Works inside SolidWorks · KiCad · Fusion 360 · Altium

AI-powered design intelligencefor SolidWorks Teams

GitHub Copilot for hardware. A panel inside SolidWorks, KiCad, and Fusion 360 — variant generation, real-time team collab, and cross-tool notifications. Enterprise teams deploy 50–100 seats without changing a single workflow.

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Free to install · No credit card needed

What's inside

Edits

Accept or reject AI design changes

Forge reads your design, runs analysis, and shows suggestions as diffs — like Copilot for CAD. Accept changes with one click.

BOM

Live bill of materials

Real component data, real prices, real lead times. Second sources flagged automatically. Never build a BOM manually again.

Manufacturers

Matched manufacturers for your design

Forge surfaces manufacturers that can actually build your specific design — with real capabilities, MOQs, and lead times.

Collab

Team intelligence on every design

Comments, approvals, and design history all tied to your AI suggestions. Everyone sees the same context.

Bifrost

PCB changes notify your mechanical team instantly

PCB engineer saves in KiCad → SolidWorks panel lights up with the impact. No Slack, no meetings.

SOLIDWORKS — Forge Panel
98mm
Board width98mm
Board height76mm
USB cutout X50mm
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PCB team updated board outline

Width 98mm → 102mm · USB connector shifted 3mm · Check enclosure clearance

KICAD — PCB Editor
98mm
Saved

Variant Generation

Generate 50 variants in seconds, not days

Type what you need. Forge reads your part, identifies the dimension, and creates every variant with its own drawing — automatically.

SOLIDWORKS — Forge Panel
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✓Reading active part…
✓Identifying depth dimension…
✓Generating variants…

flange_20mm.SLDPRT

flange_20mm.SLDDRW

pending

flange_40mm.SLDPRT

flange_40mm.SLDDRW

pending

flange_60mm.SLDPRT

flange_60mm.SLDDRW

pending

flange_80mm.SLDPRT

flange_80mm.SLDDRW

pending

flange_100mm.SLDPRT

flange_100mm.SLDDRW

pending

Team Collab

First real-time collab ever built for SolidWorks

SolidWorks has zero native collaboration API. Forge hooks every save and your teammate's panel updates in under a second.

SOLIDWORKS — Forge Collab
3 online

Live activity

R
Ravisaved flange_v2.sldprtjust now

depth changed 100mm → 80mm

J
Jamessaved housing_v4.sldprt2s ago

wall thickness 2mm → 3mm · material: Aluminum 6061

S
Sarasaved assembly_top.sldasm8s ago

suppressed 'Rib_feature_3' · rebuild clean

Changes sync in <1 second

R
J
S

How it works

01

Install inside your tool

A Forge panel appears inside SolidWorks, KiCad, or Fusion 360. Nothing changes about your workflow — engineers never leave their tool.

02

Type what you need

'Make me 5 variants of this flange at 20, 40, 60, 80, 100mm.' Forge reads your design, identifies the right parameter, and executes.

03

Forge does the work

Parts created, drawings generated, teammates notified, PCB changes surfaced — all via the tool's native API. One seat or 100 seats, same experience.

Install

Up and running in 2 minutes

Pick your tool. Free to install.

C# Add-in

SolidWorks

  1. 1.Download Forge.SolidWorks.dll
  2. 2.Run: regasm /codebase Forge.SolidWorks.dll
  3. 3.Open SolidWorks — Forge panel appears automatically

Python Plugin

KiCad

  1. 1.Open Plugin and Content Manager
  2. 2.Search for Forge
  3. 3.Install and restart KiCad

Python Add-in

Fusion 360

  1. 1.Download the Forge add-in
  2. 2.Utilities → ADD-INS → + → select folder
  3. 3.Run on Startup → Run

Talk to us

We work directly with teams. Book a 30-minute call and we'll walk through the product together.

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Usually responds same day