Recent content by cookieman

something new for pro/e users to consider when choosing a more affordable cad package: http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=FAC226A6-5D7A-4823-853B-9672D16F706A and yes, there is a great difference between just the promise of import/export and doing it with full integrity. this...

They thought that they would gain some benefit from the transition from 2D AutoCAD to Inventor over another companies 3D pkg. Any Professional will tell you this isn't true. I consider myself an engineering professional, and I can tell you that the cost benefits were considerable, converting...

i believe he was referring to the Business Week Magazine and Boston Business Journal articles that exposed the outsourcing of SW to India. I don't think either one of those publications belongs to autodesk, but you never know! DeSimulacra, common sense tells you that if IV were really as...

maybe this article will be a little more clear: http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2004/07/26/story8.html but they might be "lying" too...

the fact remains that the source code for SW was stolen from GSS in India. that's where the programming is being done for purely economic reasons and no regard for security. time to stop beating a dead horse...

autodesk's MCAD division where Inventor is developed is located in Oregon: http://mcadonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=304&Itemid=73 why is this so difficult to understand?

are you serious ? do you really not understand the difference between outsourcing and offshore facilities ? have someone explain it to you.

I wasn’t going to respond to this thread again, but when I saw that brochure FILLED with SW sucks, IV is great… it pissed me off. I searched this PDF again carefully, and found no such language. just because you don't agree is no reason to accuse autodesk of "smear tactics". are they not...

here is a concise and accurate description of new features in Inventor 11: http://www.gecadnet.ro/ufolder/docs/Autodesk_Inventor_The_Best_Choice11_Reasons.pdf#search=%22autodesk%20inventor%20solidworks%20dwg%20import%22

new sales numbers posted for 2006: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=5417320

isn't that what "independent and unbiased" means ? one point that has been missed here. a SW user trying to use IV with SW experience only will be frustrated and get poor results. and miss some of the best features of IV!

inventor has never been sold as industrial design software, but is pretty capable in organic surfaces; http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/item?siteID=123112&id=4269527 i've learned a lot from this thread; inventor is #1, SW is #4, according to that Wohlers report SW outsources to India...

this seems to be more about unreasoning hatred of Autodesk than about their products. if anyone else had the better sales figures, i'm sure they would be shouting it from the rooftops. lighten up guys! have a good chuckle,check out sw's newest effort! http://www.cosmicblobs.com/

i suppose that personal assumptions about a person you do not know, are in keeping with disdain for a product you have clearly never seen nor used. Autodesk's billion dollar annual revenue says it all, the market has spoken, end of story.

i'm glad to see that any technical concerns about Inventor have been addressed and satisfied! the "etch-a-sketch" mockery is the same tired attempt at humor that was used by old dinosaur pencil pushers,to trivialize the superiority of early CAD systems over manual drafting.