Solidworks, AutoCAD, Inventor

Technic-R-C · January 2, 2007, 3:45pm

I was wondering how many of you use design software?

corpralchee · January 2, 2007, 7:32pm

Honestly I would if they were simple to use and cheap and easy.

Technic-R-C · January 2, 2007, 7:56pm

You can easily obtain the software for a cheap price. AutoCAD, Solidworks, and Inventor sell for around $5,000 dollars, but you can obtain a student version for 80 bucks. I currently have AutoCAD and Solidworks. I bought Solidworks Student Edition for $140 bucks including COSMOS software but without it you can buy it for $80 bucks. Inventor costs $180 bucks for the student edition, and I don’t think AUTOCAD has a student edition. If you need help buying one of these I could give you some links.

pacoliketaco · January 3, 2007, 11:41am

I have Autodesk Inventor 10, since they gave it to every FRC team last year.

corpralchee · January 3, 2007, 11:54am

Did they really give it to every FRC team last year? Either our captains and mentor failed to let everyone know or we didn’t get it.

swe9 · January 4, 2007, 2:38pm

The MLCAD solution from Hobbyvex is free…

s0FaB0y · January 4, 2007, 4:22pm

I have Inventor 11. It is useful it mapping out where to put everything. And making sure you have enough parts BEFORE you cut metal or even start any small project!