CAD systems.
| CAD system | Vendor | Status |
|---|---|---|
| SOLIDWORKS | Dassault Systèmes | Live today |
| Autodesk Fusion | Autodesk | Join the waitlist |
| Autodesk Inventor | Autodesk | Join the waitlist |
| Onshape | PTC | Join the waitlist |
| PTC Creo | PTC | Join the waitlist |
| Siemens NX | Siemens | Join the waitlist |
| CATIA | Dassault Systèmes | Join the waitlist |
What CADABRA uses from your seat.
All of this already exists on the workstation.
SOLIDWORKS Toolbox
Fasteners are inserted from Toolbox, so they arrive as the standard part your seat is configured with.
Your drawing standards
Title blocks, sheet formats, dimension styles and tolerance defaults, learned from reference drawings you supply.
File custom properties
Part numbers, material and finish are read from the model’s own properties and carried into the BOM.
Your existing files
Native SOLIDWORKS parts, assemblies and drawings open directly. DXF and DWG import as a sketch.
Live web search
Ask Mode can look up material properties, processes and supplier pages without leaving SOLIDWORKS.
Your PDM workflow
CADABRA edits the document you have open. There is no PDM connector, and it does not work around checkout.
Questions about integrations.
Does CADABRA work with Fusion, Inventor, Onshape, Creo, NX, or CATIA?
Not yet. CADABRA runs today as a SOLIDWORKS add-in. Support for other CAD packages is in development and you can join the waitlist for the one you use.
Does CADABRA integrate with PLM or PDM?
No PLM or PDM connector today. CADABRA works on the files you have open and the drawing standards you upload, and your PDM rules around those files keep applying. If a connector matters to your team, tell us which system.
Can it find the right component instead of me modeling one?
For fasteners, yes. CADABRA sizes one to the measured bore and takes it from a company part you name, then your SOLIDWORKS Toolbox, then a parametric screw it models, stopping at the first source that supplies one. It can also insert and mirror components you point it at. For anything else, Ask Mode can search the web for supplier and specification data, but nothing places a catalog part into your assembly for you.
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.
Is CADABRA secure for company data?
CAD content is encrypted in transit and at rest, under a key held in a hardware-backed vault separate from the data. Indexed content is filtered to the account that wrote it. CADABRA does not sell customer data. Enterprise adds single sign-on and zero-retention handling; on every other plan you can turn training off in dashboard settings.