G2 Vendor Directory

SolidWorks Composer vs. LightWave 3D

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricSolidWorks Composer

by Dassault Systèmes

LightWave 3D

by NewTek

Overall rating4.33.9
Review count3329
Ease of use9.27.8
Ease of setup8.88.6
Quality of support8.67.4
Meets requirements9.17.9
NPS5021.428571
Small Business54.5%75.9%
Mid-Market27.3%13.8%
Enterprise18.2%10.3%
Total page views14899
Total LLM citations258143

SolidWorks Composer

Repurpose your 3D engineering models for creating graphical content to explain processes and procedures in technical communications, such as manufacturing assembly instructions, product manuals, installation instructions, service manuals, training guides, marketing brochures, and sales bidding kits

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    LightWave 3D

    LightWave 3D combines a state-of-the-art renderer with powerful, intuitive modeling, and animation tools.

    Pros