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From: Cliff on 5 Jul 2010 06:28
On Fri, 28 May 2010 18:06:19 -0700 (PDT), Joe788 <larryrozer(a)yahoo.com> wrote:

>http://www.ptc.com/WCMS/files/112892/en/5478_Leenstra_CS_EN.pdf
>
>�Working with our former 3D CAD system was
>frustrating because large models would cause the
>system to crash � and we were losing data! With
>CoCreate Modeling, we can work with large models
>easily; design is faster and the team is more flexible.�
>
>�We used SolidWorks at first,� says Terpstra. �But we couldn�t easily
>modify the 2D drawings we already had. This caused a great waste of
>time and many unexpected hours of work.� He also found that it was
>difficult to manage 2D and 3D models in a single project."
>
>"However, the biggest trouble for the Leenstra team came from trying
>to load large models. �Large assemblies were time-consuming, and
>we experienced a great deal of frustration as models crashed during
>design and even caused data loss.�
>
>"That�s why the company switched from its original 3D CAD solution,
>SolidWorks, to a CoCreate solution, adopting Explicit Modeling and
>CoCreate�s integrated data management tools to help make product
>development faster and more flexible. Best of all, the CoCreate family
>of products supported the level of innovation that Leenstra relies on
>for its success."
>
>"With CoCreate Drawing Manager and CoCreate Model Manager, engineers
>can load and manage 2D and 3D data into one project. As well,
>CoCreate Modeling includes CoCreate Drafting, a 2D application
>compatible with CoCreate Modeling�s 3D environment. �That means
>the designer can easily make or adjust drawings as part of a project,�
>says Terpstra."
>
>"Best of all, CoCreate Modeling handles modeling data differently
>than SolidWorks, significantly reducing the data volume of models.
>Large assemblies work better in CoCreate�s 3D environment. Terpstra
>notes that his data now loads faster and is much more stable once in
>the system."
>
>"With 2D drawings working compatibly in the 3D environment, and
>with large models now performing so much better, Leenstra engineers
>now spend the bulk of their time designing machines instead
>of trying to work around the wrong design software. And that means
>Leenstra does more of what it does best: creative engineering."
>

Bad design & system practices, an utter lack of standards &
worst-practices CAD system use by clueless newbies are not
the vendor's fault.

Note that actual users don't seem to have such issues.

Too much ignorant hack-N-whack, probably.
Hiring an AE would have saved them a bundle in the long term.
--
Cliff
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