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Why must I

I use WF3. Only 10 minutes to go then I don't have to look at ProE for 15 hours
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Michael
 
I feel your pain, michael3130. I look forward to many things at the end of the day: getting away from Pro/E is one of them. I look forward to going home and spending time with my family and relaxing with a nice dinner. Then I look forward to running SW at home.


I enjoy using SW, as I have since I firstbought my own copyeight years ago. It does have it's moments, but rarely are they infinitely frustrating, and many frustrations are fixed on the next release - which is always at most a year away. So many easy buttons, such nice graphics, intelligent defaults, easy update procedure, reasonable pricing, Windows-based everything (even includes embedded MS Excel and Word applications!). I just love it - can't get enough of it. Almost as much fun as a video game. SW 2008 just released: Mindripper says check it out, or at least the very sexy flash player demo. If only all CAD was this good.
 
Mindripper,


I wouldn't say I look forward to using SW when I get home cos after a day in front of a PC, I'm not keen on spending my evening in front of one. However, I do work on the side in the evenings and at weekends and 95% of the time I would use SW instead of ProE. The user interface is just so much better, along with too many other things to mention here. Well, I could, but I'd probably get sacked for wasting time on this forum.


Michael
 
Yeah jelston, I do side work. Some of it for pay, some of it for stock in a startup, and some of it just for fun (no idea if it will ever pay me a nickel). There are huge tax benefits to this arrangement. And since my kids see me doing this, they get a clear message that life is not easy and they too had better get used to working their butts off if they want to get ahead.


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Yes, HUGE tax benefits. You can't do business without some expenses, ya know. This isn't like receiving a paycheck from your employer. My new mobile workstation: tax-deductible against any income I receive for my home business. And many other business-related items are deductible as expenses, including the square footage for my work area, along with a portion of theutilities and Internet connection. This stuff adds up. And as long as you show a profit (after deductions) one out of three years, few if any questions will be asked. This is what makes America great: entrepeneurship through small business activities. Just be sure to keep complete records, including time cards for your activities.
 
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