I've been using Inventor almost daily since release 4, but have very limited experience with Solidworks.
Most of my work involves design of machined components, small machines, weldments, and sheet metal design.
I also do a lot of customization and automation of both AutoCAD and Inventor using mostly VB.net and C.
Over the years, it appears that Solidworks has become more common than Inventor. I'm assuming that has a lot to do with Autodesks changing license / subscription agreements.
I'm considering moving to Solidworks, or possibly something else such as PTC Creo. Overall, Inventor has worked well for me, but I really have nothing to compare it to, since its the only parametric solid modeler that I've used.
I'm hoping some folks here can provide some feedback on comparisons between Inventor and some of the other common packages.
In addition to ease of use for design / drafting, I'm also looking at what is available for integrated CAM packages.
I know a lot of folks are switching to Fusion 360, but I'm not sure I like the idea of Cloud based software.
Thanks in advance,
btm
Most of my work involves design of machined components, small machines, weldments, and sheet metal design.
I also do a lot of customization and automation of both AutoCAD and Inventor using mostly VB.net and C.
Over the years, it appears that Solidworks has become more common than Inventor. I'm assuming that has a lot to do with Autodesks changing license / subscription agreements.
I'm considering moving to Solidworks, or possibly something else such as PTC Creo. Overall, Inventor has worked well for me, but I really have nothing to compare it to, since its the only parametric solid modeler that I've used.
I'm hoping some folks here can provide some feedback on comparisons between Inventor and some of the other common packages.
In addition to ease of use for design / drafting, I'm also looking at what is available for integrated CAM packages.
I know a lot of folks are switching to Fusion 360, but I'm not sure I like the idea of Cloud based software.
Thanks in advance,
btm