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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better)
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2025 23:58:45 -0000 (UTC)
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On Wed, 18 Jun 2025 07:45:27 -0700, john larkin wrote:

> People are expensive compared to the cost of SolidWorks. By about
> 100:1 or so.

So why are you bothering with that extra “EDrawing” tool? (Or whatever it 
was called.) With all the trouble it takes to set it up, why not just use 
another copy of SolidWorks for viewing those CAD files?

It’s because SolidWorks really isn’t that cheap, that’s why. Isn’t it? But 
the extra work you have to do to save money is itself incurring costs for 
your business -- hidden costs, compliance costs and licence administration 
headaches, opportunity costs (time wasted not earning revenue), all that.