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| Ease of Set Up | 2/10   |
|---|---|
| Ease of Use | 5/10 |
| Value for Money | 7.5/10 |
| Reviewer Rating | 6.5/10 |
| Overall Rating | 8.3/10 |
Full review by
phwill
on 8th Mar 2007
User Rating : 3
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Good Points: Easy to sketch and extrude, drawings are easy to create.
Bad Points: There is a new version issued every year with no provisions for saving back to the old versions. When SolidWorks 2007 was issued, I made the mistake of loading it up, not realizing that the FEA program I was using with it (Cosmos DesignStar, made by the same company) would not read any Solidworks files created with the new program. When I tried to go back and use 2006, it would not open SW files that had been saved under SW 2007. I lost a lot of time trying to get that problem corrected. The revised, compatible version of DesignStar was not issued for over three months after SW 2007 was released, after my maintenance subscription was to expire. Needless to say, I did not renew my subscription to either program, and will not consider SW or DesignStar the next time I am in the market for software. Beware of the Cosmos DesignStar website - it advertises full compatibility with Solidworks, which I found to be a lie.
General comments: While the program is sufficient, support is terrible and the compatibility with other programs by the same company is very poor. The next time I'll give Solid Edge and Algor a closer look.
phwill's review and ratings | 206 words
Review by
kram
on 18th Jan 2006
User Rating : 10
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SolidWorks 2003 is a very good 3D engineering drawing tool that is very user friendly. You can draw in 2D and change to 3D with this software. Create an animation in 3D of your design, and add texture and lighting affects.
I would recommend this to the serious CAD user.
kram's full review | 68 words
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