This is a finding of Aberdeen Group, who has done extensive research in the area of 3D CAD for SMBs. Currently, more than 67 percent of small to medium sized manufacturers already develop most of their product designs in 3D.
The biggest reason these SMBs are turning to 3D modeling, according to a 2008 report by the Aberdeen Group , is that 3D CAD reduces product development time. 3D CAD solutions also allow manufacturers to enhance the quality and reliability of their products while increasing product complexity. These benefits are even more appealing to SMBs than to other manufacturers because they have fewer resources and must do more with less.
But in order for resource-starved SMBs to benefit from 3D CAD, their software must offer the right capabilities, the scalability to add new features, an affordable cost, and the ease-of-use that minimizes training time.
Pro/ENGINEER is one 3D CAD package that has it all for SMBs. Available since 1988, Pro/ENGINEER offers the broadest range of powerful product development capabilities on the market today, ease of learning and use, and affordable cost.
Another, probably one of the most pressing questions for companies considering migrating to 3D, is: What do we do with our existing 2D archives? For some companies, the number of 2D legacy data amounts to the hundred thousands and very often, these archives need to be maintained in 2D.
Here again, PTC has the perfect solution for SMBs: Pro/ENGINEER Foundation XE now includes 2D functionality. This new package, Pro/ENGINEER Foundation XE + CoCreate Drafting, is now available² and provides
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