Solid Edge Vs SolidWorks
Solid Edge Vs SolidWorks
Solid Edge Vs SolidWorks
Tab based UI with native windows based user experience. Tab based UI with native windows based user
User‐friendliness
Based on MS‐Office theme. experience
Comprehensive Accepts all world‐wide CAD Formats from all software
Does not accept Catia Files.
Integrations tools.
Lets you see how your creation’s size, shape, and materials Lets you see how your creation’s size, shape, and
can stand up to weight, movement, and friction. And it also materials can stand up to weight, movement, and
Material Properties
gives you advice on how to improve that to get the friction. And it also gives you advice on how to improve
maximum efficiency from your design. that to get the maximum efficiency from your design.
Complex surfacing Supports A‐Class surfacing. Doesn't support A‐class surfacing.
Ability to integrate 2D & 3D sketching. Captures design
Synchronous technology intent without much pre‐planning or hard & fast algorithm. No Synchronus Technology or anything similar
Ease of modeling is very high.
History Based Modeling
(makes File Heavier Yes Yes
comparitively)
Consists of more than 1.5 million standard parts and more Consist of 50 thousands std parts rest can be
Part Library
available on vendor portals downloaded from portals
Very intuitive and highly capable and compatible sheet‐
metal capabilities (Flat pattern of formed objects). Ready‐ Limited sheet‐metal capabilities available. Very limited
Sheet Metal Capabilities made drag & drop dimpling, beading & louver options drag‐drop options, dimpling, beading & louver options,
avilable. Professional Nesting module also available as etc.
standalone extension
Has In‐built datamanagement also. It can be seamlessly
Limited Data Management capabilities & scability not up
integrated with Teamcenter a worldclass
Data Management to the mark with Enovia/Smart Team/Smart One (DS
PDM/PLM/Process Management tool used by Lockheed
PLM)
Marting & Boeing
Seamless Integrated SIEMENS propreitory add‐ons available
No propreitory CAM module available. Third‐party
Computer Aided for 2.5‐Axes, 3‐Axes ,5‐Axes,7‐Axes, Turning, Wire‐Cut,
modules like MasterCAM, SolidCAM, CAMWorks
Manufacturing EDM, etc for NC‐code & program generation for all
available
controllers
Keyshot is GPU‐CPU based photo‐rendering tool. Can be
Visualise runs only on GPU. Hence doesn't work o CPU.
Photorendering run on CPU if professional graphic card not available.
Also supports only native SolidWorks file formats.
Compatible with all CAD formats.
Computer H/W & Pre‐ Not too resource intensive. Can work on even normal
Too Resource Intensive obligatorily needs workstations.
requisites laptops/desktops if required
Very economical in first‐time cost as well as YoY ME&S is First‐time cost is too high as well as YoY maintenance
Cost of Ownership
nearly half the SolidWorks or any other software. cost is nearly twice higher as compared to Solid Edge.
Simulation Solvers Femap ‐ Nastran, Mentor‐Graphics Flo‐EFD, Simcenter COSMOS, Mentor Graphics Solver based Flow Simulation
Available Portfolio solver.
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