Which one is more resource hungry?

[eliou]

Hey guys, I'm going to switch from CATIA to solidworks in a few days. I'm wondering which of the two programs require more system resources to run. In particular, does solidworks require a more advanced video card than catia? The reason I ask is on the catia site, it just says you need something with 3D OpenGL, but the solidworks website actually gives you a list of certified Video cards.

Thanks for the help!

 

[GBor]

The certified video cards are ones that SolidWorks has tested and approved for use. In many cases, those cards have particular settings for CAD. I don't think you can draw a conclusion about system resources from that.

 

[smcadman]

I can't help you with the Catia system requirements, but SW has system requirements on their website:

http://www.solidworks.com/pages/services/SystemRequirements.html

SW07 SP2.0

Flores

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

I don't think you will find a definitive and realistic comparison of resource needs. The fact that SolidWorks has published a list just means that they have taken the time to test VCs and care enough to publish the results.

While Catia's statement that "A graphics adapter with a 3D OpenGL accelerator is required" is true, it really isn't very helpful. Catia may run on any low-end OpenGL card but it may not run very well.

 

[eliou]

Thanks guys, hopefully my current CATIA V5 R17 computer will be able to run solidworks 2007 smoothly.

 

[wes616]

@Eliu,

I run both SWx 06 and CATIA v5r14 on the same computer (a "home built") Chances are that if your CATIA is running good, so will SWx.



Wes C.
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[ctopher]

I agree with Wes. You should not have a problem.

Chris
SolidWorks 06 5.1/PDMWorks 06
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[J-C]

Post your PC specs and we'll be able to give you more input.

Jason

UG NX2.02.2 on Win2000 SP3
SolidWorks 2006 SP5.0 on WinXP SP2
SolidWorks 2007 SP2.0 on WinXP SP2