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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Trimble Navigation Limited
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
Bentley Systems
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
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
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
Corel Corporation
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
Robert McNeel & Associates
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
PTC
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
Autodesk
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
Oracle
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
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