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Data Quadrant Awards 2020

Computer-Aided Design & Manufacturing


SoftwareReviews names Trimble SketchUp Pro and Bentley Subsurface Utility Engineering Software as Computer-Aided Design & Manufacturing Data Quadrant Award Winners.


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Computer-Aided Design & Manufacturing

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Computer-Aided Design & Manufacturing Data Quadrant

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Gold Medalists


Trimble Navigation Limited

Trimble SketchUp Pro

SketchUp is useful from the earliest stages of design to the end of construction. Programming, diagramming, design development, detailing, documentation, RFIs—wherever you need drawings, you need SketchUp Pro.

8.3

Composite
Score

Composite
Score

+92

Emotional
Footprint

Emotional
Footprint

85%

Likeliness to
Recommend

Likeliness
to Recommend

Badge Winner
22Reviews

Bentley Systems

Bentley Subsurface Utility Engineering Software

Mitigate the risk of building in a utility-congested underground environment with Bentley Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE). The software’s 3D modeling capabilities allow you to automatically create 3D models from survey information, CAD artifacts, GIS, Excel spreadsheets, databases, and more. Bentley SUE maintains a relationship between CAD and GIS utility source and target civil features to help you ensure that data is always synced and up to date.

8.3

Composite
Score

Composite
Score

+90

Emotional
Footprint

Emotional
Footprint

82%

Likeliness to
Recommend

Likeliness
to Recommend

Badge Winner
10Reviews

Vendor Capability Awards


Availability and Quality of Training

PTC Engineering CAD Solutions

Badge Winner

Breadth of Features

PTC Engineering CAD Solutions

Badge Winner

Business Value Created

Trimble SketchUp Pro

Badge Winner

Ease of Customization

Bentley Subsurface Utility Engineering Software

Badge Winner

Ease of Data Integration

Autodesk Design and Creation Suites

Badge Winner

Ease of IT Administration

Bentley Subsurface Utility Engineering Software

Badge Winner

Ease of Implementation

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite

Badge Winner

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Bentley Subsurface Utility Engineering Software

Badge Winner

Quality of Features

PTC Engineering CAD Solutions

Badge Winner

Usability and Intuitiveness

Bentley Subsurface Utility Engineering Software

Badge Winner

Vendor Support

PTC Engineering CAD Solutions

Badge Winner

Vendor Capability Awards


Availability and Quality of Training

PTC Engineering CAD Solutions


Breadth of Features

PTC Engineering CAD Solutions


Business Value Created

Trimble SketchUp Pro


Ease of Customization

Bentley Subsurface Utility Engineering Software


Ease of Data Integration

Autodesk Design and Creation Suites


Ease of IT Administration

Bentley Subsurface Utility Engineering Software


Ease of Implementation

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite


Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Bentley Subsurface Utility Engineering Software


Quality of Features

PTC Engineering CAD Solutions


Usability and Intuitiveness

Bentley Subsurface Utility Engineering Software


Vendor Support

PTC Engineering CAD Solutions


Other Evaluated Vendors


Corel Corporation

CorelDRAW Graphics Suite

Corel Corporation is a Canadian software company specializing in software for graphics processing.

8.2

Composite
Score

Composite
Score

+91

Emotional
Footprint

Emotional
Footprint

83%

Likeliness to
Recommend

Likeliness
to Recommend

31Reviews

Robert McNeel & Associates

Rhinoceros

Rhinoceros is a 3-D modeling software with thousands of modeling and editing tools including support for both large files and large teams.

8.2

Composite
Score

Composite
Score

+95

Emotional
Footprint

Emotional
Footprint

87%

Likeliness to
Recommend

Likeliness
to Recommend

13Reviews

PTC

PTC Engineering CAD Solutions

PTC's CAD softwares makes product design more efficient by automating processes that were once manual, such as traditional drafting. With 3D CAD, designers can also do solid modeling, creating three-dimensional representations of their products.

8.2

Composite
Score

Composite
Score

+87

Emotional
Footprint

Emotional
Footprint

84%

Likeliness to
Recommend

Likeliness
to Recommend

12Reviews

Autodesk

Autodesk Design and Creation Suites

Autodesk, Inc., is a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software. Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk continues to develop the broadest portfolio of 3D software for global markets.

8.0

Composite
Score

Composite
Score

+84

Emotional
Footprint

Emotional
Footprint

82%

Likeliness to
Recommend

Likeliness
to Recommend

70Reviews

Oracle

Oracle AutoVue Enterprise Visualization for Agile

AutoVue for Agile Enterprise Visualization solutions deliver best-in-class document and CAD (MCAD and ECAD) visualization and collaboration capabilities directly within Oracle Agile PLM to enable visual decision-making across the product lifecycle.

7.4

Composite
Score

Composite
Score

+78

Emotional
Footprint

Emotional
Footprint

76%

Likeliness to
Recommend

Likeliness
to Recommend

21Reviews

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