stuck Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Gent's, This may well be a very dumb question but where the hell can I buy a copy of Solidworks from? I've tried Google but I just get led on a merry dance that seems to lead nowhere Cheers, Mick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Pat Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 Hi. We use Solidworks at my school and we get ours from NT CADCAM they are pretty good. They do training and good aftersales service. Solidworks is not cheap but it is seriously good kit. We obviously use the education version but we find it really excellent. Try this link... http://www.ntcadcam.co.uk/ Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted May 16, 2012 Share Posted May 16, 2012 i have a copy although apparently my "trial period" has run out and it wants me to pay. and i dont know where my computer stores said information else i might be able to de "lemonize" its uses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Gent's, This may well be a very dumb question but where the hell can I buy a copy of Solidworks from? I've tried Google but I just get led on a merry dance that seems to lead nowhere Cheers, Mick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Erm Mick.... It's around £4000+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuck Posted May 17, 2012 Author Share Posted May 17, 2012 Gulp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I should imagine most here use an 'extended trial' ...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LandyManLuke Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Here's the official route.... http://www.solidworks.com/sw/purchase/varlocator.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynic-al Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 you have to buy through an approved partner. I use NTCADCAM, Solid Solutions are another big one. You can't just buy it from PC world sadly. I have one seat of premium (can be installed on 2 pcs), a floating seat of PDM and a fixed seat of PDM which back in 2006 cost something like £6,500, the support & renewals are around £1500pa. Ontop of that I got enough training to get advanced certified in the main areas + pdm + simulation + analysis etc They used to do an education version and a free cut down version to get people into using their software but i'm not sure if they still do it, I'm sure many people get it in various naughty ways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 I have a licenced copy of 2012 Standard Edition (installed on 2 PC's which is allowed within the licence). It cost about £4k inc vat - but you have to haggle with them to get the price down. Although it seems a lot, I figured I spend more time Driving Solidworks than my Land Rover! Thus, it doesn't seem so bad. I absolutely love it! You can do some incredibly cool things, really quickly & easily with it. Folded metal for example! There is also a free CAM Package called HSMXpress. It's only 2.5D - but does 80% of what I need. It integrates with Solidworks 2009 and above very neatly and generates (mostly) sensible cut strategies for parts. Expensive - but exceptional value! Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynic-al Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 It never gets the stretch and deformation right on our tube benders though :/ Keep meaning to ask if theres a cleaver way to get it to predict it but never got around to it. Just over 3mm a side, thats close enough for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Poore Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 If you've got access to a .ac.uk account then you can get a permanent (or at least 3 year license) from Autodesk for Inventor Professional (see students.autodesk.com I think). Not used Solidworks extensively but find Inventor a damn impressive package. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynic-al Posted May 17, 2012 Share Posted May 17, 2012 Just looked up the solidworks student, around £100 but the license only lasts a year if you have a .ac.uk account you used to be able to get office ultimate for £40 And it doesn't watermark your documents like autocad student used to. I like being a mature student... apart from the work. Oh wait, that makes me the same as young students Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 It never gets the stretch and deformation right on our tube benders though :/ Keep meaning to ask if theres a cleaver way to get it to predict it but never got around to it. Just over 3mm a side, thats close enough for me The clever solution is to use BendTech. Unlike a press brake, there are just too many variables in a tube bender. BendTech calibrates to your bender - so tends to be spot on. It can then export to Solidworks which you can use for stress analysis if required. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynic-al Posted May 18, 2012 Share Posted May 18, 2012 learn something every day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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