We used DriveWorks Xpress to help automate a customer's heat exchanger design process.
Here are some notes:
1) Xpress is easy to use and it is great for rules based automation
2) Naturally like all free products it has limitations, if you have many parameters or a fairly complex product you may need the full version of DriveWorks
I would recommend that you install and use DriveWorks Xpress since it is free and you have nothing to lose. You may learn quite a bit from this experience.
But ultimately it is you who best knows if it will help you and your company.
Thanks for the responses, maybe I should clarify what I was asking for, I already have it and know what it is for. What I am looking for is feedback from peolpe who have or are using it - good news - bad news - that sort of thing.
SW 2006 SP4.1
Dell Inc. Precision WorkStation 670
2048 Megabytes Installed Memory
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400
Windows XP PRO SP 2
- Math equations are very powerful (they are Excel based)
- Ease of use is excellent
- It allows multiple users to access the same database at the same time
Bad News (or better yet limitations)
- Drop down lists can only have 4 items
- Lookup tables are not supported
- The drawing name cannot be automatically changed
- Pictures in dialog box are not supported
Of course the full version of DriveWorks solves the 4 limitations mentioned above.