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I am currently using SolidWorks 2008. I have used all of AutoDesks products since version 9 of AutoCad on a 286 machine...ok, so I have been around awhile. I was also a Beta tester for IronCad, and, Trispectives.

First, I have to say that AutoDesk has never been a leader in innovation. Typically they have lagged behind by three years, at least. AutoCad and Mechanical Desktop had a huge legacy following and could not compete with Pro-E, Solidworks and others. Thus they created Inventor.

Item #1 and #2 were both present in the original release of Trispectives back in 95 and was refered to as "The Pro-E Killer". Later, under new ownership Trispectives became IronCad.

The "Triad" tool in Solidworks was a patented tool in Trispectives called the "TriBall". The Animation tool, and Design Libraries are also almost exactly as they were in Trispectives/IronCad. These are great features which I have always wanted in other programs since I first used them over 12 years ago. The ease of use for organizing design concepts and modification by evidence of now being implemented on SolidWorks shows how ahead of their time and true innovators were, the original Trispectives programmers!

I wonder why there hasn't been some litigation going on with all these similarities.

Before Solidworks added these features Pro-E had a lot of the same functions added to their ProDesktop product back a few years ago. I haven't used Pro-E for a few years, (2000ii), so I don't know if this it has been included in their latest Pro-E platform or not.

Dan Hanson

I'm looking at the 2007-2008 versioin of Solidworks on a web site, they say it's new, but it says 2007, it has COSMOS with it. it's the Sudent Edition. Is this the newest edition, I just bought it. the software does not have 2008 on it, is there 2008 software out there? I see books and this article talking about 2008.

Andy Wihtol

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Jonathan

What about solidworks for Mac OS X

Sickoworks

Yep, sounds like they are still trying to fix the things they have never had right in the first place. Now, if they would only do something about the slow performance and constant crashing with x64 systems....

Jason

While there's some back and forth copying of features in all 3d cad software.....Autodesk has hardly been the leader of the pack. It took products like Solidworks and Solidedge to make Autodesk wake up realize they needed to develop Inventor (after MDT failed).

IV users should thank Solidworks/edge.....without them...they would be 3d modeling in Autocad.

monish

how thermal analysis is done.can you send me some guidelines and in which version.

monish

i want t o known that wheather thermal analysis is possible in solis works 2006 or not.

George Tylinski

-Item 1: not enough info given in this post to judge what 'it' does, and therefore who had 'it' first.
-Item 2: If you use SolidWorks, you know that the "Move/Size Features" capability (editing existing features via drag handles) has been there for years. Looks like their point is they've added the ability to specify exact dimensions w/o keyboard. Graphical spin box?
-Assembly motion and analysis: Again, if you use SWX, you know this has been available for years (Physical Dynamics and Motion Simulation). They have apparently enhanced it in some way.
-FlowExpress: CFD is the Granddaddy of all resource hogs. There will be lots of fine print (and tech support calls) with this one... There's good reason why no one else offers this!

In sound bite mode, the distictions between what's new and what's been enhanced is frequently lost. The desire to make upgrades sound more significant than they really are backfires on the audience of seasoned CAD users.

Robert Smith

Items #1 and #2 have been in IronCAD since 1998. Innovation? Seems like they are still trying to catch up to the ease of use of IronCAD. By the way, can the handle snap to geometry that came after the feature in the history order...I doubt it.
Rob

Richard Williams

Which came first the chicken or the egg? I don't know and I don't particularly care about who had what first. Both Inventor and SolidWorks are great software programs but SolidWorks is better supported and overall a better program in my opinion. Also, these two might just need each other for mutual improvments.

inventorguy

Innovation leader, huh?

Inventor has done item one above since R2.

Item 2 is known as 3D grips in Inventor; has been there for over 2 years.

Inventor Pro has had assembly motion and analysis for over a year.

I'll give them the CFD.

SWX builds a fine product. But I am really tired of them claiming "We brought it to you first" and claiming to be a leader in technology when clearly they are following the true innovation leader who brings all the tools that a machine designer needs to the table- Autodesk.

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