advice: which sw to switch from autocad 2d to a 3d?

[robast]

Hello everyone

I am a designer since 1990 when there was only one cad in an office of 10 designers and still worked with the tecnigraph.I passed to cad 2d in 1991 and precisely gbg draftmarker and successively autocad version 7 .poi I only progressed with the various versions of autocad 2d until today.this for issues of time: I work in a small company of 10 people where in addition to the design I take care of purchases and follow the assembly.My sector is very vast: from simple to complex machines in the fields of: automation, conveyors, food, beverage, packaging and a long etc.
I always believed in the potential of the 3D but I repeat: I was anchored to the 2d for... inertia!
known that the most 'blasonated sw are solidwork solid edge autocad inventor and catia: which to choose especially considering the ease of learning considering my experience in 2d?

 

[Max-C]

definitely for ease of learning solidworks and inventor (although at the end they are all the same).
cadual catia and nx are the tops and are mainly used in companies where plants of high complexity, large size and/or with surfaces are designed.

for the plants you design solidworks is more than good. Also on the net you find a lot of stuff to learn such cad.

 

[painaz]

for ease of learning I was surprised by solidworks. I come from the creo/wildfire world and the modeling philosophy is equal.

I understand that you have a very varied design for types. I feel like recommending a 3d that uses the model of direct modeling. I find it ideal for those who need to reuse and change patterns in an invasive way.

in particular I think of solidedge. there would also be creo direc modeling, but honestly I don't feel like advising you: years ago I used the "grandfather", solid designer, the first real 3d directed. was revolutionary, but to configure it was a bloodbath: there was a lot to go crazy to make a cartiglio and template, any customization required support in assistance and the specialist.

if the company is small, do not use a pdm, if you want something to customize even at the best solid edge flight. also there is a great deal of examples, tutorials, videos on the web. Maybe you avoid doing an advanced course by spraying the tutorials that are already there.

 

[OTOTOT]

hi, I come from autocad and since 2011 I went to bricscad (see site bricsys) that offers extreme feeling with autocad but it also has solutions for modeling 3d mechanical, folding sheets, building buildings, 2d always improved year by year and not less important to a fifth of the cost of autocad.
I suggest you download the top version of the range and try it without sw limits for 30 days.
to purchase -in addition - offer first-order assistance (they will soon make and welcome your requests).