solid works anybody

[neelabh_m]

hey guys,

anybody conversant with solid works.

i have seen some of its models. they are like an autocad 3d model

but with intelligent parameteric controls to make the object behave

like a real life one.

 

though very engineering based but its good.

[JamesTaylor]

i have used solid works in the past, about 5 yrs ago now, like you say it is very much engineering based but very intuitive to use and parametric controls make editing a doodle.

 

i'm not too sure its that suitable for arch vis tho, but i know programs exist which are similar in nature to it but that are aimed at the architecture industry such as Autodesk Revit plus others

[mhinks]

Yeah I use Solidworks a lot, the modeling is very easy and they can import to Max pretty well as stls.

 

Ive just finished modeling the new Nokia N70 all in solidworks, and rendered in Max8, Brazil.

[Elliot]

I have used Solidworks for 10 years. You need a powerfull computer. The program has a limitacion on polygons. You can not do an entire building.

 

The models can be exported to Viz. From SW to AutoCAD as a SAT file and from AutoCAD to Viz. When you exprot has a SAT from SW to Autocad you have to change the UCS in SW to match Autocad. Their UCS is different than Autocad.

 

SW has a lite version from Mental Ray. It is primitive but it is OK. SW is really good for engineering but not for modelling architecture. I use it to do stubborn models difficult to do with Max or AutoCAD.

 

Regards

Elliot