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Re: showdown: SOLIDWORKS vs. INVENTOR

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Originally Posted by 114ManualLabor
It seems that in my experience with Inventor that real time collision in assemblies is actually simple to do, as long as you know what you're doing.

Inventor seems to be harder to learn, but once you learn it you can move quite quickly with it. Solidworks is simpler to learn, but once you get it, the only thing that speeds you up is how quickly you scroll and click.
From what i have seen i have to agree with that 100%. the depth of Inventor is continuously growing, but the complexity that results from it makes it hard sometimes. Ive been using inventor for a long time now and im still trying to make sense of some of its tools. Plus with the new versions continually coming, its awfully hard to keep up with. So i think that if your already "on the hump" you can ride it and if not, suffer the consequences or shoot for solidworks
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