CATIA

CATIA

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Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
CATIA	Score 7.7 out of 10	N/A	CATIA from Dassault Systemes is a 3D product modeling and design tool used across multiple industries.	N/A

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	CATIA
Considered Both Products	CATIA Verified User Engineer Chose CATIA It is basically used by all engineers. Helpful? Subal Sharma Product Design/Development Engineer Chose CATIA Once major advantage I realized when using CATIA is surface modelling, and modifications or changes in part model later. SOLIDWORKS provide a really good and quick way to part modelling. However, part modifications and assembly modifications take time. In CATIA, complex … Helpful? Özgür Erkek, MSc, PRINCE2® Exhaust Systems Supervisor Chose CATIA CATIA is kind of a must to use the software in the automotive industry, I have used SOLIDWORKS before, for simple component and assembly design only, it can be efficient; but not for complex surfaces and assemblies. AutoCAD is very good at 2D drawing, but crawling on the 3D … Incentivized Helpful? Stéfano Bellote Engenheiro de desenvolvimento de produtos Jr Chose CATIA CATIA is much easier to work with than SOLIDWORKS, models come to life in fewer steps and designing complex geometries is more practical and takes less time. Also, doing assemblies is much easier too, and there are more possibilities to work with each part of the assembly. SOLID… Incentivized Helpful? Umurefe Demir D&R Engineer Chose CATIA To be honest, it is our company's decision, it was here when I came. But I can say that the assembly feature is easier than SOLIDWORKS. Also, we use AutoCAD for more 2D drawings; or creating 2D drafts from not parts, but a scratch, AutoCAD is better. CATIA wouldn't match AutoCAD… Incentivized Helpful? Alan Urbina Designer Chose CATIA You can create solid or 3D figures more easily and efficiently using Catia than in other programs or in specific AutoCAD. You can also create different pieces to later assemble them and thus create figures even more complex or in greater detail. In the same way, you can make 2D … Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Engineer Chose CATIA SOLIDWORKS is more user-friendly, includes STEP license for free. Incentivized Helpful? Sailender Naidu Autocad Designer Chose CATIA CATIA is an ideal software for a design engineer like me, since it allows endless possibilities to design. Incentivized Helpful?
Top Pros	Pro Easy to modify Pro 3d design Pro Design process
Top Cons	Minus Not user friendly Minus Technical support Minus Better design

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User Ratings
	CATIA
Likelihood to Recommend	8.0 (8 ratings)
Support Rating	7.8 (3 ratings)

User Testimonials
	CATIA
Likelihood to Recommend	Dassault Systemes When it comes to modelling a product using multiple parts, CATIA becomes tedious. One need someone to sit with and learn with the experience from a frequent user. If switching from any other software to CATIA, it can be intimidating as learning curve is lengthy. For example, when working with complex shape in a knuckle joint, more steps are needed in part modelling. This cause part modelling lengthier and consume time more time, in comparison to SOLIDWORKS. However, CATIA is tremendously helpful in generating really complex features. Surface modelling is way easier when one know how to use it. It becomes really handy to make changes to the design later as well. The design history tree is also very well organized, which save time in later modifications Subal Sharma Product Design/Development Engineer Read full review
Pros	Dassault Systemes Surface modeling module is extremely developed and successful. 2D drafting module is doing the job effectively (AutoCAD is no more required). Incentivized Özgür Erkek, MSc, PRINCE2® Exhaust Systems Supervisor Read full review
Cons	Dassault Systemes The software is pretty heavy, even with computers designed for heavy-duty loads, resulting in long wait times to load files and make changes, reducing productivity. Incentivized Stéfano Bellote Engenheiro de desenvolvimento de produtos Jr Read full review
Support Rating	Dassault Systemes We got frequent updates on CATIA. There are lots of update notes. Also, there are lots of lots of videos online to solve the issues that you can stumble upon. It also has a built-in help manual, which helps occasionally. I have gotten my education through a physical class on CATIA, so there are opportunities like that as well. Incentivized Umurefe Demir D&R Engineer Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Dassault Systemes You can create solid or 3D figures more easily and efficiently using Catia than in other programs or in specific AutoCAD. You can also create different pieces to later assemble them and thus create figures even more complex or in greater detail. In the same way, you can make 2D drawings without much complication. Incentivized Alan Urbina Designer Read full review
Return on Investment	Dassault Systemes If designing large assemblies or very complex ones, especially in the aerospace industry, CATIA is the way to go. The graphics are really good, and the software offers many possibilities to view a design: 2D, 3D, bird's eye view... Controls pan zoom rotate are easy. Incentivized Sailender Naidu Autocad Designer Read full review
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