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Vision Quest Lighting, Inc.
The Luminaria Ruby 7 Lighting System is a unique film/TV lighting fixture. A key feature is the ability of the six outside lamp heads to tilt in and out as a group in order to provide adjustable focal points for high-intensity light.
The Results
- Reduced drawing time by 50%
- Decreased redesign time by 80%
- Larry Lieberman, President
VAR: Cimquest
The Challenge
Vision Quest Lighting is a small, specialized firm focused on the design and manufacture of architectural and theatrical lighting. The challenge facing the company was to find a way to debug designs before prototyping. Our 2D CAD program simply could not do the job even though we spent a lot of time revising the design in several views with it.
The Solution
The most important reason for purchasing SolidWorks CAD software was the ability to do parametric modeling. In addition, the display speed of the solid models was very impressive. SolidWorks CAD software was easy for us to use and understand, which was key because we needed to hit the ground running. We evaluated several products in addition to SolidWorks. AutoCAD 14 functioned more like a surface modeler; it did not integrate well to work as a 3D modeling program. Pro/ENGINEER was expensive and had a steep learning curve. We did not seriously consider Mechanical Desktop. Using SolidWorks CAD software, we have realized tremendous time-savings when making revisions and generating drawings. Specifically, we have seen a 50% saving in the drawing phase and an 80% saving in redesign time. We recently landed a new job specifically because the customer saw how we could save him time and money in the prototype phase.
- Industry: Electronics
- Previous CAD: Pro/ENGINEER
- Products(s) Used: SolidWorks Flow Simulation, SolidWorks Professional
