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3Design Jewelry CAD Software vs. Codeware COMPRESS

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    3Design Jewelry CAD Software

    Score9 out of 10
    N/A3Design is advanced CAD jewelry design software used for designing and manufacturing, from Gravotech - TYPE3 Software headquartered in Rilleux-la-Pape, France.N/A

    COMPRESS

    Score9.5 out of 10
    N/ACodeware, headquartered in Sarasota, offers COMPRESS, a pressure vessel design application.N/A
    Pricing
    3Design Jewelry CAD SoftwareCOMPRESS
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    3Design Jewelry CAD SoftwareCOMPRESS
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    User Ratings
    3Design Jewelry CAD SoftwareCOMPRESS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    10.0
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    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    5.0
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    User Testimonials
    3Design Jewelry CAD SoftwareCOMPRESS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Gravotech - TYPE3 Software
    If you want a CAD program for jewelry that is easier to use than Matrix, this is it. It has allowed me to have a custom jewelry business. I use it to design all of my custom jewelry jobs. If it can be cast, 3Design Jewelry CAD Software will work for you.
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    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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    Pros
    Gravotech - TYPE3 Software
    • The tools make it easy to do many specialized things.
    • It is easy to output STL files.
    • It has easy to use controls.
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    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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    Cons
    Gravotech - TYPE3 Software
    • The renderings are terrible.
    • The program bogs down if you are doing something with more than 100 stones.
    • In my opinion, the support is next to nothing unless you pay for it.
    • In my experience, they always hassle you to upgrade.
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    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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    Likelihood to Renew
    Gravotech - TYPE3 Software
    I will be upgrading very soon
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    Support Rating
    Gravotech - TYPE3 Software
    In my opinion, if you pay for the support, it is great. Otherwise, I feel like they always say the problem is user error and try to get you to purchase the support.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Gravotech - TYPE3 Software
    3Design Jewelry CAD Software had a class on how to use the program that was close to me. Matrix did not have any classes at all at the time. Matrix is also much more difficult to learn than 3Design Jewelry CAD Software. 3Design Jewelry CAD Software is a little less expensive than Matrix, but more expensive than all of the other programs that aren't as good.
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    Codeware
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    Return on Investment
    Gravotech - TYPE3 Software
    • 3Design Jewelry CAD Software has allowed me to have a custom jewelry business and I could not create custom jewelry without it!
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    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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