board for solution cad

[tomasimattia]

hello to everyone, I would like to have a board for the cad. program currently in the company we do not plan and do everything to an external company. the problem is that I have to interface with them to be able to reuse their 3d to create assemblies from the individual parts (we have a lot of variability) we also do graphic applications. Every now and then we have to create special frames for work and I need an environment for the modeling of the sheets. the problem is this:

- drawings are already made to 90% and me pass them in step format (they use solid edge)
- in some cases they ask me for simple developments in sheet metal (one time a month)
- I tried the usual cad programs... creo direct 2.0, inventor, solid edge and solidwork

my doubt is whether it is worth investing money and time for a cad program that maybe I use once a week and instead to learn to use it it takes weeks (e.g. solid edge)....

If someone has already had my problem, I'd like to have a few tips.

 

[cacciatorino]

my doubt is whether it is worth investing money and time for a cad program that maybe I use once a week and instead to learn to use it it takes weeks (e.g. solid edge)....

The difficulty of modern cads is very similar. I think you can all learn them yourself by reading the manual and doing the exercises.

said this, for a solid edge license consider to list 6500 for the licence plus 1500 for compulsory assistance the first year, all to be obvious (the discount can go from 10 to 25% say), depends on who you are dealing with. competition should be on similar figures.

Since your supplier is standardized on solid edge, you probably want to align, so you shouldn't have any problem in file exchange back and forth.

 

[tomasimattia]

It was what I thought... I already tried the software... is not immediate (like all cad programs) as I am not a mechanic!