I also used Mechanism and Simulation modules and they are quite capable. I also used Standard Rendering and I was able to produce a very effective images for product catalogs. I can say though other tools are easy to learn and might seem low cost, they might not match the robustness of the Creo in terms of 3D modelling of complex geometries as well as large assemblies. During these years, my journey started as an End User and now I am a Business Administrator of Creo and PDMLink for the users from my country.

Since 2007, In my present company, I am using Creo with Windchill PDMLink on a daily basis. I implemented SolidWorks in a motor manufacturing company along with data migration from AutoCAD to SolidWorks as SolidWorks Certified Support Technician. I started working with Creo (earlier known as Pro/ENGINEER) in the year 2004 along with SolidWorks in my first company where I was the main tutor for this two software. Of course a big pro can be also a big con, speaking about the lack of parameters, but depending on how someone intends to model an objects, they should know beforehand if this way is the most suitable Finally, it is available also for free with few limitations on groups of parts, making it very suitable also for amateurs CONS So, quickness is another great advantage. I find it great for whoever has a 3D printer and needs to quickly draw parts without the issues of handle parameters and constraints.

Very easy to use, Direct modeling not being parametric makes is super easy to get into it and start modeling straight after getting the software even without knowing parametric modeling. For this reason I enjoy very much this alternative which results much more efficient without losing many aspects of the more complex softwares but giving you more freedom PROS

I have always used parametric softwares, which are great when you need a standardization or to rely on some formulas for outcomes, but most of the time in my job as a mechanical engineer in the field of industrial automation I don't need to handle such complexity which ends up slowering me down.

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