
Also, have copy of Spaceclaim originally purchased for use in doing sheetmetal, something at which it excelled. Have a copy of Inventor on my machine for collaboration with some overseas customers. Have done this at 3 companies I have worked for cause of tight bugets. You can let your subscription lapse for SW, if you do you can wait say 2 to 4 releases if you don't need the latest, they'll ding you $500 for the lapse and then $1295 for standard SW or $1495 for Pro, you don't have to pay for missed years, so for $1795 you've save yourself $2590 for 2 years and $5180 for 4 years. Ĭan I first deal with the UI (shakes and rattles or a smooth ride) and do I want take a chance with mail order repair or a garage in town to help fix your problem (subscription phone support or the VAR), again they are the FORD, CHEVY and What other you like car, what works for Fred may not work for you. but it also has some nice things i wish SW had.Īs for subscription on any of them, some are steeper than others, others have VAR's that get a cut of it and others are only online support, so you have to say to yourself. Those that know me, SolidWorks all the way have used it so long that my fingers just can drive it without me thinking sometimes, it's more of the mouse thing.Īs for SpaceClaim, I'm with you on the UI, bassackwards in many ways, but I do like the direct modeling side of it there isn't a solid model file you can't modify, it's just the UI.Īs for inventor, Fusion 360, again the UI drives me crazy and the middle mouse button and wheel don't work as the other softwares that I run.
