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Originally Posted by Greg Needel
Pro-e wildfire is much harder to learn then inventor or solidworks, unless you have someone on your team proficient in the software already. There are many benefits to know the software for engineering applications but it is harder to learn then the other offered alternatives. That being said Team DeWALT will most likely use Pro-e, as Black & Decker uses pro for design.
That being said I do believe that it is better for large scale manufacturing as it's tools for FEA, Mechanica and integrated CAM programs are better then inventor and solidworks.
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I can't comment on all of this, but I'm currently enrolled in a class that teaches solidworks, and one that teaches Pro/E. The learning curve on Pro/E is much, much steeper (I'm much more proficient in solidworks now, and the struggling students in solidworks seem to be doing better than the struggling students in Pro/E) and the interface much less intuitive.
I'd have to back up Greg's recommendation that teams use Solidworks unless they have a real good reason to switch.
However, both professors admit that for large scale projects in industry, Pro/E is probably a better choice.