Is CAD portion of CATIA similar to SolidWorks?
Is CAD portion of CATIA similar to SolidWorks?
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Is the CAD portion of CATIA similar to how SolidWOrks operate in terms of user interface, flow, structure and how parts are modelled etc?
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Is CAD portion of CATIA similar to SolidWorks?
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RE: Is CAD portion of CATIA similar to SolidWorks?
RE: Is CAD portion of CATIA similar to SolidWorks?
They are both solid/surface modelers, they are both based on parametric sketches which make history features in a tree, they both differentiate between a "part" mode and an "assembly" mode, both assembly modes work on the concept of constraints, both have drafting environments that consist of projecting your 3d model on the drawing with bi-synchronize associativity, etc...
Where CATIA starts to venture off in a world of its own as the more advanced workbenches, such as Composites Design or ICEM Shape Design and the way the cabling/piping/tubing workbenches work in CATIA behave a fair bit different too as compared to SolidWorks Premium tools.
Overall though, today both are very capable tools and the old adage that CATIA is "high-end" and SW is "mid-range" is a divide that has almost completely faded away (IMO)
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RE: Is CAD portion of CATIA similar to SolidWorks?
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RE: Is CAD portion of CATIA similar to SolidWorks?
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