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May 23, 2006
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wildfire .0

  • May 23, 2006
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For those of you using Wildfire 3.0, can I get your opinion on how you like it. Has it been a good move for you? What funtionality has change, either for the good or bad or removed? We are looking to migrate from Wildfire 2.0.

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    dmyers75181-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    May 25, 2006
    Robert,

    We moved to 3.0 hoping it would be an improvement over 2.0. Last week we
    went back to 2.0.

    For the record, we think that Wildfire is a lousy piece of software - I'm
    being very polite.

    Regards,
    David Myers
    Dynasty Mold Builders, Inc.
    HugoHermans12-Amethyst
    12-Amethyst
    May 25, 2006
    Is it possible to explain why you went back?

    Regards, Hugo.
    "David Myers" <-> wrote in message
    unknown11-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    May 26, 2006
    I'm still on WF2, which I have found excellent. I started on 2001 and
    went straight to WF as soon as it was available. I absolutely HATE using
    2001 now! I have used WF3 a little bit and I find it excellent to,
    though we won't be moving over to it for a while as early builds do tend
    to be 'buggy' IMO of course.

    My two pennies worth.

    Jeff
    DavidP1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    May 26, 2006
    Ok - that is funny - and it is Friday

    But, I have to stand with David if he is referring to the mold package.
    It is a different animal and friendly like a dingo. But I agree with
    Jeff on not ever wanting to go back to 2001 - does that mean I'm riding
    the fence?

    **goes back to eating chocolate chip cookie and drinking coffee**
    djchippi1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    May 26, 2006
    OK so if Wildfire is lousy "just being polite" Then CADKEY must be the
    most awesome tool out there. Right? Or do I have that backwards?
    unknown11-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    May 26, 2006
    Hey, I like CADkey. I used it for several years. Not saying that it is
    anything in comparison to Pro/E, but it was better than AutoCAD (just
    stating it politely).



    rschwerdlin1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    May 26, 2006
    At least CADkey was a 3D program from the very first release. It took Autocad 10 releases until it got 3D.
    nick-eaton1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    May 26, 2006
    But it all depends on what your drawing... If it's actual parts, Pro is
    GREAT!

    But when it comes to fixture design, I'd prefer Mechanical Desktop

    But honestly, what are we arguing about? It'd be the same thing as us
    arguing which is better; Chevy, Dodge, or Ford (in that order!! Haha)


    siph1-Visitor
    1-Visitor
    May 26, 2006
    All,

    I found CADKEY very intuitive. And I liked the history buttons. Also, the
    settings for a particular action were available the next time you used that
    same action, so repeats were very easy. PTC could learn a lot from the
    lesser programs (CADKEY, Alibre, AutoCad. SW) to make things easier and more
    accessible. I have spent time on each of these programs, and each of them
    has features that they do extremely well.



    To get back to the topic, I have spent 8 years on 2001, and I always had the
    feeling I was just scratching the surface of the functionality available. I
    think it was mostly due to the complexity of some of it.



    Nevertheless, I modeled motorcycle frames, triple trees, differentials,
    helical tapered impellers, motorcycle reverse gearboxes, and many more
    things that I know I would have had a much harder time with in these lesser
    programs.



    Only recently did I move to WF2, and more recently, to WF3. I wish I had
    done it earlier, but with all the problems people had with it I did not see
    myself productive in WF2. Now I have taken the step, I am pleased with much
    of the new functionality (sheet metal walls, patterns, dashboard, previews,
    combining of protrusions, cuts, thin protrusions, thin cuts, extruded
    surface all into one feature, extrude), and more pleased that the dashboard
    approach has been expanded to more features in WF3.

    Overall, I am pleased with Pro/E, but am somewhat disappointed in some of
    the things you could do in 2001.



    I hope the maintenance will come down, that almost killed me.



    I am sure that PTC is listening to their clients, and that is likely the
    cause of their success. I hope that the program will become easier to use,
    and that will undoubtedly translate in more people being truly interested.



    My 2c worth.



    Sip Hofstede

    WildCAD Drafting & Design, Inc.

    Westlock, AB

    T7P 2P4

    Canada




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