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Re: [BB]Award Changes for 2010

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Originally Posted by Kevin342 View Post
I might be wrong, but I seriously doubt Autodesk will allow competitive software to be used in a contest they sponsor. What's more likely is they'll post a general design challange and let teams use any combination of Autodesk software (Inventor, 3ds Max, Maya, etc.) to create their entries.
Realistically I could see this happening, but if autodesk really believed in inspiring youth to learn science and technology it shouldn't matter what software students learn CAD on. In the long run engineers will use whatever software the company that hires them uses. And anyone who really knows and uses CAD on a regular basis understand that the techniques to make a proper use able model don't change software to software. When you play in the Parametric modeling realm the differences stem from the locations of the button, the order of operations, advanced features (which most free seeds don't include) and the subsequent linked packages (CAM).

If you REALLY know cad, it does not take much time to move from one piece of software to another. Teaching students the techniques and basics should be the goal, not worrying about which icons they hit to get there.
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