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    SW vs Inventor

    DSI, Yeap! Jim Smithie, Webmaster http://www.midrangecad.com Free CAD evaluation kits and comparisons
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    PRoE or Solid works???

    Leo1981, Check out my website for more information. Jim Smithie, Webmaster http://www.midrangecad.com Free CAD evaluation kits and comparisons
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    64M NVIDIA Geforce3 Ti500 DDR card???

    Biomak, I just checked my work computer and this is the exact card that I am currently running. No problems. I havn't had any crashes, lock-ups, stray graphics, or anything. The rest of my hardware is as follows; Dell Deminsion 8200, P4-1.7 Gig, 512M ram. Jim Smithie, Webmaster...
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    SW and MS Access 97

    Deek05, The answer to your question is yes and no. There wouldn't be an active link between SolidWorks and Access. You would have to write some VB code to extract or push the information. So in a round-about answer, yes you can pull data from Access and insert it into your drawings. To get...
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    Mech Desktop being discontinued???....

    Mr. Cutright, The hole idea of having more than one person working on the same assembly, ie, same file(s) is controled by Windoze and therefore, would cause a sharing violation error. That is the one point that everybody seem to be missing. There is no way to have one file opened by 2...
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    Mech Desktop being discontinued???....

    There it is again, the touting of subjective capabilities, and what amounts to a non-answer to the concurrent engineering question. On more than one occasion, I have read on many different forums that same old “stuff” that you have just posted. And every time the replies are generally the same...
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    Mech Desktop being discontinued???....

    EngrMech, It's time to put your money where your mouth is. If Inventor is so hot, then why don't you download a copy of the MOAC from MidrangeCAD.com and fill in the blanks. And be honest. Now before you start making accuses about why you're not going to contribute any information, or make...
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    SolidDesigner HP

    Ablack, It would seem that you know HP Solid Designer quite well. Would you be interested in sharing some details about it? Jim Smithie, Webmaster http://www.midrangecad.com Free CAD evaluation kits and comparisons
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    PROE vs Unigraphics vs Solidwoeks vs Catia

    Visit the General engineering computer programs discussion. There is a very lengthy forum there that may help you. Jim Smithie, Webmaster http://www.midrangecad.com Free CAD evaluation kits and comparisons
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    PROE vs Unigraphics vs Solidwoeks vs Catia

    I didn't think so! Jim Smithie, Webmaster http://www.midrangecad.com Free CAD evaluation kits and comparisons
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    Mech Desktop being discontinued???....

    Shaun, Have you tried to do a comparison between different packages and pass the information on to the powers that be? Would they be open to a detailed document showing the differences between Mechanical Doorstop and others? Even if they are not, continued hammering in this area may at least...
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    Changing title block

    Netshop21, If you are using the File/Properties for parts and assemblies, and are linking notes to them in the drafting environment, you can do the following; Create your new drafting template. When you save this file, make sure that you ALSO click on File/Save Sheet Format. Now when you go...
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    PROE vs Unigraphics vs Solidwoeks vs Catia

    Dubourg, Could you explain the tern "scalable" for me, and everyone else? Jim Smithie, Webmaster http://www.midrangecad.com Free CAD evaluation kits and comparisons
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    Which 3-D Cad Software is Best?

    Kenneth, You're correct... We should stay on topic. Solid Edge has "Inactive" and "Active" parts, which is the same as SolidWorks' "Lightweight" and "Resolved" parts. The Solid Edge version has not been around as long. I think it was introduced with...
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    IDEAs, Catia, Solidworks or Solid Edge - need advice!

    Scott, I would have to agree with just about everything that you stated above. I have to take exception with your statement "...The [Solid Edge] package is much quicker to learn than Works..." From a new user standpoint, learning Solid Edge may be easier because there isn't nearly...

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