Though not obvious at first, it started to become clear that this was the beginning of the process of integrating SolidWorks into DS. This changing of the guard signaled a change in the relationship between SolidWorks and Dassault Systemes. In 2007, McEleney left SolidWorks, and Jeff Ray, formerly the COO, took his position. I assumed at the time that the term “deliver value,” when translated to French then back to English, would mean something like “deliver profits.” And that’s exactly what McEleney did, for many years. I remember a press conference, where I asked DS President and CEO Bernard Charl ès about this, and he said that all he asked of John McEleney (then SolidWorks CEO) was that he “deliver value.”Ĭharl ès is a native French speaker.
For 10 years, Dassault Systemes pretty much let SolidWorks do its own thing. If you’re familiar with the Aesop’s Fable from which that line came, you might know where this is going. When Dassault Systemes bought the company back in 1997, they got the “goose that laid the golden egg.” SolidWorks is probably the most successful MCAD program on the market today, in terms of number of customers, users, availability of training, user group support, and a number of other factors. Let me provide a bit of background to explain, first, why I’m even bringing this up, and second, why it is so. This is not a value judgment, or an opinion based on whether or not I like the companies.
And that is if you’re considering migrating away from SolidWorks. Yet, there is one case where Solid Edge is not just an alternative, but is the obvious alternative. If you’re looking for a new CAD system, based solely on its merits, Solid Edge should be on your list of tools to consider. Solid Edge ST5 is an exceptionally competent CAD system.
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