5. Mechanisms & Mentorship: From Inventor to SOLIDWORKS + World Cup 2022

My name is Rafael Testai, and in this video series “Mechanisms & Mentorship.” In this episode, we’ll take a different approach. In order to become the best possible mechanical design engineers, it’s helpful to understand the history of CAD, and what other existing CAD packages in the marketplace.
In this episode of Mechanisms & Mentorship, I’ll interview Mechanical Engineer, Anthony Roper, from teampipeline.us/ in Arizona. He’ll share his experience of switching back and forth throughout his career between Inventor and SOLIDWORKS. We’ll discuss the similarities, differences, and his personal preference between the softwares. As stated on min 2:17 of the video, views are Anthony and Rafael’s.
At the end, we’ll discuss our top 5 favorite players and our predictions for the 2022 World Cup.
Time Stamps:
1) Anthony’s Background and Career Trajectory (Min 1:10)
Anthony has used Inventor, Creo, and SOLIDWORKS.
2) Interface Analysis (Min 3:04)
Anthony will have the courtesy to first show us the interface of both software, so that we become acquainted. Then, he’ll explain which interface he prefers.If you’ve never seen Inventor’s interface, this is a good chance to take a quick look.
3) View Cube (Min 5:37)
This is an inventor feature that Anthony particularly likes and wishes SOLIDWORKS had.
4) Why don’t CAD Packages all Just Copy Each Other? (Min 7:00)
In this part of the interview, we start letting our minds wonder and questions from the subconscious begin to surface. This is a telltale of a good conversation happening. If anyone knows the answer to the question, feel free to chime in the comments and tag Rafael Testai on Linkedin using the @ sign.
Anthony discusses the evolution of both CAD packages through the years, as he has had to jump between platforms as he switched companies in his career.
5) What can SOLIDWORKS do to Stay Ahead of the Competition? (Min 9:06)
Rafael Testai explains his hypothesis on what a CAD package would have to do in order to stay ahead of the competition in 2023.
6) Conclusion on why Anthony Personally Prefers SOLIDWORKS
We all have preferences. Views are his own.
7) As Promised, Soccer Talk
Here, both Anthony and Rafael list their top 5 favorite soccer players.
To learn more about Anthony Roper, visit his LinkedIn.
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I always used solidworks, worked with it since college. Then I started using inventor, it's been 9 months now, and geez, inventor is very clunky. The software creates 2 different files for the 3Dsketch and create many subfolders for what? Built 3D sketches are just pity, constraints don't fully define the sketch and at some point it will be purple and you will never know why. From my point of view. Inventor is capable of doing the same of solidworks, but a dodgy way. Solidworks is a way better.