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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    NX CAD

    Score8.1 out of 10
    N/ASiemens NX software is an integrated product design solution that helps deliver products faster and more efficiently. NX delivers design, simulation, and manufacturing solutions that enable companies to realize the value of the digital twin.N/A

    SOLIDWORKS

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ADassault Systemes offers SOLIDWORKS, a computer-aided design (CAD) system for education and manufacturing supporting 2D or 3D design, electrical design, simulations, and product development with collaboration tools.

    $1,295

    per year

    Pricing
    NX CADSOLIDWORKS
    Editions & Modules
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    Solidworks Annual Subscription
    1,295
    per year
    Solidworks Standard
    3,996
    per standalone license
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    NX CADSOLIDWORKS
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    NX CADSOLIDWORKS
    Considered Both Products
    Siemens AG
    Chose NX CAD
    NX CAD is very good for interoperability between different three dimensional modelling softwares, it can convert to .jt models, from native format such as .CATPart, .CATProduct, and ones from SOLIDWORKS. Also it is integrated to Siemens Teamcenter, which also enables other …
    Incentivized
    Chose NX CAD
    High configurability
    Teamcenter integration
    High API interface
    Incentivized
    Chose NX CAD
    I like NX CAD modelling features and drafting tool bars which helps in accomplishing the task in minimum steps. The available tools precisely generate the splines and complex geometries as required. There is perfect integration between NX CAD and NX CAM modules with less data …
    Incentivized
    Chose NX CAD
    Was not question. The SW is only a translator, export, import system.
    Incentivized
    Chose NX CAD
    The API is more great then by the others. Also the Integration in Teamcenter. This is also leading to collaborative functions.
    Incentivized
    Chose NX CAD
    Simulation and design
    Incentivized
    Chose NX CAD
    Siemens NX CAD is having very simple layout as compared to other competitors. It supports many numbers of file formats & translation to other software. It supports easy conversion of 3D to 2D. It supports PLM for project & Data Management. It is very versatile & supports Mold …
    Incentivized
    Chose NX CAD
    The only reason why NX was chosen was due to the process management, and revision control that's built-in. And being able to limit access to files and if they can be modified.
    Incentivized
    Dassault Systemes
    Chose SOLIDWORKS
    It's faster, easier and a little bit cheaper. Dramatic increased performance on large assemblies management
    Incentivized
    Chose SOLIDWORKS
    Our team in China uses Siemens NX for the same reason our U.S. counterparts use SOLIDWORKS. Siemens provides similar features as SOLIDWORKS from the 3D CAD usage and Injection Molding Analysis.
    Incentivized
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    NX CADSOLIDWORKS
    Computer-Aided Design Software
    Comparison of Computer-Aided Design Software features of NX CAD and SOLIDWORKS
    Feature
    NX CAD
    7.6
    5 Ratings
    SOLIDWORKS
    7.6
    2 Ratings
    3D Modeling8.75 Ratings9.22 Ratings
    2D Drafting8.85 Ratings7.72 Ratings
    Rendering and Visualization5.94 Ratings7.52 Ratings
    Parametric Design8.45 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Collaboration and Sharing6.54 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Compatibility with other software and formats7.65 Ratings9.22 Ratings
    Assembly Design8.35 Ratings6.92 Ratings
    Simulation and Analysis7.33 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Documentation and Annotation7.15 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Customization and Extensions7.45 Ratings7.72 Ratings
    User Ratings
    NX CADSOLIDWORKS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (28 ratings)
    9.1
    (57 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.5
    (7 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    7.3
    (8 ratings)
    8.5
    (4 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    5.2
    (16 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Online Training
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    7.4
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)