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Unread 06-07-2011, 22:11
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Re: A different workflow
That makes a lot of sense actually. I'm not really aware of anything that does quite what you describe. CAD modeling is usually a bottom-up approach rather than a top-down approach. I suppose you could roughly draw up parts, and go back and refine them after you get your assembly together, but that's just asking for trouble.

The mainstream CAD programs are

AutoCAD
Inventor
Solidworks
Creo Elements (ProE)
CATIA
Unigraphics
Alibre
Sketchup

I have no experience with CATIA or Unigraphics, but I doubt they are what you are looking for. Solidworks, Creo, and Alibre are more or less similar to Inventor. Sketchup is designed for quick concept modeling. I was not at all impressed with it though.
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