What is the difference between proe, solidworks, and. The main difference between the software besides functionalities, such as surface modeling is at what kind of company or position they are used. At a previous position we had proe, wildfire, inventor and solidworks. Heres a list of the top cad software options for 3d printing. In fact, its one of the top questions we get from customers and prospects. What is the difference between proe, solidworks, and catia. Creo is a suite of solutions offering integrated 3d cadcamcae software. I sell everything from services to software and we use all cad systems like auto cad, solid works, proe. Proengineer was the industrys first rulebased constraint sometimes called parametric or variational 3d cad modeling system. It introduces the new sketcher palette that can be used to drag and drop sketches into the sketcher window. Im just so used to ptc that i can do stuff with my eyes closed. Solidworks has a much easier interface and has quicker tools, while proengineer has more complex tools and custom subprograms that can be applied. I find solidworks a chore, but its much more to do with just being so used to using ptc software and being able to do stuff very quickly rather than shortcomings with solidworks.
Which is the best modelling software for getting a certification solidworks or ptc. Pro e does not require a parasolid addon see attached jpeg, or at least not as of pro e wildfire 2. Boot camp allows you to run ptc creo on mac by installing the windows operating system. The con is that you cant access mac os when youre running windows and vice versa. Ptc creo we often get asked about the differences between solidworks and ptc creo. Two of the most popular 3d modeling software applications that are used in the industry today are proe and solidworks. That being said i used sw for 6 months 6 years ago and have used proe consistently since then, so maybe i dont know how great sw is.
But still you can run them on mac os by installing virtual machine. Cost wise, solidworks is clearly the winner and is generally preferred by small businesses. How to download and install proengineer wildfire 5. They are much weaker when it comes to free form surfacing and engineering functions. Welcome to mcad central join our mcad central community forums, the largest resource for mcad mechanical computeraided design professionals, including files, forums, jobs, articles, calendar, and more. Everyone here is a huge fan of proe over the others. Examples such as 3dxpert for solidworks, netfabb for fusion 360, or 3yourmind for siemens nx are.
Ptc creo, formerly known as proengineer is a parametric, integrated 3d. Ive been using pro e and creo for 17 years and ive just started learning solidworks recently. Creo elementspro, or creo elementsdirect modeling, formerly known, together with creo parametric, as proengineer and wildfire, is a solid modeling or cad, cam, cae, and associative 3d modeling application, running on microsoft windows it is the direct modeling application of a suite of 10 that provide collaborative solid modeling, assembly modeling, 2d orthographic views, finite element. Proengineer files from 17 through to wildfire 5 are supported by. In part of response to michael3 i am an engineer, i am a sales guy for boston engineering. Catia and solidworks are both developed by dassault systemes 3ds. As a ptc reseller, were obviously biased, but weve been around since 2001 and have worked with every cad product on the market so i think we. Since then we have new owners that are long time users of pro e now creo and they are wanting us to make the switch. If this is not possible or the results undesirable, you can choose to import as a dumb model.
If exporting the file as a step does not import into solidworks as a watertight model, then try exporting from pro e as a parasolid. Solidworks is generally easier to use and functions for many many design issues. If you currently have an active perpetual license for pro e, you will not be forced into the subscription model and your existing contract will be honored. Ptc, creo, creo parametric, proengineer, and wildfire are trademarks or registered. Creo elements pro, or creo elementsdirect modeling, formerly known, together with creo parametric, as pro engineer and wildfire, is a solid modeling or cad, cam, cae, and associative 3d modeling application, running on microsoft windows it is the direct modeling application of a suite of 10 that provide collaborative solid modeling, assembly modeling, 2d orthographic views, finite element. Serious comparison between solidworks and creo proe. Pro e 1 point 5 years ago ill agree with on some of the downsides of creo, but some of the ones you mention are, i think, based on your higher familiarity with sw. Where can i get help with edrawings publisher for catia, autodesk inventor, sketchup, proengineer, unigraphicsnx or solid edge.
We are long time users of solidworks having migrated there from autocad mechanical desktop back in 2003. Since the last release of pro e, ptc has modified their licensing models to only offer subscription licenses. Creo, formerly known as wildfire and proe, is one of the first 3d. I have a macbook pro and a mac pro, both run creo 3 under bootcamp on windows 10, but im currently thinking of rolling back to win 8. Solidworks, ptc creo both are designed for windows versions only. Which one is better and easy to learn, solidworks or creo.
If it were for internal stuff and non engineering i would stay. Proengineer wildfire ptc windchill software vuforia chalk. You can only use windows or macos one at a time but you get the full. Both have very similar tools and use the same tools in slightly different manors on how to create a 3d model. Question asked by stephen reed on oct 2, 2014 latest reply on oct 12, 2014 by jerry steiger. Having used both of these, there really is not a clear winner in which software is better. Proengineer is now ptc creo, but its not just a name change its so much more.
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