sw in comparison, what to choose.

[stefanobasei]

Good morning.
I am the owner of a company that produces custom made stainless steel furniture.
I need to update the technical office with more advanced sw than thinkdesign currently in use, and my interest rose narrowed to solidwork, solidedge and catia.
the intention is to go to create a catalog of parametric elements of our production that interacts with cam/nesting for laser cutting that with warehouse (sigmanest x1)
I therefore ask you a advice on the choice.

 

[meccanicamg]

to use caia you must really have an intensive use of surfaces and geometries that exult from the simple ones. technicians who know how to use catia are highly specialized people. solidworks does everything and has a low cost. solidedge I haven't followed him for years but I remember that he has much less things and there's a need to cuff a little more.

 

[New Rider]

Good morning.
I am the owner of a company that produces custom made stainless steel furniture.
I need to update the technical office with more advanced sw than thinkdesign currently in use, and my interest rose narrowed to solidwork, solidedge and catia.
the intention is to go to create a catalog of parametric elements of our production that interacts with cam/nesting for laser cutting that with warehouse (sigmanest x1)
I therefore ask you a advice on the choice.

I confirm what is said by mechanicsmg.. .
Catia as well as having management costs say ''a little over the average (depends as the configures in the phase of purchase)'' is mostly used for more complex surfaces and geometries. (attention that you also need to find staff who can use catia)
remains the solidedge/solidworks challenge. I use them both and at the end they seem to me at the same level. perhaps a little more in favor of solidedge regarding the plates.(I know better solidworks). and at the economic level both them now.