Unfortunately moving to SolidWorks
Unfortunately moving to SolidWorks
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Hello!
I was a ProE user at first and than changed to NX UG and was really pleased with that software. I think NX is unique and irreplaceable and i'm sad for having to change to SW at work.
So, i have a few questions.
1. Is SW more similar to ProE or NX?
2. In NX one have a posibility to directly insert a cylinder or a box for example, move it around and apply Boolean operation to objects. Does SW have similar function or u have to do all with sketch?
3. Above-mentioned function lets you to make "virtual" assembly (assembly without real constrains) and that is very helpful. Does SW have similar function?
Thank You
I was a ProE user at first and than changed to NX UG and was really pleased with that software. I think NX is unique and irreplaceable and i'm sad for having to change to SW at work.
So, i have a few questions.
1. Is SW more similar to ProE or NX?
2. In NX one have a posibility to directly insert a cylinder or a box for example, move it around and apply Boolean operation to objects. Does SW have similar function or u have to do all with sketch?
3. Above-mentioned function lets you to make "virtual" assembly (assembly without real constrains) and that is very helpful. Does SW have similar function?
Thank You





RE: Unfortunately moving to SolidWorks
NX 7.5.5.4 with Teamcenter 8 on win7 64
Intel Xeon @3.2GHz
8GB RAM
Nvidia Quadro 2000
RE: Unfortunately moving to SolidWorks
It is much easier to me to model each component of an assemly in the same part, then export each component and latter do "real" assembly.
RE: Unfortunately moving to SolidWorks
NX 7.5.5.4 with Teamcenter 8 on win7 64
Intel Xeon @3.2GHz
8GB RAM
Nvidia Quadro 2000
RE: Unfortunately moving to SolidWorks
You'd probably get more feedback on SW in a SW forum rather than asking a bunch of NX users, who may or may not have used SW.
Tim Flater
NX Designer
NX 7.5.4.4 MP8
WinXP Pro x64 SP2
Intel Xeon 2.53 GHz 6GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro 4000 2GB
RE: Unfortunately moving to SolidWorks
So, to summarize, when it comes to TOP-DOWN modeling, as many othed things, NX is unmatched.
RE: Unfortunately moving to SolidWorks
What product market are you in? Some markets lend themselves to one CAD system over others.
I used UG/NX for over 20 years through NX4 and have been using Pro/E for 10 years. At one company, I also had SW and CATIA and had to manage those installs as well as over 200 Pro/E seats.
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Ben Loosli
RE: Unfortunately moving to SolidWorks
Tim Flater
NX Designer
NX 7.5.4.4 MP8
WinXP Pro x64 SP2
Intel Xeon 2.53 GHz 6GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro 4000 2GB
RE: Unfortunately moving to SolidWorks
RE: Unfortunately moving to SolidWorks
In last few months we were in process of decision making which software to use.
My voice definitely goes to NX, but company managment have other arguments.
Namely, NX is about four to five times more expensive than SW and is no profitable for small company with 5 seats.
Also, in my country, there is alomost no support and training courses for NX.
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RE: Unfortunately moving to SolidWorks
I am from Serbia.
RE: Unfortunately moving to SolidWorks
Tim Flater
NX Designer
NX 7.5.4.4 MP8
WinXP Pro x64 SP2
Intel Xeon 2.53 GHz 6GB RAM
NVIDIA Quadro 4000 2GB
RE: Unfortunately moving to SolidWorks
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RE: Unfortunately moving to SolidWorks
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
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I have had around 5 or 6 different SW users here at our company at various times. Every single one of them has come round to say that NX beats SW hands down at true functionallity. Granted that SW interface may be a beautiful thing.... BUT beauty is only skin deep.
TonyC
RE: Unfortunately moving to SolidWorks
RE: Unfortunately moving to SolidWorks
I respond to you to your question :
1) Similar to both, because both are similar
2) Yes with reuse object
3) Yes
4) Top-down is born with SW in 1995
For machine industry, SolidWorks is the top.
Thank you...
Using NX 8 and TC9.1
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Hvala Dejane!
So far the transition is not painful, but i will stick to NX in some future personal bussines and try to improve my skills.