and their teachers requested more resources to help them get an edge on the competition. Their voices were heard, MySolidWorks for Students is now live. This new learning portal offers students tutorials, forums, inspiration, news, a CSWA prep course, links to online storage, a worldwide network of manufacturers and much more.  As a guest, you can search and browse some of these features including the blog, user forum and online help resources. However, in order to access training videos and other features that expand your knowledge base, you will need a student subscription.

Getting a MySolidWorks Student Subscription

First things first, you will need to set up a basic account. Here are helpful instructions to get you started. From there, you will register your student serial number. In order to do this, you will need a valid SOLIDWORKS Student Edition or Student Engineering Kit license. Once you have your account set up and your serial number in hand, you can register your serial number on MySolidWorks to access the entirety of SOLIDWORKS’ innovative content.

Purchasing a SOLIDWORKS Student License

Purchasing 3D software tools from SOLIDWORKS is the first step in your path to creating, simulating, publishing and managing your designs. Luckily for you, these products are offered to students at discounted, education pricing. Students, faculty and staff can purchase SOLIDWORKS and save with academic deals at Studica.com.