Anybody use it here? I have done a lot of 3d design but have never tried to use solid works. What kind of things can you design and what is the benefit of using this vs another program.
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Solid works
- Thread starter Babaganoosh
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I have used solid works and gibbs cam. Solid works is easier to model with than Gibbs, but you can use it to set up your cnc. The only thing I know you can't do with solid works is cables because every thing is solid. So if you wanted cables over pulleys or something you can't do it. I have heard that the newest version has cables though. You can model anything else though as long as you know how to use it. It can also be used for FEA through cosmos I think.
All of that is true.
I've used Solidworks and autocad and I like Solidworks MUCH better.
Hmmm, sounds like i need to try this out.
Thanks guys.
Thanks guys.
sunnyc123abc
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What about pro-e, anybody use that?
Is solid works something that a newb would be able to use? Or do you need some design training in order to use it? Friend of a friend has it and i was thinking of getting it to design bumpers, cagework, buggy chassis, etc.
As far as I'm aware it's suited for commercial use for a shop. I'm sure it would be just fine if you are willing to learn.
Masiony
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are there free trial versions to test?
mrdrinksalil
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I'm a SolidWorks user. Its nice software and it does have FEA and Cosmos Motion. For Tube work, bend tech is king..
Pro-E is a lot like SW except it's less intuitive and I like Cosmos (SW FEA program) better than the Pro-E setup. Plain old Autocad for 3d modeling brings the suck. However, Autocad Inventor is a lot like Pro-E and SW. I only have very limited experience with Inventor though, so I don't even know if it can do FEA.
SW offers "student" versions of the program for between $100 and $200 IIRC. Their license is only good for two years though and everything you print out has a big "For Educational Use Only" label on it or something to that effect.
But yeah, parametric solid modeling is cool ****.
SW offers "student" versions of the program for between $100 and $200 IIRC. Their license is only good for two years though and everything you print out has a big "For Educational Use Only" label on it or something to that effect.
But yeah, parametric solid modeling is cool ****.
Masiony
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sorry, double post. see below.
Masiony
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well, it is a very simple program without may bells and whistles, but i have been using google sketch up. its free, but it is very limited on what it can do. i have been using it to model some of my ideas.
MaxPF
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Pro/E has the advantage of being available for real OSes 
Yaa, I have been using a program called zmodeler for games.
Doing Jason truck is a pain in the butt, his attention to detail is insane. I need to get caught up in it, but school has been putting a hurt on things.
Masiony
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is this a free program? what games use this engine? i used to do things like this in the half life engine modeler.Yaa, I have been using a program called zmodeler for games.
It's free zmodeler 1.07, it has mostly filters for driving games.
Masiony
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thanks, i might look that up. it seems like it might do some things that sketch up will not.
