What is better Solid Works or Pro

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SolidWorks is the preferred software for designing cooling channels in injection molding projects, particularly due to its compatibility with MoldFlow for finite element and heat transfer analysis. Users have confirmed that SolidWorks offers ease of use and effective functionality for this specific application. ProE, while a capable tool, does not provide the same level of integration for this purpose.

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Hi!
I am about to start a project on the effectiveness of conformal cooling in injection molding, where i will be designing the cooling channels for a mold. However, i do not know which software will be better for designing the cooling channels and performing the finite element and heat transfer analysis.
Do i pick Solid Works or ProE
Any help or opinions will be much appreciated
thanks
 
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Solidworks would work fine. It is also easy to migrate a Soildworks model into MoldFlow for analysis.
 

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