Any CAD people?

[Mith]

Just wondering if there are any people who use CAD here? What program do you use? What kind of things do you draw?
Just being nosey I guess

 

[DaveNay]

Just wondering if there are any people who use CAD here? What program do you use? What kind of things do you draw?
Just being nosey I guess

SolidWorks 2006. I've been using CAD since the days of AutoCad 2.8 in the mid 80s (started in High School). Most every version of AutoCAD, Mechanical Desktop, Unigraphics, and now SolidWorks.

You can seen an example of the type of systems I design for a Machine Vision sytem integrator here (approx 3MB, must use Internet Explorer).

 

[thcri]

We use AutoCad LT 2004 an upgrade from 2000. We use it mostly for viewing blu-prints and doing our own mechanical drawings. I can play with it some but know very little about it. Will go to school some day I think.


murph

 

[Doc]

Cool stuff Dave. I've always wanted to play more with autocad, but never had the need. Our #1 daughter is an architect and uses various CAD programs. I like the 3D rotating pics. Awesome

 

[buy_25]

In order in which software is the most robust and I have used.



1. Catia
2. Pro Engineer
3. Unigraphics
4. Ideas
5. Cadam
6. Autocad



I do not draw anything; that is draftings job. I can’t show you the stuff I do since it is all military jobs for upcoming aircraft.



I solid model at times but my job is becoming more paper work/meetings. I am currently desiging the ECS and lift fan for the joint strike fighter.



http://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/jsf.htm

 

[DaveNay]

I am currently desiging the ECS and lift fan for the joint strike fighter.

Pratt & Whitney or the UTC Research Center?

 

[buy_25]

it is Hamilton Sundstand. UTCR does not come into play with most work per say.

Work with our customer Pratt, LM, Rolls and gov.

 

[spiffywebcreations]

I'm a mechanical design engineer and have been for over 20 years...started with Computervision, moved to AutoCAD and now use Pro/E and SolidWorks...working on mostly NASA projects and other government type stuff for a university based research facility...most recently the New Horizons spacecraft to Pluto

 

[Doc]

Whoaaa, that sounds like cool stuff SpiffyWebC.

...did you get the pm i sent you last week?

 

[buy_25]

problem with NASA stuff is they layoff more then aircraft makers.

 

[spiffywebcreations]

aha! working for a NASA sub has its advantages...again, as a research facility, we support just about everybody, so when one gets slow, we move on to the next...everything goes in cycles...

 

[buy_25]

I agree, I remember working in SLS where I work. Worked on space suit stuff since we make it and more stuff. It is cool stuff but the 8 year cycle is a joke. hire 5K people then layoff 4.9K people.

So military and commercial (direct) is better..for me. I again agree on cycles but NASA by far is the worst I think.