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Add to SafariWhen comparing Fusion 360 vs SolidWorks, the Slant community recommends SolidWorks for most people. In the question“What is the best 3D CAD software?” SolidWorks is ranked 11th while Fusion 360 is ranked 18th. The most important reason people chose SolidWorks is:
Because Solidworks is so used, most companies/universities/research institutes have at least some licenses for it, even if it's not their main CAD program. This facilitates exchanging CAD models in native formats between institutions.
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Pros
Pro It has Mac support
Pro Easy CAD model exchange
Because Solidworks is so used, most companies/universities/research institutes have at least some licenses for it, even if it's not their main CAD program. This facilitates exchanging CAD models in native formats between institutions.
Pro Advanced modelling
Solidworks is one of the most advanced, commercial CAD applications on the market today. For solid modeling, it uses a parametric and feature-based philosophy. Its operations library is enough to build the products/objects that most designers/engineers will ever need to model.
Cons
Con Cloud
Just upload your secret models to the autodesk server...
Con Windows only
Does not work on a Linux platform and the web browser version is retired :(
Con Paid services with no convenient way to top up the account
Con Proprietary file formates / Vendor lock-in
Autocad uses its own non-standard file formats instead of using open standards.
Con Poor performance
Selecting of 1000 points can easily crash/hang it.
Con Expensive for individuals and freelancers
Solidworks typical clients are big organizations, so buying licenses can be quite expensive for individuals. Usually they only sell them in packs and will only give quotations when requested directly.
Con Weak analysis modules
Solidworks has analysis modules ( structural, thermal, flow, ... ), but they are quite simplistic and their solving abilities aren't the best, so analysis results should be looked at with a critical eye. These modules should only be used for preliminary analysis.
