Any CAD or 3d modelling people on here?

I've done design on lots of design packages, autocad is easy to use but isn't that good for 3D. primarily autocad is a 2D package. The easiest 3D package to use would be either CATIA or solidworks. If you wanna give youself a major ball ache use Pro engineer (ProE) bad package and not easy to use.

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by gettin2dizzy

Screw AutoCAD. It's wank.

For engineering stuff you can't go wrong with either ProEngineer or Solidworks. Solidworks is very similar, and a much more intuitive program with better tutorial support. Learning any system will give you the basics though, so you can adapt pretty quickly.

You certainly can't get them on torrents by searhing google either.

Solidworks.

Paul, I've got a cracked copy of it at home if you want to have a gander.

[Paul the 6th]

Eyup YC, what version/year is it? Think there's a few versions on what.cd but they're bloody huge & will bust my ratio.

Solidworks has had overwhelming support from the LocostBuilders forums so I'll give it a try

[Paul the 6th]

Oh and thanks for everyone's advice

[yorkie_chris]

Errr dunno '05 I think. They had newest one at uni and it's same to use just some annoying compatibility issues if you design on later and try export it forwards.

[dizzyblonde]

don't they try registering themselves every time you open the program?

[yorkie_chris]

Nah mines fine, crack turns that off.

Ive come from solid works, via inventor (autocad) and am currently on solid edge. They all have advantages. the latest version of solid edge will be the way forward imo. No history based modeling and the ability to edit parts like iges files. Its good. Although im using traditional tho.

Depends what your wanting to do. If its for work, learn autocad (as in 2d) first. then learn solidworks/solid edge if its for messing about for a locost project just grab solidworks as its quite user friendly. Any questions on edge just ask . Alternativly if your doing a cadcam project you want to look very closely at what your sendign the files to.

Oh and proe and catia are very good. however they are expensive and thus dont have as much market share overall (not industry specific)

[timwilky]

Now the software developer in me say stop all the talk of cracked copies please.


The freeloading cheapskate says please point me at a "trial"

[yorkie_chris]

Would it help if I called it a "student license" instead?

(though they wanted £8 for the CD! They not seen the price of ale these days?!)