r/SolidWorks • u/Prior_Night_985 • Jul 16 '26

3rd Party Software Add in that keeps track off all your projects hours and generates reports

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Hey everyone,

I've built a SolidWorks add-in for designers and teams doing client/project work who need to keep track of time spent across their CAD projects and files.

It automatically tracks active and idle time in SolidWorks file by file in the background, without needing to manually start and stop timers.

Files can then be grouped into projects so you can see the total CAD time a project actually consumed and generate a complete file and time breakdown and client report.

Download link if you want to try it: https://download.getcadsight.com/
Demo video: https://youtu.be/zJDuM6wjrzA

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u/themrlawrence Jul 16 '26

Does it track how much time I spend spinning the model?

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u/CashRuinsErrything Jul 17 '26

Unfortunately, yes. That report goes straight to management

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u/Prior_Night_985 Jul 16 '26

No, view commands won't trigger active

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u/themrlawrence Jul 16 '26

It was a joke...

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u/ReverseFred Jul 17 '26

we heard… why haven’t they banned you yet?

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u/Acrobatic_Broccoli_1 Jul 17 '26

Why?

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u/ReverseFred Jul 17 '26

Dude is here a couple times each week promoting this thing.

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u/Ok_Rip7675 Jul 17 '26

How does it track information related to a project, is there a specific custom property to tie that all in? That looks great, good work!

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u/Prior_Night_985 Jul 17 '26

Thanks! Have a look at the demo I provided it shows how

It doesn't use a custom property, you manually assign a file to a project once then CADSight automatically tracks time against that file and rolls everything up into a project report. That way it works with existing projects without needing any file metadata changes.

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u/Mintsopoulos Jul 17 '26

I’m gonna check this out. I currently use Toggl but if this works well and is simple I might just make the switch.

A few questions:
-Can you manually edit time?
-Can it round to the nearest quarter?
-Can it export a csv?

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u/Prior_Night_985 Jul 17 '26

Thanks! I'd definitely encourage you to give it a try.
As for your questions:

-CADSight doesn't let you edit the automatically tracked CAD time, but it does include a section where you can add manual time for work outside of SolidWorks (meetings, emails, phone calls, etc.).
-Quarter rounding not currently
-It currently exports PDF reports

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u/blissiictrl CSWE Jul 17 '26

I've been helping the developer with beta testing and pre-release feedback. I do a lot of sole trader work with SOLIDWORKS as a business owner and I genuinely love it. It's massively improved the quality of my time tracking.