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Generic cad was discontinued many years ago so would not appear in any survey. It was a far bigger prog than LT and much more expensive at around $700AD when LT was $150 when released. Solidworks has a yearly fee ranging from $1400 to $2100 depending on package. This must be paid...

Bentley have discontinued Modeler which at the best was a third rate product. I have owned a MS license since 95 and have watched them go backwards since then. I was told by Bentley themselves that if I wanted a complex Mech Design product I should look elsewhere. Over the last few year if the...

Microstation seems to be moving away from the Mech side of things. They do not have an alternative product as do Autocad (Inventor). What are your comments?

Is Autocad doomed? Autodesk seem to be concentrating on Inventor which is a parasolids prog. Are the ACIS progs finished?

Thanks guys Scot was right Emulatorwas ticked in add ons. I would never have found that. Still take your point about drawing in 3d. Thanks again Regards Allan ps you will no doubt hear from me aqgain

Good luck to you too Scot. I only wish you and your family Well. We have another problem here (Queensland) with a lack of engineering activity plus there are too many systems on the market. I have used cad over 15 years and have been heavily involved with user groups. But that was in Melbourne...

I am in 2D because that is what the manual plus tutorials recomend (see manual). None of the tutorials start in 3D sketch. As for checking the manuals and tutorials - I have. One of the problems is that SW use the same old tired examples year in year out. I am currenly looking at 3 solid...

Hi guys - 3D sketching is fine. Its only in 2D have a problem. Auto Relations is on. Allan

I have exactly the opposite problem. I cannot draw a vert. or horizontal line

When drawing a line in Autocad I can draw it either Horizontal, Vertical or unrestricted. I can switch by using ortho (F8) Is there a command in SW which does the same? I have scoured the manual to no avail. Allan

Sorry to be misleading but I did mean mitre the end as opposed to chamfer. Also what is the difference (if any) between surface and plane when it comes to cutting? Regards Allan

Hi Im a new boy to solidworks and have a pretty basic question. - If I have a piece of RHS - say 25x25x3, which is the best way of putting a 45degree chamfer. across the total end face of the member. Is a plane the same as a surface when it comes to cutting the chamfer? Thanks in Advance...

Has anybody come across any good tutorials? Manual a bit sparse on details & examples

Is it possibe to open .dwg or .dxf files in SE as prt or asm files not .dft files.? Regards Allan McNamara

I have just had to reinstall Solid Works 2001 and have the following problem - When i draw a rectangle using sketch and then try to extrude it everything locks up. I am running windows 98. I have had this problem before and I think I fixed it using options but so long ago i cannot remember...