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Hello, everyone! :smile:
I would like to ask you more experts than me some advice for choosing a cad 3d.
for more than ten years I use only thinkdesign, which satisfies my needs, exploiting its merits and circumventing its defects. But I'm considering resigning it, replacing it with some other solution that guarantees continuity and support for the future... Given the current situation of think3 :frown:
the use is the mechanical design of products for the heating sector (ball valves, vnr, thermostatics, fittings, etc.). the models realized will then be the basis for small assemblies, constructive drawings, prototypes with cam, illustrations/exploses for documentation and manuals.
I saw the demos of solidworks and solid edge, which left me a little bitter in my mouth, with the impression that starting to draw you must already have a very clear idea of what you go to achieve. with the limit to draw one part at a time.
in the design phase, however, my habit and colleagues is to have a lot of flexibility especially if the product is completely new. often happens that various components are developed parallel to the same model, referring to each other as profiles, alignments, etc. we also add that in the same design environment it is necessary to import pre-existing drawings in 2d and use them for profiles, placements and verifications.
I would say that thinkdesign so far has facilitated this approach by allowing some useful situations:
which 3d software can I evaluate to find the flexibility I seek, or approach it? Of course within certain limits I am available to review the working method and the approach to design, but I cannot overwhelm it:
thank you in advance to those who will help me! :finger:
I would like to ask you more experts than me some advice for choosing a cad 3d.
for more than ten years I use only thinkdesign, which satisfies my needs, exploiting its merits and circumventing its defects. But I'm considering resigning it, replacing it with some other solution that guarantees continuity and support for the future... Given the current situation of think3 :frown:
the use is the mechanical design of products for the heating sector (ball valves, vnr, thermostatics, fittings, etc.). the models realized will then be the basis for small assemblies, constructive drawings, prototypes with cam, illustrations/exploses for documentation and manuals.
I saw the demos of solidworks and solid edge, which left me a little bitter in my mouth, with the impression that starting to draw you must already have a very clear idea of what you go to achieve. with the limit to draw one part at a time.
in the design phase, however, my habit and colleagues is to have a lot of flexibility especially if the product is completely new. often happens that various components are developed parallel to the same model, referring to each other as profiles, alignments, etc. we also add that in the same design environment it is necessary to import pre-existing drawings in 2d and use them for profiles, placements and verifications.
I would say that thinkdesign so far has facilitated this approach by allowing some useful situations:
- in the same model (not the environment together) allows the contemporary insertion of more 2d entities, 3d objects and surfaces;
- 3d objects can be based on profiles (not necessarily parametric) and features, with their own history, or they can be made up of solid imploded surfaces;
- a versatile worktop that can be instantly translated and rotated at any snappabile point of visible entities;
- supports copy/paste of all entities, related to the work plane, in the same model or another.
which 3d software can I evaluate to find the flexibility I seek, or approach it? Of course within certain limits I am available to review the working method and the approach to design, but I cannot overwhelm it:
thank you in advance to those who will help me! :finger:
