3-D model to Assembly

[shotgunfatcat]

Well, this is what I do.... We had a fab shop build it for us.

At my work, we do some fabrication and assembly, but not set up for this...

I designed this from start to finish, not to impressive compared to some things we do, but easy to show. It is a 1000 scfm heat exchanger.

 

[bochnak]

Cool.

I used to use SW, now a Pro E user. I design transit bus door systems.

Are you a designer or Eng?

 

[shotgunfatcat]

Nice, I wish I could use pro-e, used to when I worked at briggs and stratton, but not any more......

 

[bochnak]

Nice, I wish I could use pro-e, used to when I worked at briggs and stratton, but not any more......

I think I'd rather use SW over Pro. We recently bought a company that uses SW and have a few seats here, just really not involved with that division yet.

 

[shotgunfatcat]

I loved Pro-E, it was I learned on in college though, and then when I worked at briggs, so I knew it inside and out, switching to solidworks has been a bit of a challenge because I don't use it every day so the experience isn't there.

 

[MotoDave]

We're using Pro-E here at work, but I use SolidWorks at home for personal projects.

Current work: Filter manifold with assorted sensors and valves. These are hogged out of a huge chunk of titanium, the production parts will be fully machined from Ti forgings.

 

[Boiler]

I used to use ProE but now I use inventor. It's ok but Autodesk likes to make a lot of decisions for you, ie, can't do this, can't do that kind of stuff. Pro was much more limitless imo.

 

[bochnak]

Here is a project I worked on for the new Seabus in Vancouver:

 

[79schaefer]

I got to stick with Pro E cuase it is what I have used for the last 15 years. I have used SW,and it is a nice package for some stuff. I have not used Invetor, but what I have heard, its not very flexable.

Steve S.
To many to list.

 

[dankeenan]

Not that anyone asked..........In my experience (SW for 10 years / Pro-E for 4) SW is good if you are not doing large assemblies or using imported surfaced files. SW is faster at making parts when you are starting out, as it does not have as many options to make features. Once you get used to Pro-E and all the options, it is much nicer when working with complex geometry. When it comes to large assemlby stability Pro-E really outshines SW.

Nice parts!

 

[shotgunfatcat]

Not that anyone asked..........In my experience (SW for 10 years / Pro-E for 4) SW is good if you are not doing large assemblies or using imported surfaced files. SW is faster at making parts when you are starting out, as it does not have as many options to make features. Once you get used to Pro-E and all the options, it is much nicer when working with complex geometry. When it comes to large assemlby stability Pro-E really outshines SW.

Nice parts!

Amen, my computer is pretty top notch right now at work, but Solidworks still likes to shut it down every now and then.


I hated inventor with such a passion. It feels like I am using a play-skool Hammer on real nails.