With the SolidView® family of products, design communication has never been easier. SolidView is a low-cost, easy to use, program for viewing and measuring a variety of 3D CAD data formats. SolidView/Lite is a FREE 3D viewer designed to facilitate the exchange of 3D data in SolidView's Solid File exchange (SFX) format. With the SolidView family of products, anyone with a Windows PC can view, measure, and mark up CAD data. Instead of working with confusing paper drawings, you can now have a real-time shaded view of your CAD designs, without the need for expensive CAD hardware or software, and without extensive training.

SolidView and SolidView/Lite read STL, SolidWorks, VRML, and OBJ. SolidView and SolidView/Lite also read the SFX file format, and SolidView provides the ability to add notes and markups to an existing SFX file, enabling bi-directional 3D communication. SolidView's measuring, 3D dimensioning, and annotation features make it easy to communicate design intent or to highlight changes or errors. With one mouse click, you can instantly calculate the volume, surface area, mass, and center of gravity of complex designs and assemblies. Note and text features let you add detailed design information, and an electronic grease pencil lets you add red-line markups.

SolidView/Pro adds instant value to your existing 3D CAD data by allowing everyone involved in the product development process—engineering, manufacturing, purchasing, Quality Assurance, suppliers, marketing and sales, and even customers—to share the design data on their Windows PC. SolidView/Pro is our full package that enables you to add CAD import options for many different CAD file types: IGS, Pro/E, SDRC Web, Unigraphics, ACIS/SAT, Bridgeworks, SolidWorks, SolidEdge, and Parasolid.