

It crashed consistently with the large model I loaded, though. I also know that S/W is unstable with models over a certain size (10,000 parts, I think) and was hoping that I/C was more able to handle large models. I bought IronCAD because I didn't realize that Dassault offered a perpetual license for SolidWorks. IronCAD can import a lot of formats by default, but a few exotic ones are not included. If you work alone like me, you rarely need that but occasionally I'll have a file I can't import and have to request an alternate format that I can. If you share files with other more expensive software users, you may have to purchase additional importers. It doesn't come with all the CAD format importers you need. It has some fantastic tools that no other software has, one of them being what they call the "TriBall." It's a tool for manipulating objects and it's so fast and efficient. Secondly, because it is incredibly capable and I have not found anything I can't do with it. It's as powerful and robust just fair on how it's priced.įirst of all, because it doesn't cost $10K to deploy it. Ironcad provides all the functionality of software that costs 2 and 3 times more yet is as solid and reliable.

They seem to forget that there are many more small designers and engineers then there are large firms and we can't throw $10K or more at software anytime we need to. I can't afford the price that CAD developers get away with in their pricing. IronCAD bridges the crazy expensive CAD software world
