Case Study: Automotive Performance Solutions halves design cycles and cuts costs with SOLIDWORKS

Building New Ford Gt40s With Solidworks

Automotive Performance Solutions is an Australian engineering consultancy that builds modern, low‑volume replicas of the classic Ford GT40 and provides OEM consulting. Faced with slow, costly 2D workflows for part design and assembly, APS adopted SolidWorks Premium design and analysis software to gain an integrated 3D development platform for faster, more accurate product engineering.

Using SolidWorks Premium’s CAD, FEA, dynamic motion and interference detection tools (and features like Hole Wizard), APS streamlined development, validation and fabrication. The SolidWorks solution cut design cycles by about 50%, reduced development costs by 30%, decreased assembly time by 40%, and minimized design errors—significantly improving build quality and throughput.

Automotive Performance Solutions

Ivan Viduka

Business Development Manager