Native AI assistant for SOLIDWORKS. An in-process COM add-in grounded in your live CAD session, not a chat window beside it.
Feature trees, dimensions, mates, configurations, rebuild diagnostics, reference graphs, custom properties, and closed-file search through 18 typed tools.
The model calls tools, observes results, and iterates. Every tool execution shows up as a live chip in the Task Pane.
Preview before apply, verification after, cascade analysis, trust-tier gating, and undo labels for every modification.
OpenAI, Anthropic, OpenRouter, Ollama, and LM Studio. Deterministic fallback runs with no provider configured.
Ollama and LM Studio support means no data leaves your machine. Capability gating and health checks built in.
SSE streaming for real-time answer synthesis, across cloud and local providers alike.
| Class | Tools |
|---|---|
| Read (10) | get_active_document, get_document_summary, get_selection_context, get_feature_tree_slice, get_dimensions, get_configurations, get_custom_properties, get_mates, get_rebuild_diagnostics, get_reference_graph |
| Retrieval (1) | search_project_files (closed-file OLE indexer) |
| Write standard (4) | set_custom_property, set_dimension_value, suppress_feature, unsuppress_feature |
| Write advanced (3) | rename_object, insert_component, create_drawing_view |
Download the latest release, extract the zip, and double-click install-adze.bat. The Adze Manager opens — click Install / Reinstall, launch SOLIDWORKS, and the Adze Task Pane appears automatically.
Works on SOLIDWORKS 2025 and later, including the 3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS for Makers consumer tier. Adze includes a compatibility probe that gracefully handles SOLIDWORKS desktop updates — when an update breaks interop, Adze surfaces a warning banner instead of crashing the CAD host.