CATIA versions
CATIA versions
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Chris
SolidWorks 07 3.0/PDMWorks 07
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 03-26-07)






RE: CATIA versions
SW07-SP3
RE: CATIA versions
RE: CATIA versions
Chris
SolidWorks 07 3.0/PDMWorks 07
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 03-26-07)
RE: CATIA versions
Rob Rodriguez CSWP
www.axiscadsolutions.com
www.robrodriguez.com
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/rob_rodriguez/
President: www.nvtswug.com
SW 2007 SP 2.0
RE: CATIA versions
Jason
UG NX2.02.2 on Win2000 SP3
UG NX4.01.0 on Win2000 SP3
SolidWorks 2007 SP2.2 on WinXP SP2
RE: CATIA versions
Rob Rodriguez CSWP
www.axiscadsolutions.com
www.robrodriguez.com
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/rob_rodriguez/
President: www.nvtswug.com
SW 2007 SP 2.0
RE: CATIA versions
Perhaps the V4 to V5 conversion does drawings now.....I just know it didn't when the first V5 release was in beta...back around '98. Also, V4 made 2d drawings by actually drawing lines, arcs, and splines. You could trim the 2d drawing view geometry...though an update would put it back. Generating large assembly drawings took hours though.
Jason
UG NX2.02.2 on Win2000 SP3
UG NX4.01.0 on Win2000 SP3
SolidWorks 2007 SP2.2 on WinXP SP2
RE: CATIA versions
I found the same thing years ago taking drawings from V4 to V5. It was horrible. I exported V4 to .dwg format and brought in to SW was a lot cleaner than V5 convert
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Colin Fitzpatrick
Mechanical Design Engineer
Solidworks 2007 SP 2.2
Dell 390 XP Pro SP 2
nVida Quadro FX 3450/4000
RE: CATIA versions
Jason
UG NX2.02.2 on Win2000 SP3
UG NX4.01.0 on Win2000 SP3
SolidWorks 2007 SP2.2 on WinXP SP2
RE: CATIA versions
I used to work for an Airbus supplier. For design and manufacture of their type of products, Solidworks (their current package) is as good as or better than Catia, and a whole lot cheaper.
But despite STEP files converting quite well, Airbus are really pushing for Catia models.
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We do aircraft tooling and automation and have been doing the SW - CATIA 4 - CATIA5 dance for years. Yup, it's a pain in the ass, but we've never blamed our failures on bad translations.
As for SW versus CATIA, it's an IQ test. You fail if you buy CATIA unless you have a very specific, compelling need. Perhaps the Composite Toolbox functionality might be an example of this. (Though I betcha the SW people would be happy to program this functionality into Solidworks if Boeing promised to buy xxx gazillion seats from them...
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It's not Boeing management, it's within the CAD support people.
SW is needed because it works well as a middle-man software. It can translate between CATIA and AutoCAD well.
Chris
SolidWorks 07 3.0/PDMWorks 07
AutoCAD 06
ctopher's home (updated 03-26-07)
RE: CATIA versions
Still, Catia and UG both have some special modules for Automotive and Aerospace that might be hard for them to live without now. Not that they couldn't write custom programs to make Swx do the same. And they don't have to pay extra to use the API like in UG.
Jason
UG NX2.02.2 on Win2000 SP3
UG NX4.01.0 on Win2000 SP3
SolidWorks 2007 SP2.2 on WinXP SP2
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Surely this incompatibility between CATIA versions was a known issue - likely someone decided to take a calculated risk that somehow everything would work itself out...either that or it's a colossal communication breakdown.
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Ben Loosli
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RE: CATIA versions
When I worked back in Ohio, I worked for a Power Plant (aircraft engines) accessory division in aerospace. We used CATIA as our sole CAD system in designing main engine fuel pumps. When our design was finished we needed to give our models to the engine manufacture for fit check/envelope verification. Let’s use Pratt and Whiskey and an example. Well P &W uses UG and there sole CAD system and had to convert our CATIA models to UG for P & W. here’s the part that I found amusing…. Now Boeing gets an order from an airline and the airline wants P & W power plants for the aircraft. Now P & W has to convert the UG models to CATIA for Boeing’s for fit check/envelope verification.
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Colin Fitzpatrick
Mechanical Design Engineer
Solidworks 2007 SP 2.2
Dell 390 XP Pro SP 2
nVida Quadro FX 3450/4000