A monthly subscription of 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS for Makers costs $15 USD/month (excluding taxes). A yearly subscription costs $48 USD/year (excluding taxes). Joining our communities and connecting with other makers is totally free!

The 3DEXPERIENCE ID is your ticket into the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, our home-grown maker communities, and 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS for Makers. You can create your account in less than a minute.

Our Cloud Eligibility tool is the easiest and quickest way to check the compatibility of your environment with 3DEXPERIENCE platform on cloud. Check out this web page to run this tool on your environment and discover more information about the requirements.

If you are searching for a workstation to use the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, please have a look at the complete list of certified workstations.

We also recommend to explore the official Cloud Program Directory which contains detailed prerequisites and system requirements. Click “Client Software” on the left-hand navigation for the most up-to-date information.

Files and data created with your Maker account are digitally watermarked and can only be opened up in another Maker platform. You cannot open up files created with your Maker account within a commercial or academic platform. This digital watermark is added to native 3D file formats, such as .3dxml, .sldprt, .sldasm, and .slddrw. Neutral 3D file formats, such as .stp or .iges can be opened on any platform.

You can purchase a monthly or yearly subscription of 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS for Makers. Your subscription will be automatically renewed. You can manage your subscription within the “Subscriptions” tab in your “Platform Management” dashboard. You can stop the renewal up to 30 days before your yearly renewal date or up to 5 days before your monthly renewal date. Even if you stop your renewal, you can still use the tools included in 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS for Makers until the renewal date, after which time you will lose access. You can always sign up again in the future for a monthly or yearly subscription–please use your same 3DEXPERIENCE ID to re-purchase.