LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) Tool

SolidWorks Sustainability measures impacts over a design’s entire life cycle, which includes raw materials extraction, manufacturing, product transportation and use, and disposal.

Environmental Impact Dashboard

SolidWorks® Sustainability software measures four environmental indicators over the life cycle of your product: carbon footprint, total energy consumed, and air and water impacts. For each of these four environmental indicators, the dashboard provides a continuous, real-time assessment of current values as well as comparisons to your baseline design. This comprehensive view makes it easy to grasp the environmental impacts of your design choices and incorporate sustainability as a standard part of your design process.

Baseline Measurement

Capture the environmental impact of an existing product as your baseline, and then monitor in real time how your new design compares.

Find Similar Material

Until now, designers had to wade through materials databases, limiting their ability to effectively consider alternatives. SolidWorks Sustainability can show how “like” materials compare to the original in terms of environmental impacts as well as standard engineering properties such as thermal conductivity and yield strength. Now you can hone in on the most environmentally preferred material that will get the job done.

Customizable Reports

One-click reports show the sustainability profile of your product, before/after comparisons, multiple design alternatives, and the entire impact of complex assemblies—all with your contact information and company branding.