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What is CATIA?
CATIA from Dassault Systemes is a 3D product modeling and design tool used across multiple industries.
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What is CATIA?
CATIA from Dassault Systemes is a 3D product modeling and design tool used across multiple industries.
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CATIA from Dassault Systemes is a 3D product modeling and design tool used across multiple industries.
Reviewers rate Support Rating highest, with a score of 7.8.
The most common users of CATIA are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).
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Receive proper training: Users advise that in order to effectively use CATIA, it is important to receive proper training. They recommend taking classes or getting training from third-party CATIA trainers to learn useful tools and modeling methods. By receiving training, users can maximize the software's capabilities and avoid potential errors or inefficiencies.
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Consider other software options: Some users suggest considering other software options such as Pro/E, NX, SolidWorks, or Autocad before selecting CATIA. They mention that these alternatives may provide a better user experience or have more suitable interfaces for certain needs. Users recommend evaluating different software options based on specific requirements before making a final decision.
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Carefully choose the license version: Users emphasize the importance of choosing the right license version for CATIA based on individual needs. They mention that CATIA offers various workbenches and functionalities, and it is essential to carefully consider which license features are required for the specific design tasks at hand. Taking the time to select the appropriate license version can ensure optimal use of CATIA's capabilities and avoid unnecessary expenses.
Overall, users commonly recommend receiving proper training, considering alternative software options, and carefully choosing the license version when working with CATIA.
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January 27, 2020
CATIA - a 3D modeling software way ahead of the rivals
CATIA is being used for our Product Development departments. As I'm working in the automotive industry as a component development engineer, we need to design components and systems that we are responsible for. To develop products in a virtual environment, we need software like CATIA, SOLIDWORKS, or AutoCAD. Especially for the surface modeling (which is required for all the exterior and interior of the vehicle) and complex component modeling, and we are using CATIA software. So far, I'm delighted to use it due to its efficiency to resolve the design issues we have.
- Surface modeling module is extremely developed and successful.
- 2D drafting module is doing the job effectively (AutoCAD is no more required).
- Not user friendly interface (a bit improved with v6)
- Difficult mouse operations
- Increase design efficiency of the products.
- Improve communication with our suppliers due to common software usage.
- SOLIDWORKS and AutoCAD
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 side. Therefore there was a list of alternatives; however, I can say that none were evaluated in detail for the selection. The entire company's experience lies behind CATIA and cannot be changed due to current efficiency.
November 27, 2019
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The whole organization uses it for 3D modeling of new and modified parts, and also modeling assemblies of partial or whole products. It is also used in other plants, but I'm not so sure if it's the standard software used for this type of activity.
- Easy modeling with production steps in mind.
- Surface modeling is pretty intuitive and makes possible to design complex geometries faster.
- Model edit is practical, making possible to edit a geometry parameter and rerun the program to have the new parameters ready.
- CATIA works very well for assemblies too, it makes possible to easily attach parts and bind specific parameters, also to hide parts that are not desirable for the analysis.
- 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.
- The ease of modeling helps a lot to save time, in both modeling new parts and also assemblies, which in the end makes a great positive impact on the development.
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. SOLIDWORKS ends up being more intuitive for new users, so it is better to teach users how to start 3D modeling with it.
October 25, 2019
CATIA for your Parts
We are using CATIA in our whole company. The main purpose is to draw parts, draft them, do their assemblies, create illustrations, and run optimization studies on them. To create digital models.
- 3D design of parts
- 2D drafting of your part
- Assembly creating
- Weight, dimension calculations.
- Updating an existing design can become really frustrating. You have to reassign all the radiuses, for example, even if they moved slightly.
- CAE function is not that good.
- Radiuses are slightly bad and can cause you lots of problems.
- Shortens your overall work time on drawings, thus gaining you time to work on other issues.
- You can save your previous versions of studies, thus saving you highly valued data.
- You do not need hard copies of drawings for the parts you have. Saves you space.
- Updates and support are frequent. Again, saving you lots of time.
- SOLIDWORKS and AutoCAD
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 on 2D drawings.