3D "Doodling" - Solidworks vs. One-Space vs. Pro-E

For conceptual design & lay-out, where you know what you want to draw
but don't yet have a detailed image in your head, it is very helpful to
transition from "assembly modelling" to "part modelling" and back
again. And so forth, in a loose, un-pre-determined manner.

to this type of work, yet also very robust when it comes time to
generate drawings.

Since I am evaluating the 3 packages, I set a simple goal (a simple
collapse-able assembly) with a time constraint - 5 minutes.

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the question ==>

In SW2005, is there a way to create a NEW part while you are viewing
the assembly it may be a part of ?

Thanks !

 

OK, Thanks.

I tried it. Right before placing the new part, the cursor takes on a
new icon. Then you place it, the new part shows up on the assembly
menu. And somewhere in the process you give the new part a name.

How do you control the exact placement of the new part ?

For example, what if you want to translate it 9 inches from the source
part, "in X" ?

Thanks !

 

I do this kind of thing in a part file and then split it into an
assembly.

 

I'm also in the evaluation mode. I've never heard of One-Space Designer but
after looking at their website it looks very slick. How does it compare in
cost to SW? What is the third packing you're considering?

Based on your experiences so far, which is the easiest to use?

Thanks, -Pat

 

Opps! - I see ProE is your third package. Should have read more
carefully!

From what I've heard, I'm guessing it's not the easiest.

 

I used One-Space Designer for about 8 years.

I like it a lot. I have Solidworks 2005 and the 2005 version of Pro-E.
That was the third package I was referring to.

For me, One Space is the easiest to use. Then SW 2005. I find Pro-E
to be much more cumbersome.

I'm interested in using these tools for animation, as well as product
design.

 

I used One-Space Designer for about 8 years.

Do you also sell it?

Pretty natural conclusions given your level of experience with the three? Don't
write off the cumbersome one out of hand. It's a very strong top down design
tool.

Anyway, thought you might like to contribute to ...

http://discussion.autodesk.com/thread.jspa?messageID=4983685

There's an obvious information vacuum and I'm <snicker> sure they'll appreciate
it.

 

I had to do some file exporting for an engineer who works for a
business partner, from One Space into Autocad's solid modeller circa
2004.

It was a complex geometry. I felt sorry for the guys who had to work
with the model, IF they had to view it in wireframe mode.

What I would like to see is something like a "Solid Modelling Olympics"
- with participants given their choice of S/W, optimally configured, on
decent (very fast) hardware.

 

Sounds like a good idea, but how about dividing the entries into cost
groups, with the cheapest outputting paper plans, and the costliest
producing CNC control files ?


--
Jonathan

Barnes's theorem; for every foolproof device
there is a fool greater than the proof.

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Wow! This thread makes OneSpace Designer sound pretty bad.

Sounds like these guys were use to other CAD products though, so I wonder if
it was just an issue of not being familiar with the product. If it were
really that bad, I don't see how it could survive, given how crowded the CAD
market it.