Siemens/UGS doesn't think so:
http://tinyurl.com/6z2f8n
"Competition
How does this distance you from the competition? Do you
expect your competitors to offer something similar in the
near future?
We believe that we now have a sustainable lead based
on the technical merits of the application layer. It takes
years of intimate knowledge of the solid modeling kernel
and constraint solver, as well as a unique perspective on
how to apply these tools to be able to put such an
application layer together."
Siemens/UGS owns Parasolid.
Siemens/UGS own D-Cubed.
Years ago I said SolidWorks should have dumped Parasolid. Looks like I
was right on this front as well. With the proper marketing from
Siemens, SolidWorks bells and whistles aren't going to cut it
anymore.
Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA
