CorelCAD vs LabVIEW

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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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LabView is a great tool to connect your sensors to your data aquisition hardware. It makes it really easy to set-up a data acquisition routine that meets your individual requirements. I, as an engine researcher, find it very well suited for engine experimentation. For any other programming needs, i.e. not data acquisition, I would not recommend using LabView because of its graphical programming architecture. The architecture makes it a great tool for Data Aquisition but puts at a disadvantage when it comes to other computational tasks, e.g. making a thermodynamic engine model. For those applications having text-based programming is better suited

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Abdullah Umair Bajwa

Graduate Researcher

Texas A&M UniversityHigher Education, 10,001+ 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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Automation.
I/O.
Data Processing.

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Trang Ngo

Chemical Engineer II

ZwitterCo, Inc.Chemicals, 11-50 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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Sometimes backwards compatibility issues arise.
Error messages can be confusing.
Although it is a graphical programming interface, it has a pretty steep learning curve at first.

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Verified User

Professional in Engineering

Consumer Electronics Company, 51-200 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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CorelCAD Editions & Modules

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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

$407 per year

LabVIEW Editions & Modules

Edition

LabView Base	$407¹
LabView Full	$3,206¹
LabView Professional	$5,344¹

per year

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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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No score

No answers yet

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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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We chose LabVIEW over MATLAB due to the integration with hardware and the graphical programming interface. Also, the ability to use LabVIEW with FPGAs and real-time processors without having to make large changes to the code base or swapping to a separate programming environment was a big benefit since we don't know what hardware will be suitable for each customer application.

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Verified User

Engineer in Engineering

Industrial Automation Company, 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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Allows us to spend more time on analysis and less time on coding

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Verified User

Engineer in Other

Higher Education Company, 10,001+ employees

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CorelCAD

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LabVIEW

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

CorelCAD Editions & Modules

Additional Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

Starting Price

LabVIEW Editions & Modules

Edition

Additional Pricing Details

Support Rating

Alternatives Considered

Return on Investment

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