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From: sbpowdercoating on 4 Apr 2007 07:30 lol... I knew a topic like that would start Great conversations. Thruth is I'm no salesman trying to bash SW. I'm just a poor old Pre- Cad Tech user that converted to SW a year ago. I totally agree with Devlin's comment of the slow (parts/assemblies' drawings). Has for the hatching... Selecting none in the property manager doesn't do a thing (at least not with the 2006 SP2.1version). I don't think I need to get all techinical to say that SW suck's the work I do is mostly very basic stuff. Parts, assm, dwgs... But if the program can't even select a line to put a dimension on without giving me a fuss... Not that's not very efficient is it? Still wouln'd buy a Kia... Cheers!
From: toreadorxlt on 4 Apr 2007 08:39 J00 Sux0rS
From: John H on 4 Apr 2007 08:49 OMG Somebody from a Kia dealership has strayed in here! John H
From: Bo on 4 Apr 2007 09:35 On Apr 4, 4:30 am, sbpowdercoat...(a)gmail.com wrote: > lol... I knew a topic like that would start Great conversations. > Thruth is I'm no salesman trying to bash SW. I'm just a poor old Pre- > Cad Tech user that converted to SW a year ago. I totally agree with > Devlin's comment of the slow (parts/assemblies' drawings). Has for the > hatching... Selecting none in the property manager doesn't do a thing > (at least not with the 2006 SP2.1version). I don't think I need to > get all techinical to say that SW suck's the work I do is mostly very > basic stuff. Parts, assm, dwgs... But if the program can't even select > a line to put a dimension on without giving me a fuss... Not that's > not very efficient is it? > > Still wouln'd buy a Kia... > > Cheers! "Slow" is a relative term, and I've been designing parts for over 30 years, over 20 on CAD. The 68040 Macs may have been slow, but I got good 2D work done on them in the late 80s. It was a good tool for my jobs. I've done assemblies with 5-6 dozen parts where every part is rounded-conical and assemblies start to slow down, but SWks is good for the job, and that is on a 1.7Ghz M60 laptop or my MacBook Pro. I've never had to use techniques with SWks to allow me to work with larger assemblies, but I know I've listened to more experienced SWks users discuss it on this Newsgroup as to techniques to make it work better, and some users here have put up papers on working with large assemblies. Still, if I got boxed down on speed, I'ld upgrade hardware quickly (the new Intel processors are almost here). Hardware includes the PC its accessories (& crapware in the OS that must be removed or zapped), the network, the server, and its software. If Swks would not cut it for large assemblies with good hardware and best large assembly techniques, I would simply pick a better tool, pay for it and learn it. CAD programs are just another tool. I wouldn't pick a Bridgeport mill to make an injection mold cavity in this day and age, and I wouldn't pick a knee mill with a CNC add-on to do hard SS milling, as it is the wrong tool for the job. "Fuss" is sort of relative, too. I've never had trouble dimensioning my simpler parts either in the solids or in drawings, & frankly don't remember hearing about not being able to select a line to dimension on this group, but I could have just passed it by. I assume that if there is a situation about dimensioning a line that is common, various people reported it and others are working on fixing it. What type of line gives a "Fuss"? So let's look at these nebulous terms "slow" and "fuss" and see what options exist to deal with them. There may be some answers hereabouts. Bo
From: Phil Evans on 4 Apr 2007 09:46
hehe not really :-) just a happy owner of a fine Kia family automobile. ---------------------------------------------- Posted with NewsLeecher v1.0 Final * Binary Usenet Leeching Made Easy * http://www.newsleecher.com/?usenet ---------------------------------------------- |