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SOLIDWORKS HISTORY

Solidworks (CAD computer program)        In this era solidworks is very popular CAD software. SolidWorks is a solid modeler, and utilizes a parametric feature-based approach to create models and assemblies. The software is written on Parasolid-kernel.  Solidworks History       SolidWorks Corporation was founded in December 1993 by  Massachusetts Institute of Technology  graduate  Jon Hirschtick . Initially based in  Waltham ,  Massachusetts , United States, Hirschtick recruited a team of engineers with the goal of building 3D CAD software that was easy-to-use, affordable, and available on the Windows desktop. Operating later from  Concord, Massachusetts , SolidWorks released its first product  SolidWorks 95 , in November 1995. [5] [6]  In 1997 Dassault, best known for its  CATIA  CAD software, acquired SolidWorks for $310 million in stock. [5]  Jon Hirschtick stayed on board for the next 14 years in various roles. Under his leadership, SolidWorks grew to a $100 million revenue