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What is DriveWorks?

DriveWorks Design Automation & Product Configurator software, from the company of the same name in Thelwal, is for companies where designs or orders are the ‘Same but Different’. DriveWorks software is used to automate repetitive tasks in the design process and to streamline the generation of design, manufacturing and sales documents (Pricing &Quotes) and data. It aims to help users create custom designs in minutes, not days, on any device desktop, mobile or tablet by engineers, sales teams or customers themselves. It is available from authorized resellers.

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DriveWorks - Complete and Easy-To-Use To Configure Custom Products

Incentivized
Verified User
Professional (10,001+ employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

DriveWorks helps us in our Advanced Business Design classes in the university where I work. DriveWorks allows students' interactive activities under the teaching team's help. DriveWorks helps our students configure easily and fastly new and innovative customs products. In particular, we use the free version of the software (una tantum payment). This software is also very useful in the mobile and tablet versions. Our students can interact even outside of class hours, thanks to this fundamental feature.

Pros

  • DriveWorks allows configuring custom products in a concise time thanks to its automation features.
  • The mobile and tablet versions allow us to increase our students' interaction.
  • The graphical interface is straightforward to understand. This allows you to speed up the steps in the different phases of use of the software.

Cons

  • In some cases, the exchange of documentation between different users is not so automatic. Some operations still have to be done manually.
  • All the variables and design parameters introduced by the user are not always visible and can be analyzed simultaneously. Sometimes changing the parameters related to the characteristics of the products is not so easy.
  • DriveWorks allows access to a limited number of users at the same time. This issue sometimes makes the use of the software difficult for many of our students.

Most Important Features

  • DriveWorks helped us simulate configuring custom products in our Advanced Business classes, even if it is not educational software.
  • DriveWorks has a friendly interface for mobile devices and tablets.
  • This software allows a direct and easy-to-use platform to configure custom products for the end-user.

Return on Investment

  • DriveWorks helped us to increase the efficiency of our work thanks to the possibility to work remotely.
  • The easy-to-understand graphical interface has allowed us to increase the interaction between our students.
  • The impossibility of having many active users during the same session forced us to work at different times with multiple workgroups.

Other Software Used

Adzooma

Personal Assistant - Automation Perfection

Incentivized
Verified User
Director in Human Resources (1001-5000 employees employees)

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

DriveWorkds allows the company to automate 3D assembly with ease and reduces the risk for errors. It is a huge helping hand that lets other workers focus on tasks at hand that do require human work. The program is easily integrated into other systems with no problem such as SolidWorks CAD. Also, in recent times it has expanded more throughout time which just adds value.

Pros

  • Integration with other systems.
  • Ease of use.
  • Automation potential.
  • Program UI.

Cons

  • Sometimes integration with other systems can be troublesome.
  • A high skilled user is needed.
  • Steep learning curve.
  • No support for Mac.

Most Important Features

  • Task automation.
  • Frees a set of hands for other tasks.
  • Eliminates repetitive work.

Return on Investment

  • Assists with flow of work.
  • Reduces man-hours on repetitive work.
  • Allows to have people working on other tasks.

Alternatives Considered

KBMax, from Epicor and Configure One

Other Software Used

KBMax, from Epicor, Configure One, ATLATL