I am an opto-mechanical engineer, that previously worked on Solid Works for many years, at an aerospace company in the UK.
I have been asked to support a company, designing telescope assemblies. (Not huge part count assemblies.)
I don’t have a current cad seat, and I’m not sure if a cloud based system will support me.
My needs in general will be:
designing parts
to assembly state
all taken to 2d manufacturing drawings.
Ideally I want my parts/assemblies/drawings to live in folders on my MAC.
I would want to acces a library of standard parts, like screws, nuts, etc.
Will I be able to check for part interference in my assemblies.
Shapr3d on MAC, is it a more substantial package than on IPAD? I get the feeling if yes, that I would rather work primarily on a MAC, providing I can do all that I listed? (And then with my Ipad on the go, to support some changes.)
Before I start spending hours on a cad system, I need to make sure I can take our needs through towards a succesful manufactured build up assembly in front of us… in the board room!
Wow, that was a quick ‘response’ We are a dynamic company that is starting to grow at a fast! Pace… We can’t afford a package like Solid Works currently, and you know how it works… As soon as you design in any package, and you have a history of design, it’s difficult to change to new software, as time cost money, etc.
Also, we don’t want to start with a package, and find ourself down a rabbit hole, where we realise that we can do A & B, but can’t do X & Z.
This might be a long shot, but what is the chance we can have a half an hour zoom session with someone, before we embark on the enterpice package for our comapny.
Istvan, as you probably realise, we are a growing company, and are not hobbiests.
Here is our website!
I wwas waiting for my manager for a date on his side. He said I must set up a meeting just with myself.
I will do that for early next week. I just want to 1st play as much with the sofware, before I meet.
BUT FOR NOW, CAN YPOU PLEASE DIRECT ME TO THE BEST TUTORIAL, ON HOW TO HANDLE ASSEMBLIES, WITH VARIOUS PARTS, AND THEN TO DRAWINGS?
