I have written lately that the CAD world is in a turmoil that can be compared to the Tower of Babel.

None of the popular CAD packages can talk to each other!

I have told you that Explicit Modeling is a new standard of operation. So let's expand on the benefits that this has for any and I mean ANY user or company, even those of you that are using a Pro/E paradigm history based CAD system in a closed environment and rarely use outside or non-native data. You will be using an explicit modeler in 2 years.

I will start with the employee benefits since that is who this newsletter is mainly focused.

 EMPLOYEE OR USER BENEFITS!  UNLIMITED OPPORTUNITIES!

A company needs an individual with your experience.  You are the perfect candidate. This job would be the best job in the world, more money, an area of design that would give you incredible satisfaction, a lead position, a worksite closer to your home, etc.  But you do not have the correct CAD experience.  The manager looks over your resume, Wow, this is the guy we are looking for, hmm, no Catia experience, he tosses it aside. They need someone today! They have a project that had to be done yesterday and the guy they are looking to replace went off to another job because he had extensive experience in Catia and was in demand.

Yes, you can sometimes have your company over a barrel, but you also limit yourself to only certain companies. With an easy to use Explicit Modeling system you are up to speed in no time, opening up your opportunities.

EMPLOYER OR COMPANY BENEFITS!  PROJECT CONTINUITY!

One of your most experience designers has left the company.  He found another position with a company looking for a person with his unique engineering experience and, oh yes, familiar with theirs and your CAD system. Your project is already behind schedule and you are short handed as it is. Now you have to go out and look for a replacement. First he has to have the experience with your CAD system; you just do not have the time to get him up to speed. You find one, of course, his requested rate is much more than the fellow he is replacing, but you have no choice. Oh, oh, your existing employees hear about his rate, and bang out go their resumes.

This becomes an unbearable situation. Not only does it drive your engineering costs up, but puts your engineering projects at risk.

THE SOLUTION! EASY TO USE EXPLICIT MODELING!!

SpaceClaim is the most cost effective explicit CAD product available to solve this problem.  I hear about the problems of PDM (Part Data Management) or PLM (Part Lifecycle Management) but they really have nothing to do with conceptual design. You need a design CAD system that can easily be used to create/modify the parts and assemblies in one easy to use 3D space. You can worry about getting the data to manufacturing, purchasing, and tech pubs when the project is well on its way. To do this you have to have an easy to use standard CAD product. This new standard is here today.