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Bill, I'm not sure you got the other message. If you did, just ignore the edits at the end. I didn't see them until just now.
That's what happens when you send out emails while taking care of two screaming monsters I mean kids.
One question -- are any of the other CAD companies showing stock gains? I see even PTC has been taking a dive.
Anyway, back to the text I (may have) sent previously:
There are things you say that are a matter of opinion. From a usability standpoint, I prefer Master Series to the other packages I've seen and used, and yes I've seen and/or used Solid Works, Catia, UG, Pro/E, Solid Designer, ME-30, and others. I even used Xerox Expert Drafting -- a windows based drafting package that existed before the MAC interface was introduced in 1984.
I'm a user (ie principal engineer), as I said. I see that you are a salesman. I assume you don't sell SDRC software.
However, these are the facts. MS design module code is in C. Not pascal, nor fortran. If there is fortran in any of the code, it's in FEA, and I'm told THAT's also been rewritten in C.
I don't disagree that Pro/E's code is in C++, but the parametric-only paradigm is a serious problem. Personally, I prefer a history-based system that is drastically modifiable without having to deal entirely with a parametric system, especially if I'm doing conceptual design on-screen. UG, MS, Solid Designer all support this paradigm, though Solid Designer takes it one step further by eliminating the need for engineers to deal with a model's history, thus making it easy for engineers to modify geometry they haven't created.
As a company, SDRC is very strong technically. They have been putting a lot of money back into R&D and it shows. I have a lot of confidence in them.
Every code and every company has its flaws however. Let's wait and see what the future holds.
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