Independent add-ins for SOLIDWORKS®
Tools for the parts CAD finds difficult.
swplugins is a small developer building add-ins that run inside SOLIDWORKS and create real, editable features. The first is Advanced Surface Tools: textures, patterns and reliefs as exact NURBS geometry.
Products
01 coming soon · more in developmentProduct render: bottle with hex relief
Beta 0.118 tools
Advanced Surface Tools
Patterns, displacement textures, geometric facets and wrapped reliefs on any face. Every result is a parametric feature in the tree.
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More add-ins coming
A SOLIDWORKS job you wish had a tool? Tell us.
2026-10-22Advanced Surface Tools 0.11.0Pattern Mapper Output = Emboss / Deboss: closed shapes and text raised from or cut into the faces as a parametric feature.2026-10-21Advanced Surface Tools 0.10.0Every tool as a PropertyManager page with a preview canvas in the Task Pane.2026-10-18Advanced Surface Tools 0.9.0First beta: Pattern Mapper, Pattern Bodies, Surface Displace, Geometric Surface, Unwrap, Surface Wrap and Render Export.
Who we are
[Short paragraph about the developer: background in product design and CAD, why these tools exist, based in Germany.] Add-ins are sold directly, without subscriptions, and keep working offline.
Get in touch
Questions, feature requests or a part that gives you trouble. We aim to reply within two working days.
contact@swplugins.com