- #MASTERCAM VS SOLIDWORKS UPDATE#
- #MASTERCAM VS SOLIDWORKS SOFTWARE#
- #MASTERCAM VS SOLIDWORKS FREE#
- #MASTERCAM VS SOLIDWORKS WINDOWS#
He explained that in Pro-E for adding draft in a surface you have to go after extrusion and add it on each surface. So, I went to his office and explained him where the problems are since we have to do around 20 molds for him. This is a very painful process because we have to do the work that he did not do and he do not consider that a work (he belive that the part is already finished in design by him). I noticed that all his designs (all plastic injection molded parts) do not have draft at 100% but 30-40%.Because we have to add draft on the surfaces in order to make it moldable we need to know where that paricular part goes in assembly. I am designin with SDRC I-deas and we are working with a costumer wich uses Pro-E. In my honest opinion, Unigraphics is head over heals the best CAD solution available.īest Regards, RE: PROE vs Unigraphics vs Solidwoeks vs Catia Tetragrammaton (Aerospace) 4 Dec 02 07:53 I know many people who like it but I would tend to stay away from it because is does not scale at all to the growth of your company.
I know many companies reverting back to CATIA V4 (which is like working back in the stone ages) because CATIA V5 can not do their job. You can ask many of the large companies using it that question. It has been developed for over four years and is still not production ready. CATIA V5 is a good tool but it is far to unstable and not even close to the capability of Unigraphics.
ProEngineer is known for being too difficult to use. It is very common to design yourself into a corner using ProEngineer. ProEngineer is far to constricting of a tool. It is also the easiest tool to trouble shoot if there are problems with your design. What is most important is associativity (if a change is made, will all your other work update) Unigraphics is by far the most capable tool in this regard. You can use parametrics if you want but if it does not lend itself well to your work then you don't have to. You can use solids, surfaces, wireframe all mixed together. As a design tool, Unigraphics is the most flexible. There is no other tool that can handle customer data easier than Unigraphics. It is the most robust, most stable and most flexible tool available. In my opinion, Unigraphics is the best tool. and its Mastercam family of products, contact CNC Software, Inc., M - F, 8 AM - 6 PM EST at (800) 228-2877 or (860) 875-5006, 671 Old Post Road, Tolland, CT 06084.I am currently using Unigraphics, ProEngineer, Catia V4 and V5. For more information about CNC Software, Inc.
#MASTERCAM VS SOLIDWORKS WINDOWS#
Mastercam runs under Windows 2000, and Windows XP and is compatible with all other CAD/CAM systems. The U.S.-based company provides Mastercam CAD/CAM solutions to more than 85,000 installations in 75 countries in industries including mold-making, prototyping, automotive, medical, aerospace, and consumer products.
#MASTERCAM VS SOLIDWORKS SOFTWARE#
CNC Software is a privately owned corporation founded in 1984. Mastercam X delivers "smart" functions, a streamlined interface, powerful new cutting techniques, and much more.ĭeveloped by CNC Software, Inc., Mastercam is Windows®-based CAD/CAM software for 2- through 5-axis milling and turning 2- and 4-axis wire EDM 2D and 3D design, surface, and solid modeling artistic relief cutting, and 2D and 3D routing. will also have the new Mastercam X software on display.
#MASTERCAM VS SOLIDWORKS UPDATE#
When the add-in is selected, the current SolidWorks part will be opened directly into Mastercam where the user can immediately update existing toolpaths for the part, or easily select an entire set of operations from another part to apply to the CAD model.ĬNC Software, Inc. Mastercam Direct can be added directly to the SolidWorks toolbar. The Direct interface can detect changes made to the original file when re-imported into Mastercam and alert the user, allowing them to modify any associated data such as geometry or toolpath information. Users can import the model into Mastercam, complete with the solids history tree intact.
#MASTERCAM VS SOLIDWORKS FREE#
Mastercam Direct, free to the Mastercam and SolidWorks communities, allows users to open a model in Mastercam while in a SolidWorks session, and then apply existing toolpaths to that model. The Mastercam Direct for SolidWorks add-in, developed by the world's most widely-used CAD/CAM software, offers SolidWorks users a new way to boost their productivity. Las Vegas, NV - Mastercam® Direct and the newly released Mastercam X CAD/CAM software will be showcased at the SolidWorks World 2006 Conference in booth # 321 at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas.