I've been around almost all of the CAD products on the market. My company uses 3d intensive apps (3D Studio-max, AutoCAD 2000)and also in the process of standardizing Applications. I've been working with Alias WaveFront's Maya and Studio Tools recently even though my background is mostly architectural. The DWG format will be required by any potential Engineering Software seeking the mid-market level (below the cost of Pro/E) that AutoCAD reigns. I've probably generated 30,000 dwg's since I started on CAD and they are staying at the ver.14 format!! r.2000 has nice utilities but the majority of my vendors can't handle the new format. I'm running Linux (RedHat)at home and have tried various Engineering apps with limited success. Is anyone out there working on an open sourced Linux based CAD project??? We have to be able to come up with something better! AutoCAD has the standard, Alias has the GUI...
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I've been around almost all of the CAD products on the market. My company uses 3d intensive apps (3D Studio-max, AutoCAD 2000)and also in the process of standardizing Applications. I've been working with Alias WaveFront's Maya and Studio Tools recently even though my background is mostly architectural. The DWG format will be required by any potential Engineering Software seeking the mid-market level (below the cost of Pro/E) that AutoCAD reigns. I've probably generated 30,000 dwg's since I started on CAD and they are staying at the ver.14 format!! r.2000 has nice utilities but the majority of my vendors can't handle the new format. I'm running Linux (RedHat)at home and have tried various Engineering apps with limited success. Is anyone out there working on an open sourced Linux based CAD project??? We have to be able to come up with something better! AutoCAD has the standard, Alias has the GUI...