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Inventor or Creo?
Right now, I'm having our team use Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD Electrical for or CAD models. I recently have been looking into PTC Creo, and I'm starting to think that we should use it instead. We wouldn't change now, mid-season, but we would use it next season. I want to know which program to use. SOLIDWORKS is not an option, as it costs money.
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Re: Inventor or Creo?
Solidworks is free for FIRST teams.
I haven't tried PTC Creo, but of the CAD software that I have tried (Inventor, Solidwords, NX), I found Inventor the easiest to learn. Last edited by Chris_Ely : 31-01-2015 at 17:48. |
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+1 for Solidworks
I have used inventor and done a little with PTC Creo. I have found inventor to be the easiest to use immediately, but Solidworks for me has ended up being better after using it for a little longer. |
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Thanks, I didn't know that. Whenever I used the link, it always took me to the student edition, which is $150. So I guess it is an option.
Last edited by Heburn : 31-01-2015 at 17:08. Reason: typo |
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Re: Inventor or Creo?
I also want to say that ease of use isn't as important, as we would have the rest of the year to learn how to use it. I'm mainly concerned with speed of design and power of modeling.
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Re: Inventor or Creo?
I like Creo. It's got plenty of power and I find it generally more intuitive than Solidworks or Inventor (though Solidworks is miles better for drawings). To be honest, I think it's a matter of personal preference more than anything. I'd try each of them and figure out which one fits better.
I'd also ask what resources you have locally-- do you have mentors with experience with one or another? Are any of the companies local or do they put on workshops nearby? |
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Re: Inventor or Creo?
I've used both Inventor and PTC and agree with others that AutoDesk Inventor is easiest to learn and to use. I haven't had a chance yet to download SolidWorks, but hope to do that in the off-season and try it out.
For people on your Team who are new to Inventor, please feel free to download our free, 5-session introduction to Inventor (geared more towards Robotics designs) that our Team (#2530) put together: http://frcteam2530.org/resources |
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I have never been more fed up with SolidWorks...external references are handled pretty horribly and is extremely unforgiving when other people make changes and you need to update your model. I wish Dassault gave out licenses of CATIA, but I may have to switch to Creo. I don't want to do it, but SolidWorks kills me. I 'be always preferred top-down design and SolidWorks' implementation just isn't that good.
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Solidworks is easier to learn than Inventor and Pro/E. Pro/E is arguably more powerful (and more prevalent in industry), but it's not going to matter for FRC purposes. Solidworks is the best bet for it's blend of ease of use and adoption in industry. Inventor is going to be a distant third in terms of industry use. |
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This is a mistake you do once... I'm sure it's responsible for setting us back at least a couple days this build season. |
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One thing to keep in mind is that generally Inventor is an academic program-- while I'm sure there are companies out there that use it, Solidworks, and to a certain extent Creo are vastly more common-- I know several people that design professionally in each. Make of that what you will. |
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