Power Surfacing provides Windows-based CAD, Sub-D modeling and reverse-engineering software for industrial designers, engineers and manufacturers. Across the Power Surfacing product family, users can create dimension-driven sketches, feature-based solids and freeform Sub-D surfaces, or reconstruct scanned meshes, ZBrush models and STL files as editable CAD geometry. Choose from standalone applications or integrated SOLIDWORKS add-ins.
Power Surfacing RE Studio is standalone reverse-engineering software for reconstructing 3D scan meshes, sculpted meshes and STL files as editable NURBS surfaces and solids. Export reconstructed geometry to STEP, STL and Wavefront OBJ, or transfer it as native SOLIDWORKS features. Power Surfacing RE Studio also includes the complete Power Surfacing Studio modeling toolset.
Power Surfacing Studio is standalone CAD modeling software combining freeform Sub-D surfacing, dimension-driven sketching and feature-based solid modeling. No third-party CAD license is required.
Power Surfacing for SOLIDWORKS is a freeform Sub-D modeling add-in for creating smooth organic shapes and high-quality surfaces directly inside SOLIDWORKS. Convert Power Surfacing models into SOLIDWORKS surface and solid bodies integrated with the feature tree.
Power Surfacing RE for SOLIDWORKS provides mesh-to-CAD and reverse-engineering tools directly inside SOLIDWORKS. Reconstruct 3D scans, STL meshes and sculpted models using Quad Wrap retopology, Sub-D reconstruction and surface-fitting tools. It is primarily targeted at reverse engineering organic data; mechanical data is reconstructed using native SOLIDWORKS tools.
Power Shell for SOLIDWORKS provides advanced shelling and thickening tools for complex geometry, including many cases where the standard SOLIDWORKS Shell and Thicken commands fail. Power Thicken is included.
Power Surfacing combines freeform Sub-D modeling with professional CAD and reverse-engineering workflows. Designers can create smooth organic forms quickly, while engineers can convert those designs into editable surfaces and solids suitable for manufacturing, documentation and downstream CAD operations.
The product family supports both standalone workflows and direct integration with SOLIDWORKS. This allows industrial designers, engineers and manufacturers to choose the environment that best matches their design, scan-to-CAD and product-development requirements.
Reconstruct scanned parts, STL meshes and sculpted polygon models as editable CAD surfaces and solids. Use Quad Wrap retopology, Sub-D reconstruction, surface fitting and CAD export tools to move from scan data to production-ready geometry.
Create smooth, organic and ergonomic product shapes using intuitive push-pull Sub-D editing. Convert completed Sub-D models into NURBS surfaces and CAD bodies for detailed engineering and manufacturing.
Create dimension-driven sketches, extrusions and other editable CAD features alongside freeform surface modeling. Combine analytic feature-based solids and organic geometry in one product-development workflow.
Create and edit freeform shapes directly inside SOLIDWORKS, then convert them into SOLIDWORKS surface or solid bodies integrated with the feature tree.
Create shells and offsets for complex geometry, including many cases where standard SOLIDWORKS Shell and Thicken operations fail.
Power Surfacing software is designed for industrial designers, mechanical engineers, reverse-engineering specialists and manufacturers working with complex product geometry.
Power Surfacing workflows support polygon meshes, 3D scan data, STL files, sculpted meshes, Sub-D control cages, NURBS surfaces and CAD solids. Available export formats vary by product and include STEP, STL, Wavefront OBJ and native SOLIDWORKS features.
Power Surfacing is a family of CAD, Sub-D modeling and reverse-engineering software products for creating freeform surfaces, editable CAD geometry and mesh-to-CAD models.
Yes. Power Surfacing for SOLIDWORKS, Power Surfacing RE for SOLIDWORKS and Power Shell for SOLIDWORKS operate directly inside SOLIDWORKS. Power Surfacing Studio and Power Surfacing RE Studio are standalone Windows applications.
Scan-to-CAD is the process of reconstructing 3D scan or polygon mesh data as editable CAD surfaces and solids that can be modified, measured and used in engineering workflows.
Power Surfacing reverse-engineering products can use STL and other polygon mesh data as the basis for reconstructing editable CAD geometry. The exact workflow and output options depend on the selected product.
Subdivision-surface modeling is a method for creating smooth organic shapes by editing a relatively simple control cage. Power Surfacing converts completed Sub-D forms into CAD-compatible surface and solid geometry.
Power Surfacing Studio focuses on standalone CAD, Sub-D surfacing, sketching and feature-based modeling. Power Surfacing RE Studio includes the Studio toolset and adds reverse-engineering capabilities for reconstructing scanned and polygonal mesh data.
Power Surfacing for SOLIDWORKS focuses on freeform Sub-D design. Power Surfacing RE for SOLIDWORKS adds reverse-engineering tools for reconstructing scanned meshes, STL files and polygon models directly inside SOLIDWORKS.
The standalone Studio products do not require SOLIDWORKS. The products specifically named "for SOLIDWORKS" operate as SOLIDWORKS add-ins.
Choose a standalone Studio product when you want an independent Windows application. Choose a SOLIDWORKS add-in when you want the modeling or reverse-engineering workflow integrated directly into SOLIDWORKS. Use the product comparison page for a detailed feature comparison.