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> common CAD software OnShape is a viable online replacement for SolidWorks but it is hard to transition people from their favorite software package. CAD is n
by bhouston 9y ago
> common CAD software
OnShape is a viable online replacement for SolidWorks but it is hard to transition people from their favorite software package.
CAD is not the biggest deal and is not a major factor, even if some people think it is. Less than 1% of corporate office computer workers are CAD and it is probably way less than that even.
Office and Active Directory are a big deal though.
- dragontamer 9y agoCAD isn't the only major program though. Adobe Suite is another major factor: Wacom Tablets are still superior to iPad Pencil and Surface Pen (although the Surface Pen provides a cheap entrypoint for these programs). And nothing on iPad has the featureset of Photoshop (or Manga Studio or whatever you prefer) Non-CAD programs like Blender, or Maya and whatever, are still best on a PC. ---------- And as long as you're using PC software, you'll need an IT department that supports enterprise PC operations. Active Directory and Group Policy really does make life easier for any IT Administrator who is in charge of 100 to 1000 computers.
- kec 9y agoBoth the adobe suite and Wacom tablets work on Mac, not sure what you’re trying to say here.
- seabird 9y agoI'm sorry, but OnShape doesn't even come close. We don't even have to start talking about the functionality. The fact that there's no sane PLM options instantly kills it for corporate customers, and it will stay that way until there is.