Any issues moving from Pro/E to SW?
Any issues moving from Pro/E to SW?
(OP)
A group I do some work for from time to time is thinking about moving from Pro/E to SolidWorks. I've only had a little tube time with SW96 and none on Pro/E, so I don't know why they're asking me (probably just asking everyone they know).
For those of you who did this, are there any big issues in making this move?
They do tooling, tool holders, etc. for metalworking and assembly station stuff, plus a little contract metalworking.
Dave G.
For those of you who did this, are there any big issues in making this move?
They do tooling, tool holders, etc. for metalworking and assembly station stuff, plus a little contract metalworking.
Dave G.






RE: Any issues moving from Pro/E to SW?
Living in my own 3D world
RE: Any issues moving from Pro/E to SW?
I was more asking about what design processes, thought processes, etc. they would have to go through in starting new parts/models.
IOW, is modeling in SolidWorks a whole lot different from modeling in Pro/E?
Dave G.
RE: Any issues moving from Pro/E to SW?
RE: Any issues moving from Pro/E to SW?
I am new to SolidWorks after having some time on ProE - not a lot of experience on either, but enough to state that creating geometries and manipuliting drawings is somewhat easier on SolidWorks than ProE. My smattering of ProE (college course) also contributed to reducing my learning curve on SolidWorks.
Mousetrap
RE: Any issues moving from Pro/E to SW?
Living in my own 3D world
RE: Any issues moving from Pro/E to SW?
It takes a little to get use too because some of the commands are used differently than ProE. But it is very easy to get up and running.
ProE may be more powerful in the surface area, but Sw is just more productive and in my opinion gives a more professional look to renderings and drawings than ProE.
Stephen Getsy
Product Development Engineer
Silgan Plastics
www.silganplastics.com