Maybe they forgot to properly train their staff. Or 3D data was only used to derive Drawing, because they didn't invest in machinery using interfaces to 3D software.thomas-neemann wrote: ↑Fri Jan 20, 2023 10:46 am my clientele has had good experiences with the introduction of 2d cad. with the switch to 3d, an improvement was expected again. but there was a deterioration in terms of construction times
If one is unable to use and maintain new tools properly he will always be faster with the old ones and will never find the benefits of the new ones nor figure out smarter workflows.
Your clients must be quite smart if their parts are production ready on first try. If you have to deal with adaptions and modifications on the way to the finished product a parametric approach will save time in the end. And it is more fun to set a few properties instead building most of a part from scratch.