How much usage you have with AutoCAD Mechanical Desktop V3.0 ?
How much usage you have with AutoCAD Mechanical Desktop V3.0 ?
(OP)
Hello,
I have been an AutoCAD user for over 8 years. I am now using AutoCAD R14 for
mechanical engineering design and drafting. I am a design consultant with
primary interest in CAD design of products and machines..
My earlier experiences with Mechanical Desktop V1.0, 1.1 and 1.2 were unsuccessful.
The program caused the Window platform to lockup. I could not make use of it for 2 days
without it freezing up. I had to uninstall it.
If you have been using Mechanical Desktop V3.0 successfully, please drop me a note.
If you have bad result with V3.0, please drop me a note.
I am comtemplating upgrading to V3.0 with the VIP program to get their V4.0 But I
will upgrade only if the response to my question is at least favorable 75% with more than
a few dozen postive ones.
Thanks.
I have been an AutoCAD user for over 8 years. I am now using AutoCAD R14 for
mechanical engineering design and drafting. I am a design consultant with
primary interest in CAD design of products and machines..
My earlier experiences with Mechanical Desktop V1.0, 1.1 and 1.2 were unsuccessful.
The program caused the Window platform to lockup. I could not make use of it for 2 days
without it freezing up. I had to uninstall it.
If you have been using Mechanical Desktop V3.0 successfully, please drop me a note.
If you have bad result with V3.0, please drop me a note.
I am comtemplating upgrading to V3.0 with the VIP program to get their V4.0 But I
will upgrade only if the response to my question is at least favorable 75% with more than
a few dozen postive ones.
Thanks.





RE: How much usage you have with AutoCAD Mechanical Desktop V3.0 ?
I do everything in 3D and have been very pleased with the progress of the Mechanical desktop product since it's debut.
You can see some samples of solid modeling at my web site at www.magma.ca/~riv check out the gallery section. there are some samples from different projects I've used MDT on (naturally the glamourous ones make it to the web, there's plenty of hardcore mechanical oriented ones that do not)
At any rate, best of luck to you
Paul Rivet
Mechanical Technologist/Designer
RIVetron MCAD Designs
www.magma.ca/~riv
riv@magma.ca
RE: How much usage you have with AutoCAD Mechanical Desktop V3.0 ?
Thank you for your message regarding mechanical desktop.
I have upgraded to mechanical desktop 3.0 and am learning
to work with it.
My problems had been with the earlier versions of AutoCAD
where extrusions, surface modelling, etc. are very
poor ways to do 3D solids.
True 3D solids, and mechanical desktop solids are not
like the extrusion parts.
I also want to know more about translating the 3D solid
models back to 2D piece part drawings. I found extrusions
do not project. So, I can't generate the 2d drawings
from them.
Regards,
Luther
RE: How much usage you have with AutoCAD Mechanical Desktop V3.0 ?
I'd have to say that the biggest advantage of MDT is it's assembly modeling capabilities. The hours it saves of positioning 2D entities alone is worth the sticker price. Naturally, like anything else, the more complex the assembly the longer it can take in processing time when creating a 2D drawing from it, or creating various scenes, but it's still an extremely powerful tool.
Paul
riv@magma.ca
www.magma.ca/~riv
RE: How much usage you have with AutoCAD Mechanical Desktop V3.0 ?
I agree with RIVetron that the assembly modeling is where MDT really comes in handy - design the assembly in 3D and get multiple views, section views, isometric views etc. Very powerful!
ps - I'm not sure what you mean about "extrusions
do not project"; unless you are not using paper space to do the 2D drawing views.