Can anybody advice the best 3-D mechanical software available in market?

Question

Can anybody advice the best 3-D mechanical software available in market?

Answer 1

i think the best software is SolidWorks

Answer 2

If money is no object, I would suggest Catia.  

Answer 3

Pro-Engineer?

AutoCad?

I'm not really familiar with others.

Answer 4

Check out PDM Works. I'm not sure of it's scope, but my shop is changing to it because it's supposed to be superior to solid works. Solid works is the s**z-nite though! As long as you know what you're doing.

Answer 5

In CNC machining they seem to prefer Solid Works (I've never used) over Inventor (because it's less costly), but of course they use Mastercam for the actual CNC programing.  

I don't know the answer, and honestly don't know that much about it.  If you know how to use it AutoCad it's awsome, and easy-quick to draw in, while Autodesk Inventor is harder for me to draw in it allows awsome 3d assembly.  It also allows you to go back and redraw things you messed up well after you make the 3d feature, or edit the 3d feature after your done and moved on to other 3d stuff.  Inventor is awesome in 3d because you can redo everything anytime.  I hate it in the 2d sketch that precedes the 3d though.  

That doesn't awser your question, because I don't know , but I love AutoCad in 2d, and worship Inventor in 3d.  If you draw a 3d part it will create the official 2d drawings for you if you know how to help it.  

Pointless for me to comment really, since I've only use AutoCad and Inventor i love both for their strengths.  AutoCad is would be the bomb if you could redo things anytime like Inventor.  Sorry for the no help.