SolidWorks Replaces Pro/E

It is typical for a CAD vendor to announce that their software has replaced that of a competitor's. It is atypical to name the competitor. Dassault didn't mind doing that during their most recent conference call with finanacial analysts:

Here you can see a win for SolidWorks, which is called Leviton -- one of the leaders in electrical and electronic components. They are producing 25,000 different components and have decided to standardize on SolidWorks and replace both the combination of PTC and CoCreate.

Is it significant that Dassault's home page now lists SolidWorks first the lineup of its software?

DASSAULT SYSTEMES is the worldwide PLM leader and software innovator. Our SolidWorks, CATIA, SIMULIA, DELMIA, ENOVIA & 3DVIA solutions empower users to create, share and experience in 3D.

Missing from the list: Cosmic Blobs.

Comments

[rachael Dalton-Taggart]

There's one problem with SolidWorks and Spatial:- neither of them are written in capital letters. How can they even take space under the DS banner without adhering to this new corporate branding practise??

Rach, and I am mostly kidding - $20 to Ralph's pizza fund says that both companies will hold out with lower case letters for at least another 12 months

[Ricky Jordan]

The information in the "SolidWorks Overview" page is a bit outdated as it touts SolidWorks 2007.

Another thing I noticed that is interesting is the Quick Link on the SolidWorks Overview page to Spatial. That is the first time I can recall seeing Spatial "nested" under SolidWorks anywhere. (Note that the Spatial URL is even organized under the SolidWorks overview.)