Dassault Systèmes’ announcement in 2025 marked a decisive turning point with the arrival of AURA, the first of three virtual companions integrated into the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. Available since January in SOLIDWORKS Design 2026, AURA doesn’t just respond to simple commands; instead, it gives meaning to all your engineering projects.
However, one might wonder why AURA is considered the most important of these AIs by OHMYCAD experts. How does it concretely transform the management of your CAD data and decision-making within your design office? Here is a technical breakdown of a revolution in progress, analyzed by OHMYCAD.
The 3 Pillars of AURA’s Intelligence within 3DEXPERIENCE
It is important to emphasize that AURA stands out with a multidimensional approach that few AI tools can match. Indeed, it relies on three fundamental capabilities that integrate perfectly into the 3DEXPERIENCE ecosystem.
1. Deep Contextual Understanding in SOLIDWORKS
Unlike a simple chatbot, AURA analyzes the global context of your projects in SOLIDWORKS. Consequently, it knows exactly what you are manufacturing, for which client, and under what budgetary constraints. Thanks to this project “awareness,” it offers relevant suggestions from the preliminary design phase, thus optimizing the alignment between technical requirements and market realities, a point often raised by OHMYCAD.
2. Leveraging Internal Expertise with 3DEXPERIENCE
This is precisely where AURA becomes a strategic asset for your company. Furthermore, it is capable of ingesting your standards and business rules within the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. By connecting to your management system, it ensures that every new design in SOLIDWORKS complies with quality standards. As OHMYCAD explains, it “frames” innovation to make it more efficient and secure.
3. Openness to the Web and Global Trends
Although it is rooted in your private data, AURA can also explore the web to offer a fresh perspective. Moreover, it identifies new trends or international regulatory developments. This, consequently, provides a crucial competitive advantage when designing new products in SOLIDWORKS.
Why AURA is Not Just an “Autopilot” for SOLIDWORKS
Despite appearances, the goal of AURA is not total automation, but rather the augmentation of human capabilities. Moreover, during official presentations, it was reiterated that 3DEXPERIENCE solutions are not “black boxes.”
A Collaborative and Strategic Reasoning System
In reality, AURA challenges your decisions and proposes viable alternatives. For example, it can anticipate manufacturing problems even before they arise in your SOLIDWORKS model. According to in-depth analyses by OHMYCAD experts, integrating such technologies significantly improves the accuracy of quotes and technical feasibility from the earliest iterations.
The Importance of Data Configuration by OHMYCAD
However, for AURA to be truly effective, it must be fed with structured data. This is precisely where OHMYCAD‘s support becomes essential. Since a poorly framed AI will have only a limited impact, we intervene to connect AURA to your databases and internal processes within the 3DEXPERIENCE.
Maximize Your Design Office’s Efficiency with OHMYCAD
Thus, upgrading to SOLIDWORKS 2026 and activating AURA is only the first step in your digital transformation. To truly transform your productivity, a clear deployment strategy, such as that offered by OHMYCAD, is essential.
With this in mind, OHMYCAD helps you to:
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Structure your data in 3DEXPERIENCE so that it can be used by AURA.
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Configure the business rules specific to your sector in SOLIDWORKS.
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Train your teams to collaborate with these new tools via the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.
Ultimately, OHMYCAD‘s objective is simple: to make your design office smarter and more relevant.
Ready to integrate AURA AI into your SOLIDWORKS processes? Schedule an appointment with an OHMYCAD expert today!
Conclusion: AI Serving Meaning with 3DEXPERIENCE
In conclusion, episode 2 of our series shows that AURA is the backbone of the new technological strategy. By combining contextual intelligence and internal expertise via 3DEXPERIENCE, it restores meaning to engineering in SOLIDWORKS. As a result, it is no longer an option, but a growth lever that OHMYCAD experts recommend you adopt without delay.
