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SOLIDWORKS Inspection
 Inspection Reports
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Common Quality Assurance Process

Ensure the products meet quality and acceptance
requirements
Document the characteristics to inspect and record
the results

Manufacturing
In-House: First Article Inspection, Internal / In-Process
Inspection
Outsourced: First Article Inspection, Incoming / Receiving
Inspection
 Problems with Current Methodology
Critical Business Issues (CBIs)
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Manual process - companies print paper and create balloons by hand

Time consuming to create inspection documentation

Error prone due to duplicate data entry

Costly process
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Positioning
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For companies that create inspection documents, SOLIDWORKS Inspection automates

the ballooning of engineering drawings, minimizes the time needed to record inspection
measurements, and streamlines the creation of industry standard inspection reports.
Value Proposition
• Time savings up to 90%
• Reduce Time-to-Market
• Eliminate Errors and Inconsistencies
• Quick ROI
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Create Inspection Documents for

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Quality Control and Quality Planning

First Article Inspection (FAI) reports
Inspection Reports
Ballooned Drawings
Inspection Packages: AS9102, PPAP, APQP, etc…

Perform Inspection (In-Process, Final or

Incoming) & Record Measurements
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Key Features & Benefits
Create inspection documents faster – Time
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saving up to 90%
Automated process
Easy to use, little to no training required

Meets ALL your inspection documents needs

no matter what CAD Software your are using
Standalone application
Fully integrated SolidWorks Add-in
Support SolidWorks Drawings, PDFs, or TIFFs files
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Key Features & Benefits
Improve Time to Market
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Eliminate Errors and Inconsistences

Create inspection packages and reports in one click
Comply with industry standard: AS9102, PPAP, ISO 13485, etc…
Publish to XML for integration in Quality Systems
Perform inspection faster
Type-in measured values directly
Use a digital caliper (or other digital tools)
Import results from any CMM: Calypso, PC-DMIS, Faro CAM2, etc…
Highlight dimensions / characteristics (Green / Red / Yellow) based
on results
 Key Industries
Aerospace
& Defense Machine Design
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Safety, Regulation, Industry

Requirements
Automotive
Product Quality, Reliability, Brand
Image
Oil & Gas
Manufacturing Processes, Scrap
Reduction, Cost Control

Medical Device Consumer Products

 User Persona: David
Design or Mechanical Engineer
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Designs in SolidWorks or other 3D CAD software

Creates 2D drawings for manufacturing
Creates Ballooned Drawings and Inspection Documents
Follows company and industry standards: AS9102, PPAP,
APQP, ISO13485 etc…
 User Persona: Mike
Quality Engineer or Quality Inspector – Medium Business
or Enterprise
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Creates Ballooned Drawings and Inspection Documents

Follows company and industry standards: AS9102, PPAP,
APQP, ISO13485 etc…
Inspects parts, records measurements, and operates
inspection equipment (Caliper, CMM, etc…)
Collaborates with designers, mechanical engineers, suppliers,
etc… to improve product quality
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