[DFTF] The Question of CAD

[Joe Johnson]

Okay. I am thinking that SolidWorks is the best choice for us. Thanks.

By the way, I am surprised that nobody has mentioned the BIGGEST drawback of them all: Every CAD system has a different set of button clicks to zoom, pan, and rotate!!! If you switch between software often, it drives you crazy.

Ah well, my brain has managed to figure out how to switch between ProE during the days and Alibre at night (with an occasional 3D PDF in the mix as well*). Somehow, my brain will have to force my fingers to drive SolidWorks. I'll manage...

Joe J.

*3D PDF's are really useful if you don't know what they are. When I was consulting I would often export the CAD to a 3D PDF and send it off to my client. Anyone in the company could then open the file and see the CAD in 3D without having to have any special software installed -- yeah, I know that there are tons of free CAD viewers out there, but seriously, who is going to install all those views? You may have your qualms about Adobe, but they do manage to get their software on people's PCs...