Anyone fluent in Unigraphics out there

TheSnake · 10-02-2004, 12:27 AM

I just graduated with a double major in mechanical engineering and nuclear engineering, and am now in grad school for nuclear engineering. I have a good amount of experience with SolidWorks and Cosmos, and when I belonged to ASME, I recieved a monthly mechanical engineering magazine. I know that SolidWorks is pretty popular right now and was regularly mentioned in the mag. As far as Unigraphics goes, I don't really know anyone that uses it, so I guess what I am saying, is that before you try and learn UG make sure that people are really looking for that skill.

slang · 10-02-2004, 04:40 AM

I appreciate your reply snake. I have heard wonderful things about solidworks but have never used it. As I know this program though, it's more for standalone products and not generally used for large assemblies.

As for UG, it's used everywhere. It's use at GM alone is more than 10,000 seats. Pratt & Whitney, Boeing, Catarpillar, Ingersoll-rand......and thousands of smaller companies that develop pricise and or complex products.....all use UG. It's the most suited cad system for the simultaneous development of large assemblies.

I have more than 10k hours using it and have made hundreds of thousands of dollars working for companies that make everything from automotive sub-systems to medical implants to power tools to injection molded plastic parts to military combat vehicles.

I've been away from working with it though. Away for more than 2 years and I need to know whats new with the program. I need to know someone inside somewhere, one of my old cohorts maybe, to get back into the game. Someone here might also be able to help a slang in need.

I was just hoping on the outside chance that someone here might be working with it now and be able to give me some pointers on getting back in. It looks like a massive refresher course might do the trick. That's going to cost about 5k though. Their traning is not cheap but the certs give you a lot credibility.

If you intend to work with large companies after you graduate, you may ( or may not ) want to look into the capabilites of UG. Not only does it have excellent modeling features, but also has an integrated file manager. It's definately a high end system and the majority of high tech manufacturers that I know of use ProE or Unigraphics.

Roosta · 10-02-2004, 05:56 AM

Hi. I work in the UK for an Indianapolis based machine tool manufacturer called Hurco. Personally, i've not seen anyone over here using Unigraphics. Was it called something else for the UK market? If so, I may know people that use it...

10-02-2004, 12:27 AM	#1
TheSnake Resident President Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 83	I just graduated with a double major in mechanical engineering and nuclear engineering, and am now in grad school for nuclear engineering. I have a good amount of experience with SolidWorks and Cosmos, and when I belonged to ASME, I recieved a monthly mechanical engineering magazine. I know that SolidWorks is pretty popular right now and was regularly mentioned in the mag. As far as Unigraphics goes, I don't really know anyone that uses it, so I guess what I am saying, is that before you try and learn UG make sure that people are really looking for that skill.

10-02-2004, 04:40 AM	#2
slang St Petersburg, Florida Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,423	I appreciate your reply snake. I have heard wonderful things about solidworks but have never used it. As I know this program though, it's more for standalone products and not generally used for large assemblies. As for UG, it's used everywhere. It's use at GM alone is more than 10,000 seats. Pratt & Whitney, Boeing, Catarpillar, Ingersoll-rand......and thousands of smaller companies that develop pricise and or complex products.....all use UG. It's the most suited cad system for the simultaneous development of large assemblies. I have more than 10k hours using it and have made hundreds of thousands of dollars working for companies that make everything from automotive sub-systems to medical implants to power tools to injection molded plastic parts to military combat vehicles. I've been away from working with it though. Away for more than 2 years and I need to know whats new with the program. I need to know someone inside somewhere, one of my old cohorts maybe, to get back into the game. Someone here might also be able to help a slang in need. I was just hoping on the outside chance that someone here might be working with it now and be able to give me some pointers on getting back in. It looks like a massive refresher course might do the trick. That's going to cost about 5k though. Their traning is not cheap but the certs give you a lot credibility. If you intend to work with large companies after you graduate, you may ( or may not ) want to look into the capabilites of UG. Not only does it have excellent modeling features, but also has an integrated file manager. It's definately a high end system and the majority of high tech manufacturers that I know of use ProE or Unigraphics.

10-02-2004, 05:56 AM	#3
Roosta Nutter. Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: England Posts: 221	Hi. I work in the UK for an Indianapolis based machine tool manufacturer called Hurco. Personally, i've not seen anyone over here using Unigraphics. Was it called something else for the UK market? If so, I may know people that use it...

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