SOLIDWORKS now builds AI into the CAD itself: two virtual companions, AURA and LEO, and AI features such as drawing automation. Adam is an AI mechanical engineer that works across your tools, from CAD to simulation and PLM. Here is how they compare, with sources, and when each one fits.
An AI mechanical engineer for hardware teams. It plugs into the workspace you already have, so there is no new CAD app to learn and nothing to migrate.
AI built into SOLIDWORKS Design: two virtual companions, AURA for context and knowledge and LEO for design intelligence, plus AI features inside the CAD.1
| What you need | Adam | SOLIDWORKS AI |
|---|---|---|
| 01How it works | ||
| Where it works | Inside the tools your team already uses, with no extra setup or migration | Inside SOLIDWORKS Design; AURA also covers 3DEXPERIENCE platform resources1 |
| CAD tools | Onshape, Autodesk Fusion, SOLIDWORKS and Rhino | SOLIDWORKS1 |
| 02What it does | ||
| Generate a part from a description | Yes, from a prompt | LEO turns specifications, requirements and prompts into structured parametric CAD1 |
| Drawings | Yes, from a 2D drawing to a 3D CAD model | Generates drawing layouts, views and dimensions automatically1 |
| Edit and fix models | Yes, including ECO-driven changes that pull failure data from PLM and simulation | Suggests next modeling steps, and diagnoses modeling errors with natural-language feedback1 |
| Simulation (FEA) | A CAD-to-FEA loop: Adam connects your simulation and CAD software and iterates on the design | Not listed on its AI page |
| Manufacturability | DFM checks against your company’s own docs | Not listed on its AI page |
| 03Security and data | ||
| Training on your data | Your data stays private on enterprise plans | Its AI models are trained only on proprietary or synthetic data, not on client data1 |
| Compliance | SOC 2 compliant | Meets ISO and SOC standards, documented in the 3DS Trust Center1 |
| 04Buying | ||
| How to start | Try Adam, or book a demo with our team | Part of SOLIDWORKS. The virtual companions run on Tokens, and AURA needs Cloud Services1 |
Yes. SOLIDWORKS Design includes AI features such as drawing automation and error diagnosis, and two virtual companions: AURA, for context and knowledge, and LEO, for design intelligence.1
No. LEO is a virtual companion built into SOLIDWORKS by Dassault Systèmes. Leo AI (getleo.ai) is a separate product, which we compare with Adam on its own page.12
SOLIDWORKS AI is built into SOLIDWORKS and the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. Adam plugs into your whole workspace and connects CAD with simulation and PLM, so it can carry work such as ECO-driven part edits and CAD-to-FEA loops across tools.
SOLIDWORKS says its AI models are trained only on proprietary or synthetic data, not on client data. Yes. Adam is SOC 2 compliant, and your data stays private on enterprise plans.1
Try Adam, or book a demo with our team, with the buttons on this page.
Everything this page says about SOLIDWORKS AI comes from SOLIDWORKS’s own public pages, checked on 2 Oct 2026. Products change, so if something here is out of date, tell us and we’ll fix it.