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Design teams responsible for creating and managing the world's infrastructure, including buildings, roadways, bridges, airports, hospitals, industrial, and power plants as well as utility networks.
I have been using FreeCAD and QCAD for my most works and used Solid Edge for some projects then a buddy from reddit suggested me DesignSparks. I had a pretty good experience with it.
In some areas it is really difficult to customise for example. To create customised template of Bill of Materials.
Great Tutorials with well explanation. Good support from the community.
Learning curve is not as easy it will take you time. Several tools are confusing they require too many steps to get them to work.
It is great for school kids and older students who want to submit a drawing for manufacture or just want to get the hang of using CAD software.
Although it can do most of what the other software packages can do, sometimes the path to get there can be a bit different. One thing that I struggled with was mirroring of objects.
Best of SpaceClaim for Free. Stable performance soo far.
I only have one criticism with DesignSpark Mechanical. I have been used to AutoCad instruction books with over a thousand pages.
These benefits, including increased productivity, enhanced accuracy, improved collaboration, and immersive visualisation, make MicroStation a valuable asset in achieving successful project outcomes.
There is a problem that the lines drawn in the latest v8 version, but in this version, cannot be opened in the previous versions.
It is very good for 3D imaging, with outstanding rendering features and intuitive drawing/modeling platform. Easy to use and does not require a lot of training to start producing quality designs.
It is difficult to get training in the software as you can get it only if you are going to use it for state projects.
I like its adaptability and ability to work with other Bentley software packages. Additionally I like the ability to customize it and create macros that speed up the work process.
It is hard to get started on using the software.
There are fantastic ways of designing highways along with complete construction designs. It is the most reliable and excellent software.
Microstation has a trial version that is the only viewer and it is very costly is not easily accessible.
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