Re: ProDESKTOP Express 2001

Mark,

I have been using ProDesktop Exp. on and off for about 8 or 9
months. Originally to interface with a supplier to one of our
clients who was designing a mold on ProE. Now I have started using
it more and more. Doing solids to be exported to Visual Mill 4.0 and
have recently made decision to use it for all of our designs except
initial layouts which are much faster in 2d. Have been
exporting .dxf files of the drawings after model is constructed and
cleaning them up in TurboCad Pro where customer drawings are
required, since I haven't gotten enough up to speed on the drawing
tools to fully dimension drawings in ProD.

Check out user group at prodesktop.net, they have quite a few
tutorials, discussions and links.

I was considering Alibre as alternate to full version of ProDesktop
if free version goes away, what were biggest differences you saw
between these programs, noted that you said Prodesktop "thinks more
like me".

Rick C-


--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@yahoogroups.com, "natchamp_87 <mark@h...>"
<mark@h...> wrote:

> Anyone out there using ProDesktop Express? I have been trying
> numerous designing programs and came along this one, possibly on

this

> list. It seems to have a pretty good interface and is quite
> intuitive after you do a couple of the tutorials. I am really
> starting to like it. I also recently tried Alibre and it isn't too
> bad either. Alibre's support sure seems to be good. After
> downloading the trial version I was contacted. The software has an
> interface allowing numerous people, conected via the internet, to
> view and manipulate the same drawing. Pretty cool, the guy took

the

> time to show it to me and taught me how to do a couple of things.
> For me, I'm leaning towards ProD cause it "thinks" more like me.
> Alibre is $495 and ProDesktop Express is free. I have absolutely

no

> affiliation with either of these companies, just wanted to see if
> anyone else is using these?
>
> Mark