SOLIDWORKS Inspection
SOLIDWORKS Inspection automates the creation of inspection documentation and first-article inspection (FAI) reports directly from drawings and 3D models. It removes hours of manual ballooning and reduces data-entry errors.
Overview
SOLIDWORKS Inspection automates inspection documentation and first-article inspection (FAI) reports directly from drawings and 3D data, removing hours of manual ballooning and reducing transcription errors. It reads characteristics from SOLIDWORKS files, and — in the Professional edition — uses OCR to work with legacy PDF and TIFF drawings.
Automatic Ballooning
Balloon and number every characteristic on a drawing.
FAI & AS9102 Reports
Generate first-article inspection documentation.
OCR for Legacy Drawings
Capture dimensions from PDF and scanned/TIFF drawings.
Results & Export
Record measured values, flag out-of-tolerance, export.
Explore capabilities
Automatic ballooning
Automatically balloon and number every inspection characteristic on a drawing, removing slow manual numbering.
FAI & AS9102 reports
Generate first-article inspection documentation aligned with formats such as AS9102.
OCR for legacy drawings
Capture dimensions and tolerances from PDF and scanned/TIFF drawings where no native CAD exists.
Extraction from SOLIDWORKS data
Read characteristics directly from SOLIDWORKS drawings and 3D models to keep data consistent.
Result entry & export
Record measured values, flag out-of-tolerance results and export to Excel, eDrawings and inspection formats.
Customisable templates
Adapt report templates to customer and industry requirements.
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Standard
Automated ballooning & reports inside SOLIDWORKS.
- Automatic balloon numbering from SOLIDWORKS data
- Inspection project creation
- Export to Excel and eDrawings
- Included with some SOLIDWORKS packages
Professional
Standalone, with OCR for any drawing.
- Everything in Standard
- Standalone application (no SOLIDWORKS required)
- OCR for legacy PDF and TIFF drawings
- Measurement input and full reporting
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