Designing with SOLIDWORKS
Overall Satisfaction with SOLIDWORKS
As a long-time user of SOLIDWORKS, I have seen the progression from the beginning. In its infancy it was a good option at a good price for a stand-alone 3D program. It was occasionally unstable in the early years but has progressed to a very stable user-friendly platform for mechanical design applications. I have designed many complex progressive stamping dies using SOLIDWORKS Professional and continue to do so. The time saved by using toolbox and library features is one of the best benefits.
Pros
- 3D modeling.
- Automatic drawing creation.
- Integration with Mastercam.
Cons
- Needs more progressive die components in toolbox.
- Drawing layers and colors are difficult to work with.
- Complex sketches are still somewhat slow to rebuild.
- SOLIDWORKS allows for fast turnarounds in design of progressive stamping dies.
- Reusing library parts saves even more time.
- ROI is easily attained and far surpassed each year.
SOLIDWORKS is far superior to DraftSight but each has a place in my daily designs.
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