As a mechanical engineer that’s used Solidworks for 2 decades, FUCK Dessault Systemes
Hey man, since you're so familiar with solidworks, could you rate my UI setup and toolbar customization? I'm going for peak performance:
Just use insane keycombos like any other normal person, only takes me 4 hours of modeling to remember the basic ones each time
Half baked turd doesn't work and they refuse to fix it in less than "when we feel like it."
Ugh, SOLIDWORKS. Had my brush up with it in a competition as a kid.
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