Using 3DEXPERIENCE Marketplace | PartSupply

3DEXPERIENCE Marketplace | PartSupply provides an intelligent catalog of free 3D components that include downloadable 3D models, complete with information for designers, manufacturing engineers, and sourcing managers.

From SOLIDWORKS, you can use PartSupply to find 3D components and insert them into your assembly or use them to replace components already in your assembly. You can search for parts with similar geometries and attributes such as the same source or size.

To use 3DEXPERIENCE PartSupply:

  1. Do one of the following:
    • In the Task Pane, click Design Library > 3D Components - PartSupply .
    • In the Assembly CommandManager, click Insert > Components > Insert from PartSupply.
    • From Compass, select As a Business Model and click Trading Experiences > PartSupply.
  2. Search or browse through the catalog.

  3. When you find the part that you need, drag the component from the search results, the Design pane, or a row in the Configurations table into SOLIDWORKS. You can also use Open or Insert in the catalog page.
  4. Optional: To replace a component in your assembly with a model from PartSupply:
    1. Select the component to replace in SOLIDWORKS.
    2. Locate the part in PartSupply you want to replace it with.
    3. Click Replace in the catalog page.
  5. Optional: To search PartSupply for a part with similar geometry, in the FeatureManager Design Tree, right-click a part and select Find Similar in PartSupply.
When you open an assembly that originates from 3D Space in SOLIDWORKS, it restricts you from inserting components that exist in a SOLIDWORKS PDM vault. Conversely, if you open an assembly directly from a SOLIDWORKS PDM vault, you cannot insert a component that is located in 3DSpace using PartSupply. To work around this limitation, migrate either the component or the assembly from the SOLIDWORKS PDM vault to 3DSpace.