Install CADABRA.

Three steps to finish setup in SOLIDWORKS.

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Three steps.

  1. Run the installer

    Close SOLIDWORKS first. Windows has not seen this release before, so it calls the download unrecognized: choose Keep, then More info and Run anyway. Installing needs administrator rights.

  2. Enable the add-in

    Open SOLIDWORKS, go to Tools, then Add-Ins. Under Other Add-Ins, tick CADABRA.

  3. Open CADABRA

    The CADABRA icon appears in the task pane on the right. Click it to start.

What it needs.

CAD
SOLIDWORKS 2020 or later
Operating system
64-bit Windows 10 or later
Permissions
Administrator rights to install
Download
about 212 MB

SOLIDWORKS must be installed and opened once so it registers, and the installer stops with a message if it cannot find it. If the .NET 9 Desktop Runtime is missing, setup fetches it from Microsoft, so the machine needs to reach builds.dotnet.microsoft.com during install.

Stuck? Email team@cadabrai.com or join the Discord.

Common questions.

How does CADABRA integrate with SOLIDWORKS?
CADABRA installs as a SOLIDWORKS add-in with a single installer. Close SOLIDWORKS, run the installer, enable the add-in, and CADABRA appears in the right-side task pane. There is no migration and no file conversion: it runs on your existing SOLIDWORKS license and your existing files.
Windows says Cadabra.Bundle.exe is not commonly downloaded. Is it safe to run?
Yes. Microsoft Defender SmartScreen is reporting that the file is new, not that it is harmful. SmartScreen grants a file a reputation only after enough people have downloaded it without trouble, so every fresh release starts out unrecognized. Choose Keep, then More info, then Run anyway. To confirm you have the real installer first, the download page prints the release SHA-256: run certutil -hashfile Cadabra.Bundle.exe SHA256 in Command Prompt and compare the two.
Do I need my own SOLIDWORKS license?
Yes. CADABRA is an add-in, not a CAD system. You keep your existing SOLIDWORKS license, files, libraries, and PDM, and CADABRA works inside them.
Does CADABRA work without an internet connection?
No. CADABRA reaches its AI processing environment over the network, and CAD data is encrypted in transit. Model inference requires sending the prompt and the assembled model context, so there is no offline mode. If that rules CADABRA out for your work, contact us before you evaluate it.
Is there a free version?
Yes. The Free plan needs no card and includes baseline monthly usage, Ask Mode against your CAD model, live web search, and read-only model understanding. Every paid plan is a multiple of that baseline usage.