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#  Changing the CAD Game

Long-time SOLIDWORKS employees discuss what it was like in the 90s when SOLIDWORKS first burst onto the scene and what it means to be part of that story.

[Learn more](/product/30-years) about 30 years of SOLIDWORKS.

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