i.get.it on-line training 2

[IAMIS]

Has anyone used this training course lately? They are offering a training bundle for $285 that looks pretty good. I believe we looked into it years ago and balked at it because the fee was per person, it would require a work time commitment, and I don't think many of the users really wanted their ability, or lack of, to become public knowledge with management. I do feel my company needs something because most of us have been using SolidWorks for more than 8 years and do many operations the same old way having not been afforded time for training. We are under a new regime now and things may have opened up a little but I don't want to waste company time and money.

 

[Eltron]

I haven't used the igetit trainnig for a while, but I am still a subscriber. I do recommend that you try the package, because some training is better than none. You can also use it as a reference when you get into a tight spot.

Just remember what Ditka always said, "Practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect."

Dan

http://www.eltronresearch.com

 

[IAMIS]

Thanks,
By subscriber do you mean there is a subscription plan with a yearly fee? My company is very ROI oriented and I need to prove the benefit before they will spring for it. Is the subscription a comprehensive, up-to-date, training and reference library? Have you done the evaluation thing? I think some of our guys are nervous that low scores could be used against them. Do you use it in place of the Help database that comes with SW?

 

[Eltron]

Criiipes!!!! Take it easy on me...

The igetit subscription has an annual fee. I don't know what it is exactly, but you can find that out from your local rep. In fact you can find most of this info out from your local rep.

As far as I know there is no reference library, just a series of training courses, videos, and assessments. I have run through the assessments, and they are pretty much a waste of time unless you feel like you need to arbitrarily test yourself or you want to set up a reward system. I gave myself a root beer scratch-and-sniff sticker for my effort...

Basically I use (or have used) the service as an occasional reference. Say you're futzing around with routing, and you haven't played with it for a while, then it is good to quickly run through the training as a refresher.

Only you can decide if this is a worthwhile investment, but at ~$300 it seems pretty hard to go wrong.

Dan

http://www.eltronresearch.com

 

[IAMIS]

Sorry to inundate you. Sort of meant those questions for any takers but it doesn't look like much convergence of users with "i-get.it" experience on this day.

Jim

 

[JMirisola]

Even though you've been using SolidWorks for 8 years now, have you kept up on the functionality? Personally, I would recommend i.get.it. I've found it to be very beneficial to me in the past and, from what I've seen, they've kept up on training material for the latest releases.
Just my $.02.

Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
Certified DriveWorks AE

http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog

Dell M90, Core2 Duo
4GB RAM
Nvidia 3500M

 

[IAMIS]

Our keeping up with functionality has been piecemeal. Sometimes one of us will discover new functionality and sometimes they share it but for the most part we figure we know how to make models and drawings with old functionality and make do. For instance, just yesterday I discovered that you can tie an in context sketch to a particular configuration so that it doesn't go dangling when you change configurations. This saved me from my old practice of blowing away the relations and fixing the entities. You feel stupid when you realize you have been doing things the hard way needlessly. I think I'll write a req and see if it is accepted.
Thanks