The benefit of solidworks is that it is an engineering industry standard. There are no comparable open source projects unfortunately.<br><br>Tom<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 1:34 PM, Richard Guy Briggs <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rgb@tricolour.net">rgb@tricolour.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div class="im">On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 09:40:09AM -0500, krazatchu . wrote:<br>
> Hello members of ORE and ArtEngine,<br>
><br>
> At a yet to be disclosed location, on an unspecified day, I will be<br>
> giving an introductory seminar on my favorite CAD package, SolidWorks.<br>
> The venue will most likely be Algonquin, and the date depending on<br>
> resources, sometime in the near future...<br>
<br>
</div>Are there any open source alternatives that are worth considering? I<br>
don't know solid modelling...<br>
<div class="im"><br>
> SolidWorks has offered a number of 150 day licenses for use by the<br>
> attending members of ORE and ArtEngine community.<br>
> The purpose of this mail is to determine interest and likewise the<br>
> number of licenses to give out.<br>
><br>
> If you are interested, reply to the list or reply directly to me at<br>
> <a href="mailto:michael@krazatchu.ca">michael@krazatchu.ca</a>.<br>
> As SolidWorks is a very comprehensive package, I would also be<br>
> interested in hearing what areas are of interest.<br>
><br>
> Michael Grant<br>
<br>
</div> slainte mhath, RGB<br>
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