Re: Open Source alternative for Autocad 2004 DFX File Editing,...

On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:29:35 -0700 (PDT), jon_banquer
<jon_banquer@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:

    Added alt.machines.cnc,comp.cad.solidworks,alt.cad,de.comp.cad
to xposting so that they can see it.

>> I think you've misinterpreted the primary focus of my post.  It wasn't
>> the issue of translation software itself, but that SolidWorks Corp. is
>> giving away software that seems to partially undermine AutoCAD's
>> maintenance fee system.
>
>You've misinterpreted the primary focus of my post... that it doesn't
>matter anymore if one is smart enough to use Solid Edge with
>Synchronous Technology.
>
>Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology undermines everyone in the CAD
>business maintenance fee system because you no longer need their
>parametric features.
>
>In fact, you can edit someone else's SolidWorks models faster with
>Solid Edge with Synchronous Technology than with SolidWorks itself.
>
>Jon Banquer
>San Diego, CA
>http://jonbanquer.blogspot.com/