CorelCAD vs GrabCAD Workbench

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CAD software with 2D drawing and 3D design tools. Enhance your engineering and architecture designs with drawing constraints, text editing, and interactive design tools. Collaborating with colleagues and vendors is easy DWG files. It runs on both Windows and Mac OS which makes it versatile and at a much lower price than other CAD software.

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Hermann Santamaria

XStation Product Manager

Washify Services LLCComputer Hardware, 51-200 employees

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GrabCad Workbench is well suited for group projects, where all my team members can view the designs at the same time, and by integrating it with CAD software like SolidWorks, all my team members can see the live changes in the projects based on the recommendations received. I can also do conversations with my team, which are project-specific, thus reducing time in email and video conferences. For assemblies, I can generate a Bill of materials with a single click. However, there are some drawbacks like every member needs to have an account in order to sync files with everyone, and the platform requires good internet connectivity otherwise file uploading will be time-consuming.

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AAKIF SHAIKH

Subject Matter Expert

Chegg India Pvt LtdE-Learning, 501-1000 employees

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Pros

2D and 3D mechanical drawings
Interchange with AutoCAD users and other CAD users.
Publish technical data sheets and drawings.
Creating PDF documents

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Herm Harrison

Vice President

Foster Transformer CompanyElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 11-50 employees

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File Management
FREE Software
Version History
Team Collaboration tools
user permissions

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Engineer in Engineering

Military Company, 10,001+ employees

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Cons

Movement for 3D designs.
Some tools could be easier to access.

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Hermann Santamaria

XStation Product Manager

Washify Services LLCComputer Hardware, 51-200 employees

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The software is not intuitive.
You must have an account to share files.

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Engineer in Engineering

Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering Company, 201-500 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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Support Rating

CorelCAD 9.0

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Corel's support has always been outstanding. Technical support is always available to assist with installation and licensing issues and there is generally additional free assistance for a time period after purchase. Corel also offers online tutorials and other self-help resources. Ongoing and available support is one of the outstanding features Corel has always provided.

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Herm Harrison

Vice President

Foster Transformer CompanyElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 11-50 employees

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GrabCAD Workbench 10.0

Based on 2 answers

Never needed.

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Engineer in Engineering

Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering Company, 201-500 employees

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Alternatives Considered

Compared to the big companies like solid works or Solid Edge for 3D modeling, it has most of the basic tools and it is easier to use. It has more tools than some of the smaller companies but still provides the versatility of large brand-name software. CorelCAD offers an attractive alternative for those on a tight budget.

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Hermann Santamaria

XStation Product Manager

Washify Services LLCComputer Hardware, 51-200 employees

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It’s the bottom of the barrel.

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Robert Erickson

Mechanical Design Engineer

The House of MarleyConsumer Electronics, 11-50 employees

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Return on Investment

CorelCAD easily pays for itself even when not a primary product.
Due to its similarity to AutoCAD, it's a reasonable solution with a shortened learning curve for existing AutoCAD users.

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Herm Harrison

Vice President

Foster Transformer CompanyElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 11-50 employees

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GrabCad Workbench is the best in terms of integration with other CAD software like SolidWorks where live changes can be made to a product.
GrabCad Workbench has a common parts library, which allows us to use repetitive parts without redesigning them again and again. Hence saving a lot of time.
I can do all the conversations in the file itself, reducing time in email and other modes.
It automatically generates BOM for my assembly files.
It tracks versions, all the files are updated automatically for all members once a new version is created.
It would be good if it can be updated to read drawing and sketch files.
The team needs to improve the stability of the platform.

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AAKIF SHAIKH

Subject Matter Expert

Chegg India Pvt LtdE-Learning, 501-1000 employees

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CorelCAD vs GrabCAD Workbench

CorelCAD

GrabCAD Workbench

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CorelCAD

GrabCAD Workbench

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CorelCAD

GrabCAD Workbench

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

Support Rating

Alternatives Considered

Return on Investment

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