I'm a college student who has about a year of experience with Inventor 2013 Pro. I'm always looking to add new knowledge, and I like using design/modelling/CAE software, so I got to looking around and I noticed that students can get Creo 2.0 for free...so I decided to check it out.
I was initially impressed by how the program looks; yeah, the UI is a little clunky, but not too bad; I like how one can click on a model function, setup parameters for the part, sketch a profile, click OK and it's done...instead of having to switch environments like in Inventor.
Then...I tried to actually model a part...just for fun. I watched the video on helical sweep and tried to model the spring exactly as shown in the video. No go...five error messages all stating that the sketch is not appropriate. I tried all last weekend just to fix one damned sketch. I gave a good ol' southern holler and uninstalled the software, haha!
I'll probably go ahead and install it again after I get over my aggravation, so does anyone know where I might be able to get a little extra help on this than PTC's half-ass videos or their learning center that one has to pay for?
Thanks
I was initially impressed by how the program looks; yeah, the UI is a little clunky, but not too bad; I like how one can click on a model function, setup parameters for the part, sketch a profile, click OK and it's done...instead of having to switch environments like in Inventor.
Then...I tried to actually model a part...just for fun. I watched the video on helical sweep and tried to model the spring exactly as shown in the video. No go...five error messages all stating that the sketch is not appropriate. I tried all last weekend just to fix one damned sketch. I gave a good ol' southern holler and uninstalled the software, haha!
I'll probably go ahead and install it again after I get over my aggravation, so does anyone know where I might be able to get a little extra help on this than PTC's half-ass videos or their learning center that one has to pay for?
Thanks