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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    COMPRESS

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/ACodeware, headquartered in Sarasota, offers COMPRESS, a pressure vessel design application.N/A

    PTC Creo

    Score5.5 out of 10
    N/APTC offers Creo, the company's line of computer-aided design (CAD) products that support the product lifecycle management (PLM) process with 2D and 3D design kits (Creo Elements and Creo Direct), an augmented reality module, Creo Illustrate for technical illustrations, Creo Sketch, Creo Schematics and Creo View for diagramming and sharing information, Creo simulate for running simulations, and other modules.

    $2,480

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    COMPRESSPTC Creo
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    $2,480.00
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    COMPRESSPTC Creo
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    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    COMPRESSPTC Creo
    Computer-Aided Design Software
    Comparison of Computer-Aided Design Software features of Codeware COMPRESS and PTC Creo
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    Codeware COMPRESS
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    Ratings
    PTC Creo
    4.0
    1 Ratings
    56% below category average
    3D Modeling00 Ratings4.01 Ratings
    2D Drafting00 Ratings1.01 Ratings
    Rendering and Visualization00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Parametric Design00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Collaboration and Sharing00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Compatibility with other software and formats00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
    Assembly Design00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
    Documentation and Annotation00 Ratings2.01 Ratings
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    User Testimonials
    COMPRESSPTC Creo
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Codeware
    Codeware Compress is a very powerful ASME design tool. It is very intuitive and easy to learn. Anyone engaged in ASME related design projects will greatly benefit from investing in this software. It has tools for all types of ASME code products (pressure vessels, heat exchangers & boilers). Codeware is always improving the software. New features are included in almost all new releases. Their customer support is also great. They are quick to respond to questions. The web portal has great support tools. The ability to export the ASME design into 3D CAD formats is a huge time saver. The software can also be very handy for other types of non-ASME tank design work as well. For instance, you can use it to explore leg support structures for elevated tank designs.
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    PTC
    PTC Creo is great for assemblies that multiple users are collaborating on. Models can reference other models that someone in another department has released and when those models are changed, the referenced parts and assemblies are changed. These changes are very helpful when working on collaborative machine designs and comparing forging dies with the final parts.
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    Pros
    Codeware
    • Codeware Compress has a great user interface and is a very robust ASME design tool.
    • Compress has a very well built 3D CAD export interface module that works well with SolidWorks and Autodesk Inventor.
    • Codeware has a great user support network.
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    PTC
    • PTC Creo contains many advanced tools with better optimization for creating part models and other production related drawings.
    • The initial concept designs can be done more adequately.
    • The parameters of 2D drawings can be changed easily by editing the 3D model.
    • The productivity can be increased by customized tools for modeling.
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    Cons
    Codeware
    • Add more CAD functionality to create custom support structures and support brackets (clips, ect..)
    • Partner with a major CAD platform (such as Autodesk, SolidWorks) for an "In CAD" solution. Which would allow quick customization of the ASME design model without leaving the native CAD environment.
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    PTC
    • No autosave
    • No clear message if it has problems saving the file
    • Not so easy to use
    • In my experience, has a lot of things missing that other CAD already have in years
    • In my experience, it's extremely easy to lose work/time
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    Support Rating
    Codeware
    No answers on this topic
    PTC
    I liked the training manuals I used to learn some, as I didn’t have CAD background in college or before this job. My coworkers were able to share with me what they learned in PTC training and I was able to get support online and through reading.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Codeware
    I have only tried a brief tutorial on PV Elite so I can't provide a worthwhile comparison on features.
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    PTC
    Learning curve of SOLIDWORKS is higher compared to Creo, however, stability and more design control is provided by Creo. Creo also have more robust and stable interfaces. For larger assemblies, Creo works better than SOLIDWORKS. New upgrades of Creo has given liberty to open different file data of different software without any file conversion. Creo costs comparable to SOLIDWORKS cost, with more capabilities.
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    Return on Investment
    Codeware
    • Codeware Compress is a huge part of our ability to design and release pressure vessels quickly. It has greatly reduced our engineering design cycle. We have built standards that allow us to release designs to fabrication in hours instead of days.
    • The ability to export the 3D CAD files makes quick work of developing quotes and proposals.
    • Codeware Compress greatly reduces the chances of errors related to meeting ASME code compliance. The software developers keep the software in sync with the current editions of the ASME code. That allows users to focus more time on the design aspects of the project and less time worrying about the actual nuts and bolts of the extensive ASME code rules.
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    PTC
    • Having PTC Creo as our primary tool positions us as forward thinking and creative in the eyes of our clients.
    • PTC Creo constantly evolves in the ability to increase our productivity; new capabilities and features are added, which reduce our level of effort for some tasks.
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