SOLIDWORKS mainly targets engineers and product designers. It is used in a variety of applications and industries. Some of these industries are as follows: 

• Consumer products
• Aerospace 
• Construction 
• High-tech electronics 
• Medicine 
• Oil and gas
• Packaging machinery 
• Engineering services
• Furniture design 
• Energy 
• Automobiles

Each of these industries utilizes SOLIDWORKS for its design applications to some extent. SOLIDWORKS uses applications under the following disciplines:

• Core mechanical design
• Two-dimensional (2D) drawings
• Surface design

• Sheet metal
• Sustainability 
• Motion analysis
• Weldments 
• Simulations 
• Mold making
• Electrical 

Even though the preceding list highlights some possible domains where SOLIDWORKS can be applied, it is not necessary for a single individual to master them all. However, they do demonstrate the capabilities enabled by the software and the fields it can serve. This book will focus on addressing applications within the core mechanical design disciplines. This discipline will cover the most common usage scenarios for SOLIDWORKS.