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SolidWorks, CosmosWorks & Open Office

SolidWorks, CosmosWorks & Open Office

SolidWorks, CosmosWorks & Open Office

(OP)
I'd like to switch to Open Office instead of using my old MS office 2002. I was wondering what would append with Solidworks about:

-Design table; will SW recognise open office instead of regular excel?

-CosmosWoks: when you do report, it needs word 2003 and above (I got a warning because mine is 2002.

-Bom: I don't use the excel BOM but if I export as excel do SW need excel as Cosmos need word to export as?

-Any other concern about open office?

 

RE: SolidWorks, CosmosWorks & Open Office

I would think Open Office would certainly have the power to run things, but the problem is likely that SW is plugged into narrow, proprietary functions within MS Office.  Really, you need Word 2003 and above?  Lame.  I'm still using MS Office 2000 because there have been no substantial feature improvements since then (or v1997), but focus on bling (hear that SolidWorks?).

 

Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
A people who value security over freedom will soon find they have neither.

RE: SolidWorks, CosmosWorks & Open Office

No substantial improvements to office? C'mon, Jeff! I have Office '07 and I get this graph paper look in word that I can't seem to get rid of. Then, of course, there's the whole new look to the UI that I still haven't quite figured out...

Jeff Mirisola, CSWP, Certified DriveWorks AE
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog

RE: SolidWorks, CosmosWorks & Open Office

Jeff, I believe that falls under the "bling" category.  How do you like that bling?

 

Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
A people who value security over freedom will soon find they have neither.

RE: SolidWorks, CosmosWorks & Open Office

Design tables will not work at all.

No experience here with Cosmos.

BOM - You won't be able to save as an Excel file, but you can still save as .csv, which either Excel or OpenOffice can open.

-handleman, CSWP (The new, easy test)

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