Delhi, India, January 29, 2013 - Dassault Syst?mes, the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, has announced that it has sold two million licenses of its SolidWorks 3D design software, and that the 3D ContentCentral community registered its one millionth user, confirming the strength and engagement of the SolidWorks users. Dassault Syst?mes also announced the introduction of My.SolidWorks, a new free service that aggregates company and community knowledge. These milestones were officially announced at the 15th annual SolidWorks World event taking place from January 20-23, 2013, in Orlando, Florida.

Powered by Dassault Syst?mes' 3DEXPERIENCE platform, the SolidWorks 3D design software application has significantly evolved over the last 20 releases, with new innovations that help advance engineering while meeting consumer demand and design needs. Customers, who design a wide range of products, from the miniature, complex designs of Franc Mueller watches to the massive space vehicles designed by SECorp, rely on SolidWorks to bring their ideas to life.

Delighted on the achievement, Manoj Mehta, Country Manager (India & SAARC Operation), SolidWorks, Dassault Syst?mes commented, "In a globalised economy, 3D design is emerging as a new engine of economic and industrial growth. Engineering design and breakthrough innovations which makes physical prototype redundant is playing a pivotal role in accelerating the growth of evolving/emerging industries especially in India. It is not only helping them in being competitive but to also create intellectual properties. Building on this, today we have surpassed our past records by offering our two millionth licence of SolidWorks 3D design software in addition to registering our one millionth user at the 3D ContentCentral community. This day marks a significant milestone for the company, and we look forward to many more achievements as we remain committed to transforming the way the world designs - from the coolest gadgets to innovations that deliver a better, impactful tomorrow"

"In three short years, the SolidWorks community has doubled in size, growing from one million to two million users. This milestone, along with the achievement of one million users on 3D ContentCentral, demonstrates that SolidWorks users are active, passionate, and collaborating online every day," said Bertrand Sicot, CEO, SolidWorks, Dassault Syst?mes. "As custodians of the community, we're passionate about helping our customers create, innovate and design the best products possible. My.SolidWorks will help our users better leverage the energy and knowledge of the community."

"Since 1999, SolidWorks has been one of Bosch's top resources for delivering higher quality, more innovative products to our customer faster," said Janine Essex, Senior IT Leader, Global Manufacturing Engineering, Bosch. "With a 15-year working relationship, partners can get complacent, but it's clear that SolidWorks never gets comfortable and always finds room for improvement. Designers and engineers are constantly striving to improve their projects, and it's only fitting that SolidWorks embodies the same desire in the software helping to create products that impact the world."

Dassault Syst?mes has always made knowledge sharing among SolidWorks users a priority, and over the years has focused on customer feedback to effectively evolve and support its application. The active community on 3D ContentCentral and the launch of My.SolidWorks show how Dassault Syst?mes helps users share information. 3D ContentCentralis a free service enabling users to search, configure, download and request 2D and 3D configurable models of engineering components from thousands of suppliers.