Sujet : Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better)
De : jl (at) *nospam* glen--canyon.com (john larkin)
Groupes : sci.electronics.design comp.sys.raspberry-piDate : 19. Jun 2025, 01:21:27
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On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 23:58:45 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro
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On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 07:45:27 -0700, john larkin wrote:
>
People are expensive compared to the cost of SolidWorks. By about
100:1 or so.
>
So why are you bothering with that extra EDrawing tool? (Or whatever it
was called.) With all the trouble it takes to set it up, why not just use
another copy of SolidWorks for viewing those CAD files?
Edrawings is the free SolidWorks viewer. It displays .dwg and .dxf and
.step files too.
SolidWorks is expensive and has a big learning curve. I do mechanical
stuff with pencil and paper and give it to my guys to make real in
SolidWorks. I can view it with Edrawings.
One coold thing we do is design an enclosure and a PC board together.
We can export a .dxf file that shows all the mechanical details of the
PCB, which PADS can import when we do the real pcb layout.
No more writing down dimensions from the mechanical design and placing
parts on the board from that.
Lots of machine shops now accept the SolidWorks files to bend metal
and make enclosures too.
>
Its because SolidWorks really isnt that cheap, thats why. Isnt it? But
the extra work you have to do to save money is itself incurring costs for
your business -- hidden costs, compliance costs and licence administration
headaches, opportunity costs (time wasted not earning revenue), all that.
It all works very well.
| Date | Sujet | # | | Auteur |
| 17 Jun 25 |  SolidWorks is cool, sort of | 52 | | john larkin |
| 17 Jun 25 |  Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 50 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 18 Jun 25 |   Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 49 | | john larkin |
| 18 Jun 25 |  Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 48 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 18 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 9 | | Sergey Kubushyn |
| 18 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 6 | | Don Y |
| 18 Jun 25 |  Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | john larkin |
| 18 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 4 | | Sergey Kubushyn |
| 18 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 3 | | Don Y |
| 19 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 2 | | Sergey Kubushyn |
| 19 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | Don Y |
| 18 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 2 | | Crash Gordon |
| 18 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | Don Y |
| 18 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 38 | | john larkin |
| 18 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 37 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 18 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 36 | | john larkin |
| 19 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 35 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 19 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 34 | | john larkin |
| 19 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 23 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 19 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 22 | | john larkin |
| 20 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 21 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 20 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 20 | | john larkin |
| 21 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 19 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 21 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 2 | | Don Y |
| 21 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | john larkin |
| 21 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 2 | | piglet |
| 21 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | Don Y |
| 21 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 2 | | john larkin |
| 23 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 22 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 12 | | candycanearter07 |
| 22 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 8 | | john larkin |
| 22 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 4 | | Jeroen Belleman |
| 23 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | john larkin |
| 23 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 2 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 23 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | john larkin |
| 22 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | The Natural Philosopher |
| 23 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 2 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 23 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | john larkin |
| 23 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 3 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 23 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | Don Y |
| 23 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | john larkin |
| 19 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 10 | | Lasse Langwadt |
| 19 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 9 | | john larkin |
| 20 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 3 | | Lasse Langwadt |
| 20 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 2 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 20 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | john larkin |
| 20 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 5 | | The Natural Philosopher |
| 22 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 3 | | Don Y |
| 23 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 2 | | Crash Gordon |
| 23 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | Don Y |
| 22 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | john larkin |
| 19 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of | 1 | | Joe Gwinn |