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[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Are there any opensource alternatives to these things? Could they save themselves this whole hassle, just get the alternative and cut their budget in half with a yearly donation?

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Can't speak for all of them, but for solidworks there is, but it is nowhere near the level of solidworks.

SolidWorks is probably the best CAD software in terms of capability and ease of use.

Either way, students learn SolidWorks because companies use solidworks

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Well, Solidworks is the industry standard, but I think NX wins on capabilities, and Fusion has a much better workflow. Both are still corporate though.

I hope we get a good open source option, because Freecad is so far behind the rest that it's basically unusable.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Forgot about NX, but you're correct NX has more features and is way less buggy