SolidWorks or Inventor??
SolidWorks or Inventor??
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I want to pose this question on a non-bias forum:
What is the better choice for a ME Designer, SolidWorks or Inventor?
What is the better choice for a ME Designer, SolidWorks or Inventor?





RE: SolidWorks or Inventor??
RE: SolidWorks or Inventor??
Edson Campos
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RE: SolidWorks or Inventor??
Hope this has been of use.
Regards,
Brian Hurley
RE: SolidWorks or Inventor??
Some good things about Inventor are its animation features and its easy to learn. It is great for simple box designs.
I've used ProE for many years and find Inventor a big step back in solid modelling. Maybe Autodesk will get there some day, but not at release 2.
I don't have much input on Solid Works, but the people I know who have used it like it.
Teng
RE: SolidWorks or Inventor??
RE: SolidWorks or Inventor??
RE: SolidWorks or Inventor??
RE: SolidWorks or Inventor??
We reviewed SW and Inventor r5 (just released). The hands down winner was Inventor, although many categories were "ties". Some of the strengths of Inventor were:
-More intuitive user interface, with fewer dialog boxes and fewer mouse clicks. Gesture based sketching, glass box, "expert" and "learning" modes, more consistent interface with (far) less clutter.
-Better STEP file import: the colors and part names of the imported component were preserved, and the geometry was immediately useable. SW required the use of "FeatureWorks" to "repair" the same model.
-Adaptivity: the SW guys had a contrived example showing how they could do the same things that Inventor does: this is true only to a very limited extent, explore this carefully in your own eval...
Everyone should do their own evaluation, as each product has particular strengths. Don't let past experience with Mechanical Desktop cloud you judgement, Inventor is a completely different product, not a derivative.