CADABRA vs. SolidWorks Aura

Aura answers questions about SolidWorks. CADABRA performs CAD operations against your model. Here's how the two compare on what they actually do.

CADABRA AI CAD Copilot running alongside SOLIDWORKS, comparison with SolidWorks Aura
Head to head

Why choose CADABRA over SolidWorks Aura?

CADABRA
Performs CAD operations
  • Turns natural language prompts into CAD operations.
  • Automates repetitive design tasks.
  • Auto-generates drawings and deliverables.
  • Works inside existing SolidWorks environment.
  • Integrates with your internal data and libraries.
SolidWorks Aura
Conversational assistant
  • Turns natural language prompts into CAD operations.
  • Automates repetitive design tasks.
  • Auto-generates drawings and deliverables.
  • Works inside existing SolidWorks environment.
  • Integrates with your internal data and libraries.

CADABRA edits your model

CADABRA is built for engineering teams who want CAD work done, not described. A prompt resolves to an actual SolidWorks operation against the open model, sketches, features, dimensions, drawings.

Conversation vs. operation

Aura is a conversational assistant, useful for guidance, troubleshooting, and answering questions. CADABRA performs the work: it creates, modifies, and generates the deliverables, then hands them back to the engineer to review.

See it run on your own part

Bring a SolidWorks file to a 20-minute demo and watch CADABRA edit it live.

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Questions, answered.

How is CADABRA different from SOLIDWORKS Aura?
CADABRA performs CAD operations and produces deliverables; Aura is primarily a conversational assistant. CADABRA is configured with your own drawing standards rather than being generic, and it both modifies the model and produces the documentation from it.
What is an AI CAD copilot?
An AI CAD copilot is an assistant that lives inside a CAD program and performs real CAD operations from natural-language prompts. Instead of clicking through menus, an engineer types what they want, for example “fillet all sharp edges 2 mm” or “generate a drawing with our title block”, and the copilot executes the feature operations, updates the model, and produces the deliverables.
Do I need my own SOLIDWORKS license?
Yes. CADABRA is an add-in, not a CAD system. You keep your existing SOLIDWORKS license, files, libraries, and PDM, and CADABRA works inside them.
Does CADABRA integrate with PLM or PDM?
Not today. There is no PLM or PDM connector. CADABRA works on the files you have open and the drawing standards you upload, and your PDM rules around those files keep applying. If a connector matters to your team, tell us which system.
How much does CADABRA cost?
CADABRA has a free plan with no card required. Student is $15/month with a valid .edu address, Professional is $99/month for commercial use by an individual engineer, and Enterprise is custom priced with Drawings Mode, custom standards, SSO, zero-retention handling, and a dedicated engineer.