myCADtools for SOLIDWORKS
Available exclusively for Visiativ customers in the UK/Ireland and included free with every new SOLIDWORKS licence, myCADtools includes over 50 ways to automate and optimise daily tasks.
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Nobody enjoys itemising parts all day long, printing plans and performing other such dull, repetitive tasks on a regular basis. Step forward SOLIDWORKS Gold Partner product, myCADtools, by Visiativ.
With a small hard drive footprint and running inside the SOLIDWORKS User Interface that you’re used to, myCADtools is simple to configure and implement to both compliment and improve your current workflow.
With over 50 tools, myCADtools promises to revolutionise the way you work with SOLIDWORKS. Every part of your design process is covered, from 3D design, to drawings, to project management, to production, to administration and even SOLIDWORKS UI customisation.
Companies using myCADtools to boost productivity
myCADtools: The Essentials
Here are some of the most popular myCADtools features.
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SmartProperties
Create properties in your SOLIDWORKS Documents.
Standardise properties, create your own item code with counters per project and automatically name your new documents.
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SmartBOM
Extract a BOM with or without SOLIDWORKS from a document or folder.
One step creation of multiple BOMs filtered by type (manufacture, purchase) from an assembly or a Windows folder.
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BatchConverter
Mass export your SOLIDWORKS documents.
Automatically convert a list of SOLIDWORKS documents – Parts, Assemblies or Drawings – into SOLIDWORKS compatible formats: DXF, TIFF, PDF, IGES.
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ProjectManager
Easily duplicate your SOLIDWORKS project including all dependencies.
Manage property values, set a new name using counters (like in SmartProperties) and manage folder structure by properties in a SOLIDWORKS ‘Pack and Go’ style interface.
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SheetMetal Manufacturing
Generate a DXF/DWG containing all flat patterns of your sheet metal project.
Get an automated export of every sheet metal part in your project to save time and effort.
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CuttingOptimization
Optimise profile cuts and calculate the optimum bar length for your project.
Save material by optimising weldment profile cuts based on your SOLIDWORKS assembly or parts.
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Integration
Automatically standardise SOLIDWORKS documents via work rules.
With a library of more than 50 conditions and 100 operations, now you can make mass changes to properties, materials, export, zoom, configurations, sheets, and more!
myCADtools for: Data Management
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3DSpaceExplorer
Analyse and retrieve a set of documents from 3DSpace.
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BatchProperties
Automatically apply a property list to a set of SOLIDWORKS files.
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CleanProject
Clean the contents of a folder to keep only the items referenced by one or more projects
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Dependencies
Redefining a new location in the references of your SOLIDWORKS documents.
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FindDocument
Search through all your files without SOLIDWORKS PDM.
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LocalHelp
Integrate access to your own documentation directly into the SOLIDWORKS task panel.
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ProjectExplorer
Managing the files structure of a project in Windows Explorer.
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SearchPath
Easily manage search files declared in SOLIDWORKS.
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TreeManager
A set of tools to more easily manage your data from the assembly tree.
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UpdateVersion
Convert SOLIDWORKS documents by optimising their use
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VersionHistory
Display the history of your SOLIDWORKS files detailing every version and service pack.
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WhereUsed
Search the where-used cases of a component (part or assembly).
myCADtools for: Modelling
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BOMComponents
Insert fictitious elements into your 3D design without having the 3D models.
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CloneComponents
Automatically insert and rename your own library components in an assembly.
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ColorChart
Apply colours from standard industrial colour charts.
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CreatePoints
Automatically create sketch points on curves or surfaces.
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CreateSections
Create sections by cutting a 3D model by a set of planes.
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CurveData
Automatic creation of 2D or 3D curves from one or more coordinate files.
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CurveEquation
Automatic creation of 2D or 3D curves from parametric equations.
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DriveAssembly
Simulate the behaviour of a mechanism or part by varying dimensions.
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EntityProperties
Apply SOLIDWORKS properties from measurement results.
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GetCoordinates2D
Automatic extraction of coordinates tables from SOLIDWORKS drawing views.
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GetCoordinates3D
Automatic extraction of XYZ annotations or coordinate files from SOLIDWORKS geometry.
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MarkFoldLines
Perform automatic marking cutouts on the fold lines of sheet metal parts.
myCADtools for: Drawing
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AssemblyBoard
Automatic creation of assembly component boards.
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DrawingTranslate
Automatic translation of annotations of one or more drawings.
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EasyPrint
Print your SOLIDWORKS documents with reusable, bespoke print configurations.
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EdgeAnnotations
Create annotations for edges of undefined shape
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FaceFonts
Change the font of the edges of one or more faces in a drawing.
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FontConverter
Convert the fonts of the annotations on your drawings.
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LayerManager
Create and assign layers to annotations and assembly components in the drawing.
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PowerPrint
Automatically print a list of SOLIDWORKS documents to printers depending on format.
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SmartBalloons
Create advanced balloons in assembly drawings using custom properties.
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SmartDrawings
Automatic creation of all definition drawings from all components referenced in an assembly.
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ToleranceTable
Create Tolerence Tables easier than ever before!
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ViewGrid
Displays a helpful positioning grid on assembly views.
myCADtools for: Administration
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myCADpassport
Get access to the myCAD collaboration suite.
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CopyOptions
Standardise a set of SOLIDWORKS documents by copying options from a reference document.
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CustomToolbar
Find all your utilities in a fully customisable toolbar.
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TaskPlanner
Schedule the launch of myCADtools utilities.
Try myCADtools for free!
*SOLIDWORKS must already be installed to complete installation of this free 30-day trial version.
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