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Re: [DFTF] The Question of CAD

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I personally prefer to use Inventor because its free for students and they can download it at home on their own computer.
This is a good point, practice makes perfect.

On the other hand, I think Solidworks is the more user friendly piece of software, and a much more marketable skill. Small and medium firms are dominated by Solidworks, and CATIA is very popular amount larger companies (Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier, etc). Dassault Systemes makes both Solidworks and CATIA, so there is a significant amount of carry-over (I've been told). I interviewed with a Boeing structures manager and they were much more excited about Solidworks experience than NX6.
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