SW vs. SE 1

[65Roses]

I'm currently evaluating each program by going through the tutorials of each. Currently my company has a few seats of SE but my department only uses AutoCad. I've been given the choice of which program to upgrade to. Since our company all ready has a few seats of SE does it make sense to select SE on that basis? We are a manufacturing facility so we don't do much design work. We occasionally design or modify jigs and fixtures. I'm hoping to import CATIA files and build jigs and fixtures around our product. I know SW has a lot more seats out there in use and it would probably benefit me in the long run if I was familar with SW if I had to ever change jobs. On the other hand SE may be the best fit for our company since others are all ready using SE and we could consult with one another to learn and improve using the SE software. Any opinions?

 

[65Roses]

But.....Could I reference off the edges the graphic file part to build a jig or fixture around it? I have no intention of modifying the CATIA model itself.

 

[ctopher]

no, can not edit it.

Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
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[SBaugh]

No you can't reference the edges, because it's a graphic file like a Jpeg file (image). You can trace it by eyeballing it but that's about it.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP
3DVision Technologies

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