Solidworks uniqueness
Solidworks uniqueness
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Hi folks,
I just wanted to know the uniqueness of solisworks among the other CAD tools? What is the USP of solidworks that sets it apart from other similar modelling tools available in the market? Just curious to know your answers.
I just wanted to know the uniqueness of solisworks among the other CAD tools? What is the USP of solidworks that sets it apart from other similar modelling tools available in the market? Just curious to know your answers.






RE: Solidworks uniqueness
I don't follow what you mean by Uniqueness?
Have you ever used Solidworks yet? If so, how long?
Scott Baugh, CSWP
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Evapar
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Nice to see your reply. I have been using it only recently.I just wanted to know how it stands out among the other modeling tools?what are the unique features and advantages over other tools?
RE: Solidworks uniqueness
RE: Solidworks uniqueness
My take on SolidWorks is that it is the one 3D CAD package I know, except for Mechanical Desktop, which I do not want to see ever again. If I had not found the new job prior to being laid off, I would have looked into training on Creo. For the moment, I know nothing useful about it.
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RE: Solidworks uniqueness
I hate it because you have to hold your tongue just right, or it fights you.
... by which I mean that it expects to be used in a certain specific way, and the way is not always obvious.
YouTube videos can be enormously helpful in that regard.
... unless your employer, like my last, blocks YouTube on the assumption that you are wasting time watching porn, and/or that it's an attack vector. So I was stuck with running the SW tutorials, and calling our VAR, who was always polite and usually helpful.
Last time I used it, now 7 years ago, the official Dassault tutorials were seriously out of phase with the software, which considerably reduced their utility. I have seen nothing here to indicate that that situation has gotten any better.
Considering the cost of the software, I'd really like to see SW keep the tutorials up to date with every release. ... and to provide a compatible laptop and a compatible video card with every seat. You will find out about the video card issue when you are trying to figure out if the problem you are fighting is with the software, or just with its behavior with your particular video card.
Mike Halloran
Pembroke Pines, FL, USA
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I don't like their decision making regarding enhancements because they seem more oriented toward flashing new stuff to impress possible new users instead of making robust and useful features but in all of that it's still a good thing.
Patrick
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RE: Solidworks uniqueness
Actually your question is not a specific question it is very general one.
According to the application field you can see the difference.
Nx has more features and you can perform more in the analyses and modeling but it is complicated and not self explaining however it suits very large assembly.
SolidWorks for me easier with less complex requirements for this reason there is CATIA for big projects other product from DASSULT .
If you could give example for which applications do you want to use it, then I can give more details.
Rasheed
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I feel NX drawings look much more professional than those generated by solidworks.
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RE: Solidworks uniqueness
Nice to see your replies. Happy that the thread is still active.
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I'm not sure why this should be the case, aside from some differences in defaults most everything should be adaptable to match your NX sheet formatting. The only data-point I have for a "difference" (which should also be editable) is the line weights in NX were so bold as to be useless for moderately proximate features on a B-size drawing--necessitating using C and D size sheets just to be able to tell things apart.
RE: Solidworks uniqueness
(http://help.solidworks.com/2017/english/WhatsNew/c...)
They have some bugs to work out, but its the only CAD software (that I am aware of) that opens neutral and native Catia, Pro-E, Creo3.0, NX, and SolidEdge files in a single package. I have to deal with NX files all the time and though there are some issues with opening NX files, the data itself is always intact. FYI: The problem I see is when opening an NX assembly the description gets all messed up, but that's it.
Regards,
Scott Baugh, CSWP
FAQ731-376: Eng-Tips.com Forum PoliciesCAD Systems Manager
Evapar
www.evapar.com
RE: Solidworks uniqueness
As for features that are unique to Solidworks, there aren't any that I can think of and I have both formal training and experience using Catia/Solidworks, Creo, NX, and Inventor. The first four are all actually on my work machine currently thanks to a truly enabling employer, though I default to using either Catia or Creo for most things.