We use ProE for modeling, manufacturing and drawings. I have found that a homogeneous CAD system is cheaper to maintain than a heterogeneous system. In Italy say: the person who economize ( without mind !!! ). SolidWork is the best solution for waste money. Have variability ONLY for position of feature, not for its dimensions.) Paralytics) the patterns are awful (pattern along curves are no permitted, pattern permitted SolidWork is hard limited also in the basic features: the datum feature (points, axes are Superior to SolidWorks) not for the usual definition "my CAD is better than your CAD".
I'm in the same condition: a new director want to switchĪbsolutely not comparable with Pro/E Wildfire e Wildfire 2 (I think Wildfire 3 enormously SW needs to come up with a complete implementation strategty with a detailed ROI for your company to make it even worth considering. There is a very significant cost involved in switching your CAD tool, including reviewing and changing processes, training users, remodeling or converting your database (not really even an option, IMO, anyone who says they can do it with feature-based results is lying), deploying the software. Also, you probably have internal procedures that are built around Pro/E to a cetain extent, along with a user base that has been trained and seasoned on Pro/E.
If you have been using Pro/E for any length of time, then you have a large model database that you have invested a lot of money in. The last and maybe most significant aspect would be the same for any CAD software switch. Large assembly performance is way below the Pro/E level, to the point it's not even possible beyond a certain point.
No data management tool - they rely on 3rd party PDM tools.ģ. It's been a while (~3 years) since I compared them, but there were three big issues with SW that made it not possible for many companies:ġ. It's a lot of work to do a feature-by-feature comparison, but I would leave that to the SW sales team if they want to your business. Summary below - Names removed to protect the innocent. Thanks for all the ideas, I had a fairly good idea of the costs and upsets a change would cause, but it always handy to find good technical reasons to kill the idea, or have some good technical issues that can be used in testing to expose the weaknesses of solidworks e.g large assemblies, poor patterning, limited surfacing.
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