3DEXPERIENCE XDesign is a cloud-based 3D design and modelling tool developed by Dassault Systems. It is part of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, which offers a collaborative environment for product design, engineering, and innovation. XDesign allows users to create, visualize, and modify 3D models in real-time, and it is particularly aimed at enhancing the design process for engineers, product designers, and manufacturers.

Benefits of XDesign:
1 Single Modelling Environment
With just one modelling environment, you can concentrate on what you do best—innovate! xDesign offers a user interface that is simple to use, intuitive, and easy to understand.
2 .Design Guidance
Allow Design Guidance to offer potential answers when confronted with difficult structural design problems. Design Guidance will tell you what geometry satisfies the force criteria and part connection points if you just supply them. Utilize it as a guide or incorporate it directly into your model.
3. No Hassle cloud
You are always working with the most recent version of xDesign, regardless of the device it is running on, because it is a web application that runs in your browser without the need for installation or configuration.
4. Transparent Data Management
You can securely communicate with your team and save, maintain, branch, and merge your designs using xDesign. Limit what other team members can do with the design data and only share what you want.
Key features of 3DEXPERIENCE XDesign:
- Cloud-based Access: Accessible from any device with an internet connection, enabling remote design work and collaboration.
- 3D Modelling: Offers powerful 3D design tools for creating detailed models and assemblies.
- Real-Time Collaboration: Allows multiple users to work on the same project simultaneously, improving team productivity and communication.
- User-Friendly Interface: Designed to be intuitive, with a simple interface that is accessible even to those with limited CAD experience.
- Integrated Data Management: Provides version control, ensuring that all team members work with the latest designs and documentation.
- Parametric Design: Allows designers to use parameters to create flexible and adaptive models that can be easily modified.
- Simulation and Testing: Includes basic simulation tools to test product performance and design integrity before physical prototyping.
- Design Reuse: Enables the reuse of design elements and components across different projects, saving time and resources.
- CAD File Compatibility: Supports various file formats like STL, STEP, IGES, and others, ensuring compatibility with other CAD software.
Modelling in XDesign:
To access the xDesign, click the Compass and expand my cockpits. Under My Cockpits, click 3D Creator Home. 3D Creator is the role that includes xDesign.

Click New Component, and type in a name. If you have access to more than one collaborative space, you will be able to select the one you want here, under the location. The physical product will be saved to the selected collaborative space. When you Click OK, you get a new workspace to begin designing your new component.

You can start by creating 2D sketches on various planes (XY, XZ, YZ).
Create the sketches in particular planes. These sketches can serve as the basis for creating 3D geometry. Sketch tools are like the SolidWorks.

Once your sketch is complete, use operations like extrude, revolve, sweep, and loft to convert the 2D sketch into 3D solid bodies.
1.Extrude:
The Extrude tool is used to create 3D features from a 2D sketch. This operation allows you to add material by extruding a sketch profile along a specific direction, creating 3D shapes such as walls, ribs, bosses, or other solid features.

Extrude Cut:
Extrude Cut operation is used to remove material from a 3D part by extruding a sketch or profile in a specific direction. This is like other CAD systems where you create a cut feature by defining a closed profile (such as a rectangle, circle, or custom shape) and extruding it through a part.

Creating a Draft
You can taper the selected faces of a product by a specified angle. Drafting faces lets you pull parts of a feature.
The following two modes are available:
- Neutral Plane
- Parting Line

Mirror:
In 3DEXPERIENCE XDesign, the Mirror tool allows you to create a symmetrical copy of a part or feature, reflecting it across a plane. This is useful when designing parts or assemblies that require symmetry, as it helps to reduce modeling time and ensure consistency.

Fillet:
You can use fillets to create a smooth, rounded, transitional surface between faces, or on edges or vertices. Fillets can be decorative, to achieve the required visual effect, or functional, for example to strengthen a design by distributing stress across a larger surface area.
Three types of fillets available:
- Constant fillet
- Full round fillet
- Variable fillet

How to save file in XDesign:
XDesign automatically saves your part as you work. Every time you make a change; the system automatically updates and saves the file in the cloud.
If you’d like to manually save your part, click the save or save as icon. You will be prompted to enter a new name for the part or choose a different location within the platform to store the file.
The default file format is .3DXML.

Conclusion:
3DEXPERIENCE XDesign is a comprehensive, cloud-based CAD tool that simplifies the design process, enhances collaboration, and integrates various engineering functions in one platform. It’s especially beneficial for teams working remotely or across multiple locations, as it streamlines communication and design sharing.