Please people, when someone makes a post like this they are asking for factual help.
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I personally think that Inventor is better, but I only have experience with AI, so it may be a tad inaccurate.
I like the menu setup and view control in AI, but putting parts into assemblies is a bit complicated. (This is coming from someone who has only used Sketchup)
Anyway, Inventor is free, so I recommend it for new teams that are unlikely to get a sponsorship from Solidworks.
Thaine
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If you only have experience with inventor, how could you possibly accurately say it's better?
My team has always received SW whenever we have asked, in fact, they give us more licenses that Autodesk has (although I've never asked Autodesk for more). I believe this year we asked for 35, and were given 35 a few days later with no hassle, questioning, etc.
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Originally Posted by kstl99
I really think that you should get Inventor. I assume you are a student and as such you have an opportunity you may not get later. You can get it free with tutorials and have support from the FIRST community even if your mentors are not familiar with it. I have seen more companies that use Solidworks but there are still plenty that use Inventor so knowing it may come in handy in the job market. The more you know the more valuable you become.
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All the same advantages exist for Solidworks; even more so actually (in the job market).
Personally, I prefer Solidworks (I've used inventor for 2 seasons, Solidworks for 2 season, and both for quite some time); it also clearly lines up better with your teams resources and structure.