Inside the AMS Engineering Department...
May 1, 2008, 11:03 AM
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CADD systems are a tool, period. You have to pick the right tool for the job and for AMS, Solidworks is inexpensive and easy to learn. Catia is a very nice package and has the potential to be the next big CADD software. But, at the moment, how many companies and especially goverment contract companies, use Catia? A hand full at best. Pro-E is used by thousands at the moment, including General Atomics, Northrop Grumman, Hughes, Lockheed Martin, Solar Turbines..etc
You want to know what is the best CADD software is, the one that has the most employment opportunities, and that would be Pro-E Wildfire.
You want to know what is the best CADD software is, the one that has the most employment opportunities, and that would be Pro-E Wildfire.
In the auto industry and aerspace... Catia is most popular.. the surfacing capabilities alone, make it the dominant CAD software package for aerospace..
Update: only Toyota's transmission group still uses Pro-E, the rest of development uses Catia...
And yes, Catia v5 does crash a bit more than it should, but it is way better than V4!
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May 1, 2008, 11:05 AM
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? At lease 50K
May 1, 2008, 10:41 PM
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Stupid engineers. Oh wait that's me too.
Good to see you guys using CAD tools, it can only help. Like the others said the standard plug-in analysis packages in Solidworks are just teasers to get you to buy the real versions. I've used the full blown non-linear Cosmos and Motion and it's pretty cool. The flow analysis in 2008 is worthless just like the Moldflow was in the prior versions. But it's better than nothing I guess.
Are those end tanks SLS or just SLA's.
For companies like AMS Solidworks owns. I work for a large company that uses Pro-E and Solidworks and projects can be finished in 2/3rds the time in Solidworks as opposed to Pro-E and it's crappy user interfaces. That's a big deal when time is money.
Boeing uses Catia and it truly is the way to go when spending the big bucks, but it is really for Billion dollar global companies. Solidworks owns the small to mid-size business market. I let customers know their project will take longer to complete if done in Pro-E, I hate it.
GO AMS, welcome to the party, for your business you TOTALLY made the correct decision to run Solidworks.
Good to see you guys using CAD tools, it can only help. Like the others said the standard plug-in analysis packages in Solidworks are just teasers to get you to buy the real versions. I've used the full blown non-linear Cosmos and Motion and it's pretty cool. The flow analysis in 2008 is worthless just like the Moldflow was in the prior versions. But it's better than nothing I guess.
Are those end tanks SLS or just SLA's.
For companies like AMS Solidworks owns. I work for a large company that uses Pro-E and Solidworks and projects can be finished in 2/3rds the time in Solidworks as opposed to Pro-E and it's crappy user interfaces. That's a big deal when time is money.
Boeing uses Catia and it truly is the way to go when spending the big bucks, but it is really for Billion dollar global companies. Solidworks owns the small to mid-size business market. I let customers know their project will take longer to complete if done in Pro-E, I hate it.
GO AMS, welcome to the party, for your business you TOTALLY made the correct decision to run Solidworks.
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May 2, 2008, 04:32 AM
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indeed.... thinking about it rationally, it doesn't matter which one you use, as long as the guy ( or girl) running program know what they are doing...
it is the operator that matters not the software...
but with that being said,,, Catia still kicks ***!
it is the operator that matters not the software...
but with that being said,,, Catia still kicks ***!
May 2, 2008, 09:19 AM
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you are on crack if you think Pro-E is the most commonly used CAD tool...
In the auto industry and aerspace... Catia is most popular.. the surfacing capabilities alone, make it the dominant CAD software package for aerospace..
Update: only Toyota's transmission group still uses Pro-E, the rest of development uses Catia...
And yes, Catia v5 does crash a bit more than it should, but it is way better than V4!
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In the auto industry and aerspace... Catia is most popular.. the surfacing capabilities alone, make it the dominant CAD software package for aerospace..
Update: only Toyota's transmission group still uses Pro-E, the rest of development uses Catia...
And yes, Catia v5 does crash a bit more than it should, but it is way better than V4!
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And don't make personal attacks on me, with your drug comment...you tool!
May 2, 2008, 09:55 AM
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There is no point in arguing over consoles ... Xbox 360 and the Wii is where it's at for gameplay, and after Sony bribing the movie industry to go with Blue Ray, I guess the PS3 is finally worth it as a BlueRay player.
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... let's see how far OT we can get... hehe
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... let's see how far OT we can get... hehe
May 5, 2008, 09:06 AM
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sooo true....no wonder the rest of the world thinks engineers are nerds...
As to being back on topic...are your engineers going to get into the thread and do a little introduction of themselves? a little background or something...?
