transition from solidworks to ...?

[marco_v]

Good morning to all, I apologize immediately if the posting section is not correct but are not very practical of the forum.

I press that I use solidworks since 2009 (always same license, never updated), now it's time to update me.

I do 3d design in the field of furniture, thanks to this program what I do is:

• 3d design to make with 4d cinema (it allows me to already have the project with the correct measures);
• once the final project is developed, combining the optcut software, I extrapolate the real measures of the project and optimize the cutting plans, calculating exactly the cost of production;
• study and project the structural components in iron (structures for suspended beds, walk-in closets, suspended kitchens, particular design of architects) making technical drawings to be delivered in production;
• I realize the executives to be delivered in carpentry;

as you can see using 1/100 of the potential of the program, so I would like to understand if there are "more economical" programs to do these processes.. .

advice?

 

[mamobono]

I don't understand you.
Do you have the license, the cad you have using 1/100 of its possibilities, and that's enough?
Why do you need to update your licenses or change your cad?
Do you have to change pc?
virtualize the machine, take a powerful pc +, mount the image and use the license from there.

 

[marco_v]

because I have to change pcs and the license in my possession is firm in 2009.
updating licenses costs a lot and being within a company I don't know whether it's legal to virtualize the machine (which I actually know what it means). .

 

[cacciatorino]

because I have to change pcs and the license in my possession is firm in 2009.
updating licenses costs a lot and being within a company I don't know whether it's legal to virtualize the machine (which I actually know what it means). .

I think it costs you less than changing cad. you could also take a pc with win seven (maybe a used one with a few km) and continue to use your 2009.

 

[marco_v]

Well, renewal never hurts. In the years I have not followed developments so I wanted to ask the most experts if there were perhaps more economic programs that could be done to my case.

buy a used even a few km does not do for me... I'm of the idea that if I have to do something, I'll do it right because then I'm hard!

the investment made 11 years ago I paid him back and did his duty..

 

[cacciatorino]

Well, renewal never hurts. In the years I have not followed developments so I wanted to ask the most experts if there were perhaps more economic programs that could be done to my case.

buy a used even a few km does not do for me... I'm of the idea that if I have to do something, I'll do it right because then I'm hard!

the investment made 11 years ago I paid him back and did his duty..

the suggestion of the pc used with win7 was because your version of solidworks doesn't work with windows 10, and new pcs with win7 can't find any more.

in costs you also have to think about the hours you'll lose to switch to a different system, which in the long run could be more than the cost of any new swx license.

 

[marco_v]

from the info I found, switch to a new version costs about 6,000 euros with updates for 3 years.. more 4,000 for a new pc and we are already at 10,000 euros.

I was looking for a cheaper software but I think I understand that we are there..
thanks for the info!

 

[cacciatorino]

from the info I found, switch to a new version costs about 6,000 euros with updates for 3 years.. more 4,000 for a new pc and we are already at 10,000 euros.

I was looking for a cheaper software but I think I understand that we are there..
thanks for the info!

if I don't remember badly a few years ago the cad offered me to 4000+iva with a year of updates. for the computer 4000 euros are really many, but those are independent from the fact of staying on swx or changing cad so I would not put them on the plate of the balance.

 

[mamobono]

because I have to change pcs and the license in my possession is firm in 2009.
updating licenses costs a lot and being within a company I don't know whether it's legal to virtualize the machine (which I actually know what it means). .

by an engineer who doesn't know what a virtualization is.. I don't believe
I suggested this because as you were told your version of solidworks does not work with windows 10