Tom Webber wrote:

Hey Tom,

How do you like solid works? Any Idea how it compares to

Solid

Edge? I

currently use Unigraphics, but I'm looking at the mid range

solid

modelers.

Whats the price on SW?

Thanks,

Monty

Monty, never used Solid Edge.  I'm using a copy of Solid Works

older

version from my Brother.  So I don't know the cost.  I heard

the

cost for a full version is in the neighborhood of $4000.00.

If it

weren't for my brother.  I'd not be using this.   T.W.

For other people who don't already have Solid Works Rhino is

much

easier to learn and almost as capable. In some cases more

capable.

Also a lot less costly. $300 if you go to night school.

I have used both and much prefer Rhino.

Paul Lamar

Thomas y Reina Jakits wrote:

:) Slowly I do think that you are getting a a couple of cents from

Rhino

for

everytime you mention it, Paul!!:)

But you are right it seems to be easy to learn, though can't vouch

for

anything yet as I am just trying to find the time to go at least

through

the

tutorials!
I still learned to draw with pencil and ink and stencils and

......

Thomas J.

No I am just an enthusiastic user. I used ACAD for 15 years and I

was

very
surprised and very pleased when I started using Rhino instead. I

think

I was influenced by Monty and Archie to try it. Best way to learn is
just
jump in there and start drawing something near and dear to your

heart.

You can always fix it later. That is one of the great things about
Rhino. Parts are easy to change and or use someplace else.
You draw a bunch of parts to the same scale and then you assemble
them like you would an engine.

Here is a hint for motor mounts. Draw "Points" at all the
intersections
and on the firewall. Then draw lines connecting the various

"Points".

Then use the "Pipe" command to convert the lines into tubes of the
proper
diameters. Your done! Five minutes!

Paul Lamar

Thanks for the tip!
This is the FIRST time I am confronted with anything CAD-like, so it

will

take a while!
In the school where I learned to draw, they use pencel and ink only

for a

demo to show "how it WAS". Now every student starts right away on the
screen.

Thomas J.

Alex Madsen wrote:

Hi. I am new to the list.

I my favorite solid modeling program is Solid Works although Solid Works
and Inverter are ok. Avoid mechanical desktop and ProE of possible (they
are difficult to use)

If you can't find solid works e-mail me off the list and I can point you
to a place you could "acquire" a copy. alexmadsen@yahoo.com

What are you trying to draw? Different packages are better at different
things.

Alex Madsen
Mechanical Engineering JR at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

 
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