SW2008 vs Inventor 11

Ask the vendors you might be getting parts from what component
libraries for which system they can supply you with.
Then look at "special" features of each system that could aid
you in any analysis or simulation tasks that might help you.
Then consider what is lacking that you might find handy,
if anything.

 

Are you planning on having any parts made to your design? Ask
the vendors for those what they like or can use too. Don't forget
that you may need to translate data to other formats for their
systems. If they don't have to recreate things/models it's a cost & time
savings for all.

 

Ignore the useless idiot.
He uses neither nor any other AFAIK. Doubt he'd
have a clue what AEC OR machine design is about.

 

Not you.

 

What did you do wrong with the demo video?
Why are YOU the only one here claiming to have the "problem"?
You don't have a clue how to use any such, eh?

 

YOU are not a designer either. And never have been.

Somebody search for his posts about engineers. He hates them
and anybody else that has clues.

 

CLUE: Paul was probably writing with YOU in mind.
He gave you far too much credit, if so.

HTH

 

IOW You just found an ad, not a clue.

 

[
He pushes UG as THE CAD/CAM solution. Can't think of worse advice for
many small job shops
] - Jon Banquer -

[
If I were to guess at this point what system is best it would be UG
] - Jon Banquer-

 

"Associativity has no drawbacks that I know of." - Jon Banquer

"This is the very same asshole who constantly makes the claim that full
associativity is always needed, despite being told numerous times that it is, in
FACT, not needed or desired in many cases !!!" - Jon Banquer

But now he went & busted it .....

The Zen of the RED button:
[
When my mind is deep in the code and I'm standing at the machine
editing or creating a program I can see the tool in my mind as cuts
the part. I'm like in another world.
] - clueless

[
In better shops people know when not to bother you. When
this happens on a frequent basis it's a good sign that
perhaps one should move on.
] - clueless

"One word sums it up.....HANDWHEEL"

I can just hear him pushing a toolbox down the freeway in a hurry ....
rattle, clank, clank ....

 

Autodesk's products may be more specialized now.
http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=8127385

 

No. From what I've read on here, you're the one with the problem. I don't
have any problems doing anything I wish to do with either SW2008, or with
Inventor R7. If you can't produce working prints with either of these programs,
you're the one who has problems. What I wanted to know was if Inventor 11
had surpassed SW2008. I'm trying to decide if it is worth the investment, or
should I just stick with what I have.

Again, thanks for nothing!

Joseph

 

Most of my customers use AutoCAD and don't really care how I generate
files so long as they get them in *.dwg format.

SW seems to have the market on downloadable components, but you can
now import most of the these to any modeling program; this wasn't always
the case.

I was really just wanting to know if someone was using both current products;
SW2008 and Inventor R11, and had an opinion on which was better?

Thanks, Joseph

 

Jonnie, please post where I claimed to be a Solidworks expert. Why do I
somehow think you can't/won't ever do this? Please don't tell my happy
customers that I don't know how to use the software and tell them to
keep sending me the "easy" designs.

You also forgot to answer the Ironcad question. Must be your reading
comprehension problems again. BTW, I assume you're keeping busy with
your "design" work for your "customers", LOL.

gk

 

To paraphase Ricky Nelson, "you can't fool everyone, so you've got to
fool yourself". I believe you've accomplished that, Jonnie.

gk

 

Joseph,

I see you have gotten yourself into a heap of information here most of
which if bloat and impossible to sift through. I have used both
Inventer (Only for a little while) and SolidWorks for years.
Obviously my biast is toward SolidWorks, but I know that as a machine
engineer either product has the tools to do the job. There is one
thing about inventor that plain annoys me is that as small as it may
seem it really slows productivity. You have to Hit F8 every time you
want to rotate your part and then the rotation is exactly like the
rotation in AutoCAD then to continue work on your model you have to
hit F8 again. This makes it nearly impossible to do efficiently model
using a standard mouse. ( I believe if you use a Space Pilot it
negates this issue though ) On top of that every Function or form in
inventor pops up infront of your model. then you have to move it out
of the way to make your selections. Whereas in SolidWorks everything
in neatly on the side out of the way. SolidWorks 2008 has many UI
enhancements that make it's workflow even easier than earlier versions
which were all quite good in themselves. (though it does take some
getting used to). If you ask me I would take SolidWorks hands down no
questions asked. I feel that solidworks makes more efficient use of
UI space and allows you to minimize clicks and picks. If you don't
read tips and tricks on this NG and others though you may miss much of
the built in speed the interface can offer.

Regards,

Corey

 

Joseph,

I see you have gotten yourself into a heap of information here most of
which if bloat and impossible to sift through. I have used both
Inventer (Only for a little while) and SolidWorks for years.
Obviously my biast is toward SolidWorks, but I know that as a machine
engineer either product has the tools to do the job. There is one
thing about inventor that plain annoys me is that as small as it may
seem it really slows productivity. You have to Hit F8 every time you
want to rotate your part and then the rotation is exactly like the
rotation in AutoCAD then to continue work on your model you have to
hit F8 again. This makes it nearly impossible to do efficiently model
using a standard mouse. ( I believe if you use a Space Pilot it
negates this issue though ) On top of that every Function or form in
inventor pops up infront of your model. then you have to move it out
of the way to make your selections. Whereas in SolidWorks everything
in neatly on the side out of the way. SolidWorks 2008 has many UI
enhancements that make it's workflow even easier than earlier versions
which were all quite good in themselves. (though it does take some
getting used to). If you ask me I would take SolidWorks hands down no
questions asked. I feel that solidworks makes more efficient use of
UI space and allows you to minimize clicks and picks. If you don't
read tips and tricks on this NG and others though you may miss much of
the built in speed the interface can offer.

Thank you! This is the stuff I've been looking for. I've used both programs,
but not R11. As for SW2007 and Inventor R7 I could model and generate
prints about equally with both. The biggest thing I didn't like about Inventor
was having to setup Projects and Paths for each job. SW was much better
in this area since you just set your paths in the options one time. I also
liked Inventor better for making drawings. You didn't have to make both
drawing templates and sheet formats.

Joseph

 

Nice paraphrase (which you can't even spell correctly) of a cocaine
addict, Nuts son.

Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA

 

You almost always refuse to answer any specific questions, Nuts son.
That's because you're a Usenet stalker with ten years of posting
nothing but nonsense.

Hope This Helps,

Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA

 

How would Cliff Huprich know? Just like SolidWorks Cliff Huprich has
never used Inventor. Cliff Huprich is little more than a fake and has
been nailed lying so many times it's not funny. He's almost completely
ignored on alt.machines.cnc where everyone knows he has no recent
practical machining experience. Cliff Huprich was forcibly retired and
is unemployable.

Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA