For decades, project design has been the best way to get started on a project. Things like industrial equipment, airplanes, and submarines are all massive projects that require the highest level of attentiveness and scrutiny. Back in the day, this meant taking care when drawing blueprints up on a drafting table. Tools like scale rulers and templates were non-negotiable for this level of precision. However, with the invention of Computer Aided Design (CAD) software, the way important projects got designed entirely shifted.
Now, blueprints were scrapped for large computer units and the toolset was entirely digitalized. As technology evolved across the board, both CAD software and hardware followed closely behind. From the Dimension III Systems to the Aspire (575LB), both the technology and cost associated got better over time. Now, in 2025, this entirely digital technology has seen massive improvements and modeling projects in CAD has become an unalienable skill for major project designers. SOLIDWORKS, for example, has amassed a user base of over 8 million people and is used by both hobbyists and professions alike. Currently, submarines, airplanes, doorbell cameras, microbots, and many more products all depended on CAD in order to make it to creation.
Fortunately, the innovation of AI is going to make this technology even better. With Aura AI from SOLIDWORKS, users can entirely change how they begin laying the foundation for a model. This AI is able to translate an image into a CAD sketch or instantly create an assembly. Once a project designer has begun a project, they can get even further assistance from AI. By contextualizing the workflow a user is in and learning from user behavior, Aura can offer predictive solutions to save you both time and effort during the project design process. They can even help you by summarizing knowledge from across the SOLIDWORKS community.
Source: SolidWorks
