CAD Packages What’s out there
Major CAD Packages 1.AutoCAD and Inventor (Autodesk) 2. Creo (Parametric Technologies) 3.SolidWorks (Dassault Systems) 4.Unigraphics (Siemens) 5.Catia (Dassault Systems) 6.Solid Edge (Siemens)
CAD Data CAD industry: $8.2B in million seats worldwide 80% use 3D, 60% mostly 2D SolidWorks: 2.5M seats, 200K organizations Creo: 1.9M seats, 1.8K universities Unigraphics, Catia in auto and aerospace; superior surfacing tools Sources: TechNavio report, 2014; The CAD Report, Jon Peddie Research, SolidWorks,
A lot of 2D CAD out there CAD manager survey, 2011, cadalyst.com
Not all in US
A few companies dominate Source: Jon Peddie Research, 2011
Free 3D CAD Sketchup (Trimble, via Google) Autodesk123D (Autodesk) Tinkercad (Autodesk) FreeCAD (Open Source)
Creo Users (slides from PTC, 2008)
© 2008 PTC Significant Customer base Aerospace/ Defense AutomotiveHigh Tech/ Electronics Industrial Equipment Consumer Products Life Sciences
PTC Install Base - Minnesota Colleges & Universities University of Minnesota St. Cloud St. University Bemidji State University Anoka Ramsey CC Dunwoody College Hennepin Technical Herzing College Minnesota State Mankato Northwest Technical Institute Central Lakes College Century College Hibbings Community College Itasca Community College Normandale Community College Ridgewater College South Central Tech College Total MN PTC Customers 689 Total MN Pro/ENGINEER Licenses 13,889 Total PTC Metro Customers 406+ Total Pro/ENGINEER Metro Licenses 8,000+
Eaton ADC Entegris TK Toro Graco FSI Guidant Beckman Coulter BF Goodrich Rosemount Honeywell Medtronic Heat n’ Glow Gen. Dynamics Starkey CAT RFA/MN Eng HTI TetraPak St. Jude Nilfisk Adv Fargo Elec. Cray These 24 Customers = Over 1500 seats
© 2008 PTC Customers in Minnesota Some of the largest customers in MN 3M ADC Telecommunications Agco (Jackson, MN) Beckman Coulter Inc. Caterpiller Cirrus Design (Duluth, MN) Cummins Engine Eaton Entegris FSI General Dynamics Goodrich Corporation IBM Tetra Pak Toro Wagner Graco Boston Scientific Honeywell Hutchinson Technology Imation Kato Engineering (Mankato, MN) Medtronic Nilfisk Advance Pentair Polaris Rosemount Incorporated St. Jude Seagate Team Industries (Bagley, MN) United Defense Zimmer Spine Thermoking
PTC Has UMN ME Connection