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Originally Posted by Michael Hill
I have never been more fed up with SolidWorks...external references are handled pretty horribly and is extremely unforgiving when other people make changes and you need to update your model. I wish Dassault gave out licenses of CATIA, but I may have to switch to Creo. I don't want to do it, but SolidWorks kills me. I 'be always preferred top-down design and SolidWorks' implementation just isn't that good.
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External references are a big no no on 254, because they cause nothing but headaches.
Solidworks is easier to learn than Inventor and Pro/E. Pro/E is arguably more powerful (and more prevalent in industry), but it's not going to matter for FRC purposes.
Solidworks is the best bet for it's blend of ease of use and adoption in industry. Inventor is going to be a distant third in terms of industry use.