These days SolidWorks is one of the more prevalent CAD packages in the
professional world, especially among small and medium sized companies
that need a cost-effective CAD package. Way less expensive than
Pro-Engineer/Creo, CAatia, Unigraphics, etc. It's popular enough that
Pro-E will be adding a translator that will allow importation of
SolidWorks files with full history. Those of you who deal with CAD
neutral files (like IGES and STEP) will know what a big deal this is.
-=Chris
Chris King
http://home.comcast.net/~kvcbk/
<-----Original Message----->
From: Michael Rowe [mdrowe@optonline.net]
Sent: 10/22/2013 8:47:03 AM
To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] No LBC - computer software - SOLIDWORKS + MS
Publisher
> WeslakeMonza1330@aol.com wrote:
> > I was hoping for something less than the #100 student edition
>
> Late to the party, but they might find something compatible in the
Linux
> world.
You can find pretty much anything useful in the Linux world for free. I
am
setting up to run Linux from a thumbdrive on my $200 Chormebook.
But we have not addressed the question of future employment. If the
software is for class projects, anything will do. Even Google has a
free,
simple 3D drawing program. If it is for experience in software that
employers need, then is should at least emulate one of the big-time
professional versions. Linux tends to be pretty good at emulation.
Michael Rowe
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