[rossrods]

Hey guys has anyone purchased solid works lately,and how much is it.I have Rhino and ready to try something with better reviews.Looks like solid works may be the way to go for modeling.Any help will be appreciated.

[69owb]

Hi I just talked to Solidworks last week. $4000 for basic $6000 Professional and $8000 For Premiun. I have a dealer coming to show me a demo of slidworks plus solidcam. I'll see if I like it, I watched alot of the video clips and it's very impressive

[spoiledbrat]

Rossrods,

If you don't mind me asking, what is it that Rhino won't do for you?

Cheers,

Rob

[kwallace]

I just bought it (standard version) +training (3 guys) +maintenance and it worked out to be US$7600

I'm in SE Asia, so it sounds like it might be a bit cheaper if you get it in the US.

Regarding the SolidCAM, I had a demo of it while I was in Australia and it comes across very good and user friendly.

We ended up with mMsterCAM as we have 2 guys (one for models, and one for NC)

[DareBee]

Don't forget the 1500 to 2000 yearly maintenance fee. Depends on version.