Anyone using Workshop For Day today work ?

[CAMmando]

Wondering is anyone is using Workshop for day to day work. If not why not ?

[hardmill]

What is it?
How is it?
How 'bout a link

PEACE

[CAMmando]

For anyone interested the links are below:

CADKEY WORKSHOP21

CADKEY WORKSHOPV21EX

I am currently using CK19 for day to day work. I use Work shop to create complex solid models. The Workshop modeler is AWSOME. Anyone who liked creatindg solids in Cadkey 19 will LOVE modeling in Workshop.

Workshop is a complete rewrite from the ground up of the CADKEY product. It is built on the latest ACIS modeling kernal, and incorporates the HOOPS display and rendering system. The new architecture is touted to enable rapid development of enhancements due to the use of these components and an entirely stream of source code.

Workshop V 20 was rather buggy. Version several patches improved things but the "Layout" fubnctionality although it worked was virtually usless for anything but the simplest drawings. This due to a problem inherent in the HOOPS display system component that Workshop uses.

Version 21 was released only months after the release of V.20. Version 21 incorporated much of the functionality formerly contained in the Cadkey FastSurf product (advanced surface editing and creation including organic surfaces) and the DRAFTPAK product (Parametric Creation of Fasteners, Gears, Structural Shapes and other mechanicl elements.) 21 fixed many of the bugs, but the Layout problem still existed.

CK is now in BETA for version 21.5 (I am a beta tester). The priorities for 21.5 are improving the performance of the layout mode as well as overal system performance. Some added functionality will also be included. This in my oopinion will be the point at which the CK19 userbase moves en mass to the WS product full time.

Version 21EX is essentially the Version 21 Product with the addition of High End Translators for Unigraphics, Pro E and CATIA.

Cadkeys challenge of thaking a flagship product developed through the 80's and 90's and re creating to 2K standards is nothing short of monumental. The real fruit of this labor will likely be seen as the version 21.5 and 22 products are released.

Is that better Hardmill ?

[HomeCNC]

No, We are using Cadkey 19 because they changed the file format and it is not compatable with the .PRT anymore. We can't use the new version unless all our partners in Asia upgrade as well. I have Workshop sitting in boxes next to me.

[Laff Riot]

Dare I ask how much?

[Turbine]

yeah.......... How Much?
Damn it CAMando. I was doing good resisting the temptation and now ya want me to take that first drink don't ya. I have a buddy that's a reseller that makes it easy for me to get demos, but I never asked for that one on account the company ditched CK for Solid Works. But I'm still CK. Is there a Workshop demo?
This sounds like somthing I want to try out but like Home said...
we're all still .prt people.

[moldcore]

http://www.cadkey.com/webstore/ck/ck...p_ex/index.asp

[CAMmando]

BASIC WORKSHOP PRICE

[moldcore]

Oh come on CAMmando, you're no fun.

[CNCadmin]

I spoke to someone at Cadkey, and asked if they would stop buy the site to lend some support. So will see what happends.

[CAMmando]

CNC Admin,

I wuz gonna suggest that.



Moldcore

Oh come on CAMmando, you're no fun.

All my cheap dates say that

[Turbine]

Great Idea. admin.
CAMando,
Don't you think the drastic file format change is going to make it difficult for BayState? (Still BayState.. yes?..No?) Times are already tough and to me it seems to be a bad time to do this. I wouldn't think new stuff would sell well because most other systems need to be compatable.
Will other cad and or cad/cam systems that were capable of opening the old ASCII and ACIS still be able work with the newer CK files?

Here is a similar example:
I run 2 versions of Gibbs. The newer one is built on Granite. If I open an file (that was created in the old one) with the new vers.
then the format is updated and I no longer can open it with the old version.
So if someone running an old vers. sends me a file and I tweak it in the newer version and send it back to him, he will not be able to open it.
Not good for busines IMO