CAD

[Fourthshifter]

Computer Aided Designn / Drafting
is an important solution in Designing

We now have high end 3D parametric feature CAD Solutions to make designing an easy and interesting job. sometimes CAD is integrated with CAE and CAM to smoothen PLM flow, making the whole system highly effective.

CAD is becoming a common skill as many students are learning it in higher education.

Share your experience and thoughts about CAD programs here.

[white2020]

Computer Aided Designn / Drafting
is an important solution in Designing

We now have high end 3D parametric feature CAD Solutions to make designing an easy and interesting job. sometimes CAD is integrated with CAE and CAM to smoothen PLM flow, making the whole system highly effective.

CAD is becoming a common skill as many students are learning it in higher education.

Share your experience and thoughts about CAD programs here.


i voted ugigrafic..i heard its image is good..but i m bot sure..it is harder than solidworks..but easier than Pro engineering..right??

correct me if im wrong..Thanks

[Fourthshifter]

NX is a high end CAD solution along with CATIA and Pro/ENGINEER

my friend who used NX commented that it is user friendly. For me ProENGINEER is not so hard, only that one has to take time to master it's advance features.

Solidwork and Autodesk are mid range Solutions and they lack features that NX or ProE has.

[white2020]

NX is a high end CAD solution along with CATIA and Pro/ENGINEER

my friend who used NX commented that it is user friendly. For me ProENGINEER is not so hard, only that one has to take time to master it's advance features.

Solidwork and Autodesk are mid range Solutions and they lack features that NX or ProE has.

oh..thanks..which type of the programme should i buy??i mean NX , progineering..solodworks..got 2004,5,6,7??

[white2020]

1 more thing..which book is good for me to refer to if i want to learn all this programme??
Thanks

[Fourthshifter]

1 more thing..which book is good for me to refer to if i want to learn all this programme??
Thanks

Good questions,

some books available on market (amazon) can be expensive (around 100 bucks) and it covers only basic skill.

The best option is to learn it from certified training centers. However, the cost or such training is quite high. That is why an advance user is quite rare and having a lot of advantages over regular users.

I think pd Solutions in Singapore is offering such courses in Pro/ENGINEER. you can give a try.

[Fourthshifter]

NX is a high end CAD solution along with CATIA and Pro/ENGINEER

my friend who used NX commented that it is user friendly. For me ProENGINEER is not so hard, only that one has to take time to master it's advance features.

Solidwork and Autodesk are mid range Solutions and they lack features that NX or ProE has.

oh..thanks..which type of the programme should i buy??i mean NX , progineering..solodworks..got 2004,5,6,7??

depends on your industry and function, and also depends on the company's resources.

some poorer company might not affort to buy high end solutions so they might use Autodesk or Solidworks.

NX, CATIA and ProE are good so it depends on what solutions the company choose to use. these thread solutions are quite common so you just have to pick one of them. Mine is Pro/ENGINEER.

CATIA is used widely in automobile industry and it deals a lot with surface modeling.

[white2020]

1 more thing..which book is good for me to refer to if i want to learn all this programme??
Thanks

Good questions,

some books available on market (amazon) can be expensive (around 100 bucks) and it covers only basic skill.

The best option is to learn it from certified training centers. However, the cost or such training is quite high. That is why an advance user is quite rare and having a lot of advantages over regular users.

I think pd Solutions in Singapore is offering such courses in Pro/ENGINEER. you can give a try.

o..ya..but..do u mean..i need to learn there?"pd Solutions in Singapore"...i am from KEDAH...anyway...may i know what "pd" means"?? :oops:


btw..how u learn that programme??

[Fourthshifter]

it is a company name.

try this :

http://ptc.com/cgi/services/edserv/search_2003.pl?action=step2&month=%&country=Malaysia

[white2020]

NX is a high end CAD solution along with CATIA and Pro/ENGINEER

my friend who used NX commented that it is user friendly. For me ProENGINEER is not so hard, only that one has to take time to master it's advance features.

Solidwork and Autodesk are mid range Solutions and they lack features that NX or ProE has.

oh..thanks..which type of the programme should i buy??i mean NX , progineering..solodworks..got 2004,5,6,7??

depends on your industry and function, and also depends on the company's resources.

some poorer company might not affort to buy high end solutions so they might use Autodesk or Solidworks.

NX, CATIA and ProE are good so it depends on what solutions the company choose to use. these thread solutions are quite common so you just have to pick one of them. Mine is Pro/ENGINEER.

CATIA is used widely in automobile industry and it deals a lot with surface modeling.


if so..got any version for the Pro/E??if got..ur suggestion is which??

[Fourthshifter]

the latest is Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 3.0

it is very much similar to Pro/E Wildfire 2.0

[bp_ffei]

I've only come across Solidworks so far as I have to learn it in my course, but I've heard of ProE. Many people outside of Design stream are learning nowadays. I think being able to use these CAD programmes would be an added advantage. So far it is not a compulsory "subject" taught in universities, but I'm sure its importance will increase.

[Fourthshifter]

I've only come across Solidworks so far as I have to learn it in my course, but I've heard of ProE. Many people outside of Design stream are learning nowadays. I think being able to use these CAD programmes would be an added advantage. So far it is not a compulsory "subject" taught in universities, but I'm sure its importance will increase.

One CAD user can replace 5 draughtsmen and save a lot of time.
Therefore in Design CAD is important.
However, most CAD stuffs we learn in university is basic level and you will have real advantage only when you are an advance use with specific skills such as Piping design, Freeform surface modeling, or even knowledge in CAE (FEM etc.)

[white2020]

i will ask as many friends of me as i could(if they like PLM) to join the SIG

[Fourthshifter]

maybe we should start talking about solid modeling here.

heres a small surface modeling tutorial.

http://care.think3.com/en/education/webtraining/td2006t2/679/679.7_en_1.htm

[white2020]

maybe we should start talking about solid modeling here.

heres a small surface modeling tutorial.

http://care.think3.com/en/education/webtraining/td2006t2/679/679.7_en_1.htm

confused..abit

[white2020]

maybe we should start talking about solid modeling here.

heres a small surface modeling tutorial.

http://care.think3.com/en/education/webtraining/td2006t2/679/679.7_en_1.htm

confused..abit

anyone?

[chiachean]

i think the CAD pathway is like that, starting from basic:

autocad -->solidworks-->solid edge--> CATIA/Pro E--> unigraphic NX

correct me if i m wrong.

[Fourthshifter]

i think the CAD pathway is like that, starting from basic:

autocad -->solidworks-->solid edge--> CATIA/Pro E--> unigraphic NX

correct me if i m wrong.

nope, you can start using NX or Pro/E as beginner.
they are made by different companies and independant from each other.

it is like Lotus 1-2-3 and MS Excel

[white2020]

UniGraphic is the newest programme among all of these, am i wrong?


Thanks

[chiachean]

i think the CAD pathway is like that, starting from basic:

autocad -->solidworks-->solid edge--> CATIA/Pro E--> unigraphic NX

correct me if i m wrong.

nope, you can start using NX or Pro/E as beginner.
they are made by different companies and independant from each other.

it is like Lotus 1-2-3 and MS Excel

HUH! i thought that NX n Pro E are the hardest ......

[Fourthshifter]

UniGraphic is the newest programme among all of these, am i wrong?


Thanks


Unigraphics is the company releasing NX (software).

all of these release new version annually.

[white2020]

UniGraphic is the newest programme among all of these, am i wrong?


Thanks


Unigraphics is the company releasing NX (software).

all of these release new version annually.

ok, confusion solved, Thanks

[Fourthshifter]

No problem :)

[white2020]

HEy hi, I would like to ask something here.

During our foundation year for engineering in Uni, do we need to learn any of these programmes?

[Fourthshifter]

Yes, most probably you will.
That depends on your institution of course.