Re: Mechanical design consulting - what's the going rate?

Thanks Matt and John for the additional information.

I agree that good communication and organization is important regardless of
the work arrangement, but probably even more so when working remotely.

I was particularly interested in the logistical issues of this - how well
ftp-ing large CAD files back and forth and keeping related designs
coordinated works in practice. Apparently well enough.

Out of curiosity, is doing such CAD work over a terminal server connection,
such a VNC or Microsoft's RDC, a practical option (where Solidworks would be
running on the remote computer)? Although I'm sure it can be done, I'm not
sure what the user experience would be like. It would, however, keep all
the files together and avoid the need to ftp.

Thanks again.

Pat



"John Layne" <JohnDON'TBUGMEWITHSPAM@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
message news:Ek88f.3029$S24.201653@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Pat wrote:
>> Thanks to everyone for the responses (especially Matt for the nice
>> summary). This gives me a good idea of what to allow for labor cost.
>>
>> One other question. In your experiences doing this, how well does it
>> work to have two (or more) people working together on, say, part models
>> for the same assembly or device, particularly when the designers are
>> remotely located? Logistically it seems like there could be some
>> challenging issues (like where part files are kept, coordinating
>> interface designs, file compatibility, etc.). Any thoughts or advice?
>>
>> Thanks again. -Pat
>>
>>
>>
>
> Matt summed it up very well, as usual.
>
> I'm currently working remotely for several clients and have set up an ftp
> server specifically for this.
>
> Edrawings are a great way to communicate and I also set up my SolidWorks
> PC to allow remote access via TightVNC. Clients can view the model as I
> work on it or they can take control while we are discussing the model over
> the phone. All the client needs for TightVNC to work is to have Java
> installed on there PC.
>
>
> John Layne
> www.solidengineering.co.nz


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