Advanced Surface Tools · for SOLIDWORKS 2023+

Surface detail, the CAD way.

Textures, patterns, reliefs and geometric facets as exact NURBS surfaces. Parametric, manufacturable, and built inside SOLIDWORKS. No meshes, no render-only appearances, no round trip.

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Real geometry

Exact NURBS surfaces as normal SOLIDWORKS geometry, for manufacturing, 3D printing and moulds.

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Fully parametric

Every result is a feature you can edit. Change the pattern, it rebuilds.

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Works on real parts

Closed bottles, vases, multi-face surfaces. Seams handled automatically.

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See it before you build

A live 2D preview shows exactly what will be created.

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Fast

Runs inside SOLIDWORKS. Thousands of shapes in one feature.

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Your files stay yours

Works offline. Parts rebuild even without a licence.

Works the way SOLIDWORKS works.

01 PropertyManagerSet inputs in the side panel you already know.
02 Live previewA 2D canvas in the Task Pane shows the result.
03 Feature treeA normal feature. Edit it, it rebuilds.
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The tools

Eight tools, one tab in the CommandManager.

01FREE + PRO

Pattern Mapper

Places a 2D pattern onto any face, curved or flat. Grids, hexagons, Voronoi cells, spirals, random packing, or generative layouts. Output as a 3D sketch, or directly as emboss, deboss or split lines on the part. Modifiers vary size, rotation or depth across the surface.

Grid / Hex / VoronoiSpiral / RandomGenerative layoutsEmboss / Deboss / SplitModifiers
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02PRO

Pattern Bodies

Places solid bodies at every pattern point and adds them to or cuts them from the part. Boxes, cylinders, cones, spheres, pyramids or your own body. Thousands of bodies in one feature.

Box / Cylinder / ConeSphere / PyramidCustom bodyAdd / Cut
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03PRO

Surface Displace

Displaces faces with a grayscale image or a built-in texture as real NURBS geometry. Seamless around bottles and cylinders. Export a UV map, paint in Photoshop, bring it back exactly in place.

Leather / Knurl / WoodStone / Sand / HammeredBrushed / Cross-hatchUV map export
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04PRO

Geometric Surface

Wraps a lattice of geometric tiles with sharp creases around faces: pyramids, hexagons, diamonds, pillows, Voronoi facets, wavy strips, or your own tile. Or draw crease lines and build faceted, origami-like surfaces.

Pyramid / Hex / DiamondPillow / VoronoiCustom tileCrease lines
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05PRO

Surface Wrap

Model a detail flat, such as a logo, grip or relief, and wrap it onto a curved surface while keeping its shape.

LogosGripsReliefs
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06FREE

Unwrap

Flattens curved faces into a flat layout beside the part. A base for modelling details in the flat.

Multi-faceFlat layoutSeams
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07FREE

Sketch Blend

Creates in-between curves in a 2D sketch, live and editable. Similar to the Blend tool in vector drawing apps.

StepsLiveEditable
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08PRO

Render Export

Exports the part as FBX for Cinema 4D or Blender, with SOLIDWORKS appearances as materials and clean UV maps.

FBXMaterialsUV maps
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System requirements

Try every Pro tool free for 14 days. Parts keep rebuilding even without a licence.

OS
Windows 10 / 11, 64-bit
SOLIDWORKS
2023 or newer
Documents
Parts (not assemblies or drawings)
Internet
Once, for activation
Licence
1 user · 2 computers