Mario wrote:
>> I realize it's not for Linux yet, but what do you think of SolidWorks?
I use SolidWorks 2007 64-bit every day. I also have Cosmos FEA. I really
like it. Pretty easy to use, plenty capable, and well supported by many
third parties. When I run into something I can't do in Soldworks, I use
Rhino. Between the two, I can pretty much do anything. SolidWorks
reads/rights Rhino files, and Rhino is unmatched in it's abilty to move data
between CAD and CAM systems.
It's not nearly as fast as Rhino, and my assembly rebuild time runs several
miuntes. That's on an HP XW workstation, quad-core Xeon, Win XP-65 bit, 16
GB RAM and three 15,000 RPM SCSI drives in RAID 0. SolidWorks only uses one
cpu core most of the time. And Cosmos is 32-bit only, and can only use 2 GB
of RAM at the most. Frustrating.
I wish there was a Linux version of SolidWorks.
Ken Elliott
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From: slug@nks.net [mailto:slug@nks.net] On Behalf Of Mario Lombardo
Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2007 1:14 PM
To: slug@nks.net
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Real World Class 3D modeler for Linux
I realize it's not for Linux yet, but what do you think of SolidWorks?
I mean, have you used a recent version? I'm into machining.
On 6/7/07, Ken Elliott <kelliott11@cfl.rr.com> wrote:
> >> Try this
> >> http://www.brlcad.org/
>
> Too limited. It might be a great product for some, but for any
> professional it would be far to limited.
>
> CSG modelers like BriCAD simply cannot model at the same level as a
> good NURBS modeler, like Rhino. CSG modelers construct the model by
> combining several simple geometric shapes. Modeling a ball in a CSG
> modeler would be constructed of many triangles. Too few and the
> surface would have flat spots like a diamond. Too may and the file
> size gets extremely large. A CSG modeler would be suitable for a
> house, since it's mostly a series of boxes (walls), but it is nearly
> impossible to create an egg carton or modern car body. NURBS (when
> properly done) give you the ability to control the model shape with
> control handles. Rhino is like modeling clay, yet it's fast and the
> file size is tiny. Comparing the two is like comparing a modern Linux
> distro with Windows 1.0. To the casual user, they may look somewhat
alike, but under the hood they couldn't be more different.
>
> On Linux, tools like PTC's ProEngineer have capabilities far beyond
> anything free or low cost. Rhino won't do everything ProE does, but
> it can do some things that ProE can't. Rhino is used by some F1 teams
> for modeling their aero parts. Nuff said.
>
> Ken Elliott
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: slug@nks.net [mailto:slug@nks.net] On Behalf Of SOTL
> Sent: Friday, June 08, 2007 5:08 PM
> To: slug@nks.net
> Subject: Re: [SLUG] Real World Class 3D modeler for Linux
>
> On Thursday 07 June 2007 17:53, Ken Elliott wrote:
> > No, it's not FOSS or Open Source, but Rhino is a fantastic
> > world-class CAD package. The producer (Robert McNeel and
> > Associates) seems to be probing to see if there is an interest in a
> > Linux version. For designers like me, this type of tool is one of
> > the last reasons I've had to keep a few Windows boxes around.
> > McNeel has a Mac port in beta, so a Linux version might not be too hard.
> >
> > Product: http://www.rhino3d.com/
> >
> > Vote here:
> > http://offbroadway.blogspot.com/2007/06/rhino-for-mac-os-x.html
> >
> > No, it's not free, but compared to the $4,000 to $10,000 price tag
> > of most CAD packages, Rhino's $995 price is rather reasonable.
> >
> > Ken Elliott
> >
>
> Try this
>
> http://www.brlcad.org/
>
> SOTL
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