Mechanical 3D softwares
Mechanical 3D softwares
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Our company is going to buy a 3D software for sheet metal design. We are considering tree companies: Solid Edge, Solid Works, and Pro/Engineer. Can anybody give me an advice what is the best software for our application. What are advantages and disadvantages (except a price). We do not have big assemblings, around 400-500 parts.
Thanks.
Thanks.





RE: Mechanical 3D softwares
--Scott
For some pleasure reading, try FAQ731-376
RE: Mechanical 3D softwares
What is more user friendly? We have to export files to CNC program for AMADA machines.
Someone told me that with Solid Edge and SolidWorks after some changes on a bend part you have to manually update flat piece and also manually update BOM in speadsheet. Is it true? For me it does not makes any sense.
RE: Mechanical 3D softwares
RE: Mechanical 3D softwares
Crashing is universal. Depending on your hardware config and other applications loaded/running, you will or will not crash with each software and each version or service pack of software.
Someone may have given you the wrong impression of "manually updating" in SE and SW. Basically what happens is through the dependencies inherent in 3D parametric modeling, the flat patterns, BOMs, drawing views, etc. recognize that a change has been made to the part. Rather than automatically updating drawing views and BOMs, for example, they are highlighted showing the user that a change has been made to the model. You then choose to update the out-of-date information by clicking one icon. If this wasn't done, then everytime you opened a drawing, you would never have a clue that someone else made a change to the model; print out the drawing; and now it doesn't match the released print in Document Control.
I also have the problem of revising a part but forgetting to make a print of the old revision until I open up the drawing and see the out-of-date stamp. I then print it out, update my views, and have the earlier revision in order to compare and record the changes.
--Scott
For some pleasure reading, try FAQ731-376
RE: Mechanical 3D softwares
Crashing is inherent in PCs, usually because the huge number of configurations. Use all recommended components, or buy the hardware direct from the CAD VAR and make them support you.