3D Variational Analysis Software CETOL-6sigma versus 3DCS 1

[Al James at General Atomics]

I need to put together a "non-scientific" user comparison of CETOL-6sigma versus 3DCS, based upon feedback from the customer base. I really need to get data for both software packages, in order to make it a complete and fair comparison. It should also take into account the same CAD software package; such as CREO, Solidworks, or NX to be a true "Apples to Apples and not Apples to Oranges" type comparison.

In particular, I'm trying to get CETOL-6sigma vs 3DCS comparative information as follows:
a. How long does it take to get up-to-speed on the software?
b. How long does it take to re-learn the software after 2-3 months away from usage?
c. How do users feel about the “User Friendliness” of the software tool?

Please advise me where else this information may already exist.

Thanks,
Al
Principal Mechanical Engineer and Program Manager
General Atomics, Electromagnetics Systems Group

 

[3DDave]

This is your third request for the same information. Are you expecting something different?

 

[Burunduk]

This is your third request for the same information. Are you expecting something different?

You were the one that directed him to this from the forum where the question was originally asked. Now you question him why he reposts his question here?

 

[3DDave]

Burunduk, I directed him to an individual.

 

[Burunduk]

You linked him to a fourteen year old thread on this forum, where this individual replied and suggested that the individual may still be here. It's obvious the OP would want to start a new thread.

 

[Burunduk]

Al James, here is something you might want to take into consideration, in case you are not aware of it yet:

"One constraint of CETOL is that, while VisVSA and 3DCS can be used for complex and flexible parts, CETOL can only be used for solid parts such as engine and rigid casting."

Source

 

[Al James at General Atomics]

Thanks for the useful feedback, which was NOT provided in my previous three postings. Sometimes, persistent does pay dividends.

 

[3DDave]

Here's a link to the website with webinars explaining how the 3DCS software works:

https://blog.3dcs.com/topic/webinar

Normally multiple postings is discouraged becaase it leads to low quality answers, like the link to a technical school article for an education they seem not to provide and not providing answers to the original question.

Also, it was in my original answer, that the software 3DCS/VSA was mentioned as being able to export data to external software for other analyses, which is how "flexible parts" are handled. Its use is detailed in the above list of webinars.

Perhaps Burunduk can add his personal experiences with using the software instead of his Google skills.

 

[Burunduk]

3DDave,
Your post on the other forum didn't provide an answer to the original question either. The OP was asking specifically for a comparison with 3DSC, not VSA. Mentioning that it "looks suspiciously like 3DCS" doesn't mean that much. Writing a lengthy feedback on a program he was not asking about isn't something you should brag about all the while calling other people's input (that was acknowledged as useful) "low quality answers".