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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    GrabCAD Workbench (discontinued)

    Score5.7 out of 10
    N/AGrabCAD Workbench was a CAD collaboration solution that helps designers to manage files and engage partners in the design process. Since August 2022 it has been discontinued.N/A

    LabVIEW

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/ANational Instruments headquartered in Austin offers LabVIEW, a systems engineering software platform and toolkit.

    $407

    per year

    Pricing
    GrabCAD Workbench (discontinued)LabVIEW
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    LabView Base
    $407
    per year
    LabView Full
    3,206
    per year
    LabView Professional
    5,344
    per year
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    GrabCAD Workbench (discontinued)LabVIEW
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Features
    GrabCAD Workbench (discontinued)LabVIEW
    Computer-Aided Design Software
    Comparison of Computer-Aided Design Software features of GrabCAD Workbench (discontinued) and National Instruments LabVIEW
    Feature
    GrabCAD Workbench (discontinued)
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    Ratings
    National Instruments LabVIEW
    8.0
    1 Ratings
    7% above category average
    Rendering and Visualization00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Parametric Design00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
    Collaboration and Sharing00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Compatibility with other software and formats00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Assembly Design00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
    Simulation and Analysis00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Documentation and Annotation00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Customization and Extensions00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    GrabCAD Workbench (discontinued)LabVIEW
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    7.4
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    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    GrabCAD Workbench (discontinued)LabVIEW
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Discontinued Products
    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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    NI (National Instruments)
    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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    Pros
    Discontinued Products
    • GrabCAD is the source of truth for the files being used
    • GrabCAD is free
    • Easy to use and get started
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    NI (National Instruments)
    • Being a graphical programming language, it is a little easier for a layperson to understand than text based programming languages.
    • The program has very good debugging features.
    • Support is good.
    • There are a variety of tutorials which make it easier to do something that you aren't sure about.
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    Cons
    Discontinued Products
    • The software is not intuitive.
    • You must have an account to share files.
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    NI (National Instruments)
    • improve the management of pc resources to use the minimum amount of resources
    • add a utility for zooming in the block diagram window
    • Improve management of complementary applications, such as real time module or dsc
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    Support Rating
    Discontinued Products
    Never needed.
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    NI (National Instruments)
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    Alternatives Considered
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    It’s the bottom of the barrel.
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    NI (National Instruments)
    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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    Return on Investment
    Discontinued Products
    • 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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    NI (National Instruments)
    • We use NI's data acquisition hardware as well which has made it possible to get whatever experimental data we need to get for our studies.
    • LabView has made it possible for us to post-process and tailor the raw data to our specific needs.
    • With a responsive customer support team, NI allows us to expand our data acquisition and post-processing capabilities to carry out the kind of research projects that we would want.
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