[Lbw] Fax server and CAD for Linux?

[Sheldon Mustard]

On 7/14/05, Howard Gibson <hgibson-MwcKTmeKVNQ at public.gmane.org> wrote:
>   Pro/E has a Linux version out.  Between the license, training, annual support
> and a new computer to replace your current one which is almost certainly not
> fast enough for 3D parametric CAD, you are looking at something on the wrong
> side of $10K.  Pro/E encrypts your files, making it the antithesis of free
> software.  Any other 3D CAD package running on Windows would be less evil
> (in the RMS sense).  You are still on the wrong side of $10K.

proe (and related PLM products) have been talked about for a while on
linux but they don't have much market share in the major MCAD
customers anyways.  It is relatively cheap and less functional then
the major MCAD apps ... a minor player with some market share in
Europe.

UGS recently announced some details on porting plans for CAD and PLM
products to linux (server apps first) ... lets hope the linux versions
are actually functional and get some market share.

http://www.ugs.com/about_us/press/press.shtml?id=4033

Still waiting for CATIA V5 (arguably the market leader) on linux
details from Dassault and IBM ... not sure this will ever happen, more
for business not technical reason.

SJM

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Sheldon Mustard
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