3d Cad Software

[PaRtZ]

Which CAD software packages do you (that use it) use? I use Pro desktop and I've found it relatively easy to use, but I was just search google and found a picture of a modelled bunny rabbit and was like .

And if you want you can show off your work here. Whoever made the pitbull in solidworks, I would like to see that again because thats amazing

[Walleee]

Solidworks.

Or perhaps Proengineer, but Solidworks is my first port of call.

[Todge]

I use Alias Studiotools 12. Nerbs modelling program opposed to Polygon modelling which most engineering based CAD programs use.

I like it, this is my Wiesmann GT which I created on it

PS, Pro Desktop sucks, I hate it with a passion

Edited May 3, 2006 by Todge

[King C]

^^ Thats amazing. I suck at Pro desktop but I can do the basics.

[James Quigley]

I use AutoCAD 2006, a lot of people don't find it user friendly but I've been using it for 2 years and find it easy enough.

However I only use it for work (Architecture) and so only draw buildings.

[Mr Motivator]

Solidworks sucks so bad, AutoCAD is where it's at If want anything drafted up, I'll gladly do it if it's not too much

[andyroo]

3ds max

Check out www.3d02.com for piccies and stuff done with it

[OD404]

Unigraphics NX3.0

[Si-man]

I use AutoCAD 2006 for 2d designs, Autodesk Inventor professional 10 for 3D.

[poopipe]

3ds max ***!! (these are a few years old now

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[Heatsink]

It's horses for courses.

I want a package that's easy to use, and powerful enough a tool to realise the designs I've sketched on the back of an envelope. For me it's more important that it's easy to interrogate the design in 3D to make sure that everything is where it should be etc, rather than it render beautiful images. Nice images by the way ^^

I found Solidworks easy to learn and it continues to fit with what I want.

Steve

[poopipe]

yeah - to be fair, Max is cack at CAD stuff.

It has a lovely modeller, the animation tools are good enough, lots of choice in renderers but it's not something you'd want to use for product design - unless you're some sort of masochist

[OD404]

Likewise really, I used Solidworks at a placement company and it is certainly the easiest package to get to grips with. But while this is great news for beginners, it seems a lot of people who think they are in the know about such things take this to mean that it doesn't have the capabilities of its competitors. Quite the contrary, I've used the main competitor (Solidedge by EDS/UGS) and there are certain features it lacks that Solidworks uses (such as turning off auto-unite when you create new features).

I use Unigraphics for two main reasons:

1. it's got a lot more features than most CAD packages, such as stress and motion analysis and tools to help manage a design better (a very useful feature when creating large assemblies).

2. my uni uses it so I have had a fair bit of exposure to the way it works, which isn't user friendly in the slightest (though it has been getting better).

Much of my work for CAD is a lot less pretty than whats been put up here, but here are some screenshots nevertheless...

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[tank_rider]

Cheeky steve, that last image isnt CAD although im sure you made/were given the model in UG first though.

I use UG NX3 for the same reasons as Steve. I've found that learning it has been a bit more difficult than say solidedge, but its many times more powerful.

Here a few of screenshots of my work this year.

Group Project, Saddle tree model made by reverse engineering CMM data

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Then carried out FEA on it

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CAE coursework 1, a vice assembly with variable dimensions, rendered

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CAE coursework 2, a bottle design using freeform surfaces

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[OD404]

Meh, CFD and CAD all come under the CAE umbrella in my humble opinion. But you are right, it did start out as a CAD model