NX vs. Creo
NX vs. Creo
(OP)
My present employer is considering a switch from NX (which we have been using since Unigraphics V9) to Creo. I am not real excited about the thought of this, but am curious if anyone has any pro's and con's? What does NX do better than Creo and vice versa?
Thanks
Thanks
Steve
NX 8.5.3.3





RE: NX vs. Creo
In my experience I have noticed more companies swiching to NX from CREO (or PROE or whatever they call it today)
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Steve
NX 8.5.3.3
RE: NX vs. Creo
I worked for a company that switched from UG2V18 to Pro/E Wildfire1. We had 35 users, all of whom received 12 days minimum of training in Pro/E. That alone is an expense to consider. Took us 6 months of training classes to get everyone through the courses. Loss in productivity for another 6 months had to be factored into the work scheduling for jobs. Management was not happy with that loss and complained. Jobs had to be managed between the UG stuff and Wildfire stuff until everyone had been trained. We only used Wildfire on new products, so that saved us some problems, but common items that we had modeled over 18 years of UG all had to be remodeled in Wildfire. How do charge that time when the design has been in production for 5 years or more and you are modeling it just to use in an assembly? Drawings had to be managed when we did a redesign in Wildfire and move the 'master' over, which we did on some parts. The UG files had to be marked so the engineers knew that the master was in Wildfire now.
It was a corporate decision that forced the change on us. As a corporation, we had a balanced mix of UG and Pro/E seats, approaching 100 of each. We were the only division to make the change at that time. Another division was in the middle of a multi-million dollar expansion of UG and TeamCenter.
Good luck with the switch, if it happens.
"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."
Ben Loosli
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Steve
NX 8.5.3.3
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Steve
NX 8.5.3.3
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After all, unless PTC is giving it away for free, you need to be looking for something in return for your investment, which could certainly prove to be substantial even without including the cost of the software.
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: NX vs. Creo
Steve
NX 8.5.3.3
RE: NX vs. Creo
RE: NX vs. Creo
John R. Baker, P.E.
Product 'Evangelist'
Product Engineering Software
Siemens PLM Software Inc.
Industry Sector
Cypress, CA
Siemens PLM:
UG/NX Museum:
To an Engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
RE: NX vs. Creo
I was involved in a large migration from NX to Pro/E because the company was bought out and the new owners mandated the move so all the various divisions were using the same software. The vast majority of users were happy with NX and saw the move as nothing but a big waste of time and money.
Perhaps Corporation X promised big contracts if they could deliver native CAD data...
Maybe they truly got a better price deal with Pro/E...
If price is the only sticking point with management, point them to some whitepapers or case studies of the real cost of changing software. Perhaps the money would be better spent on training for the existing software. I'm sure you will get lots of links if you do a web search.
www.nxjournaling.com
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Training is not an expense, it is an investment in your people.
"Wildfires are dangerous, hard to control, and economically catastrophic."
Ben Loosli
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also i don't like the new interface in creo, older was much better. (i don't mind the new layout in office, swx..., but they are better then the one in creo IMO)