Nose Bleed
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I got into a discussion with another engineer today about using Pro/E for all my design work.
He argued that Pro/E and Pro/M is a cop-out for engineers, and that only true/real engineers should not need to use such expensive software to design with.
I was speechless, because I know in my mind that a good engineer has theory built into his head, and should know how to mathematically do FEA, and should only have to rely on good 2D engineering drawings to give to the machine shop.
My argument to him was that - yes, I do have to be able to verify Mechanica outputs, and that mechanica is only as good as its user - however, never have I come across errors that were not user errors, and that top down design exponentiates efficiency, compared to autocad 2D drawings. (He's still using autocad 2000).
Granted, the argument has already been decided by my organization - everything is going to be done in Pro...
Have any of you ever come across a similar argument?
He argued that Pro/E and Pro/M is a cop-out for engineers, and that only true/real engineers should not need to use such expensive software to design with.
I was speechless, because I know in my mind that a good engineer has theory built into his head, and should know how to mathematically do FEA, and should only have to rely on good 2D engineering drawings to give to the machine shop.
My argument to him was that - yes, I do have to be able to verify Mechanica outputs, and that mechanica is only as good as its user - however, never have I come across errors that were not user errors, and that top down design exponentiates efficiency, compared to autocad 2D drawings. (He's still using autocad 2000).
Granted, the argument has already been decided by my organization - everything is going to be done in Pro...
Have any of you ever come across a similar argument?