Re: Solidwork 2014 Full Crack 12
Joao Charlesbois
I personally like Fusion 360 better but thats my personal preference. I would do an trial evaluation of both programs and see which seem like a natural fit to your established work flow so as not to interrupt your productivity while you are replacing solidworks.
AutoCAD can help you estimate weight. it will give you the mass in units of a 3d model/models, but it doesn't have simulation built in. I think AutoCADNoob is right about you needing something like auto desk's inventor or fusion 360.
If I left anything blank it's because I don't have an answer or I didn't understand what you were asking. I think you would prefer something like inventor. It's much closer to something like Solid Works, AutoCAD is a slightly different tool than what you need it seems. There are 30 day trials on most autodesk software so just give AutoCAD and Inventor, maybe Fusion 360 a shot.
to be honest your post looks like "you love Solidworks", especially wording like "very good at creating parts & assembly instead of Autocad just for 2D" sounds more like an advertisment than like a real question ...
If you like your software so much why then asking for another software. What needs do you have Solidworks can not do ... with that info we can start here to discuss an alternative like AutoCAD or Inventor or Fusion360 or even a none Autodesk product if that fits better to your needs.
I have had similar posts on my sites in the past. They look innocuous and innocent but its main goal is to put keywords and phrases into search string results. So now those wonderful advertisement keywords will be associated with a new phrase like "Solidworks replacement" and "leaving solidworks" and "tired of solidworks?" I guess ill have to eat crow if they respond hehe.
AutoCAD is a general 2D and 3D design and drafting tool. For example, I've used it to design a kitchen remodel in 3D, check an electronic scoring machine design for physical interferences (there were), and to generate an SAT file of a metal case for a prototype of extension lights (I emailed it to a contract manufacturer who modified the data to accommodate bends and fed the result to a laser cutter and then folded and powder coated it in a matter of a couple of days). I use groups and external references when working with assemblies, but Inventor is much better at nested subassemblies. AutoCAD also includes parametric design (geometric and dimensional constraints) but only for 2D geometry.
Fusion 360 focuses on parametric design and analysis for single parts. I haven't used it (yet), but a friend of mine at a local university uses it to create 3D printed parts for his micro satellites and other student projects. He loves it.
Funny thing is if I rename the Solidworks part file in the workspace to a different file name and then rename it back to the original file name. The drawing is then allowed to be created with the same part number as the part file.
If you also keep filename and number the same you can easy see the "number" in solidworks and also use it to show the number in the drawing - with solidworks function to show filename without extension.
When I try to export a PCB from PCBnew into a STEP file and then subsequently import it into Solidworks I get all kinds of funky stuff. Sometimes majority of components show up with errors in the tree and are not showing up in the model itself. Sometimes all the the parts get replaced with a single random model (like resistors get replaced with a chip model or something to that effect). In short - it is messed up. I do have all the models for the components in step format.
I downloaded the file and opened in SW2017. The only error was in the transformer model. Something in the geometry shown below that caused floating bodies.
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I was able to heal with the import diagnostics and no longer have any errors in the file.
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I too have seen random parts being replaced to the wrong ones in Solidworks. In my case it was actually solidworks not handling the files properly. The first time i opened an exported design solidworks would save the parts as templates, if i then updated the design in kicad and did a new export solidworks would load the previously saved templates instead of the new components. This made some parts show completely different models than what they should. Clearing the solidworks template folder inbetween exports would fix this issue.
Solidworks also seems a lot more picky when it comes to STEP files than for example freecad, some of my models would consistently load with errors in solidworks, but not in freecad. Even when the STEP model exported by kicad was made by solidworks it would throw errors.
Can you share your USD file? Materials are unlikely to look exactly the same in a CAD system and in Omniverse. The materials in CAD systems is usually much simpler than the material system in Omniverse. That said, depending on the structure you get when you import your CAD, we should be able to come up with a pipeline that makes the materials look really good with little effort from your students.
Solidworks colors dont come in as complex shaders in OV, sometimes its labled none if its a default color sometimes is a simple color shader. In either case, the colors from solidworks are simply that, just colors. They lack reflectivity, roughness, top coat, refraction etc. We need the shaders to look great in OV so that when we render with path tracing the product/render/scene look ultra realistic. Unfortunately, even solidworks integrated rendering tool, visualize and photoview, even require repainting with better shader to make the model look better/realistic. What i propose is to limit the amount of painting in solidworks, and instead use that time in Omniverse Composer. I have two videos i would like to share with you to help the way you paint/group etc. This will change the way you use composer 100% you have my email from our meeting today, please reach and I will send you a few links. -adamh
Hi @dqdesign
I can help you more with your inquiry. We do not currently have an OV connector for Solidworks, but not to worry. We have a very solid pipleine already. Just save your SW model as a STEP / STP file and bring it into USD Composer. It will use our CAD Converter and you should get amazing results. For materials I would not try to bring them in directly, but apply far more realistic rtx render materials in USD Composer. Same for lighting, cameras etc.
thanks @Richard3D for the suggestion! One recurring issue I get with CAD exchanges is losing references when reloading the model after SW modifications. In most cases, the changes applied in the new CAD/rendering tool lose their reference, necessitating a manual reapplication. Does OV Composer offer any tools to address this issue?
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