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i recently switched over to solidworks from inventor because of a mentorship im going to be doing this summer. One of the biggest advantages of solidworks is that it is the industry standard moreso than inventor. It is also on the rise. advanced solidworks prowess will be more beneficial careerwise than inventor. I agree that solidworks is alot more intuitive than inventor. I also like all of the different viewing options in solidworks alot.

some cons to solidworks are its movement. One thing i miss about inventor is that the scroll wheel clicking pans for you, in solidworks it rotates your view instead. I like pan alot more, especially when im working off 2d sketches. Another con of solidworks is the buttons. Its like it was made for blind people. you have a couple of massive buttons on the top bar and small ones off the screen that take 2 clicks to get to. in inventor you had plenty of small buttons on the left that you remember where they are so you dont need to see them that well. i think that modifying the toolbar some cna change this though.

all in all, i would choose solidworks. the switch to solidworks from inventor is easy, so get an educational copy and start learning. It will pay off in the longrun.