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Cloud-based and on-premise product design software designed to help small to large size businesses design, analyze and develop new products via 3D modeling, simulation, reverse engineering and more.
Small and Midsize Businesses
The features in Catia are amazing, it is a really powerful simulation software, great for 3D modelling and fairly complicated engineering analysis including fluid flow, stress.
If you are new user of it you will face some troubles in finding out different options.
My experience with CATIA is fantastic. This CAD software is great for CAD designers and also Engineers to check and perform simulation/analysis.
It was working slowly and i had problems about opening second tab.
It is great for designing complex parts and assembly. This is the reason of why Catia is most popular 3D program in Aviation and Automotive industries which have prettly complex part and assemblies.
It looks arachaic and you have to tell what to do the whole time. There’s is no automated processes (auto reference, ...).
CATIA is a very powerful, informative and amazing software in terms of features, functionality, designing and product development.
My experience with CATIA was a whole journey, the beginning was hard and confusing, but after passing the learning curve it becomes way clearer.
Everyone is friendly, it works seamlessly, and we are very excited to use the customizable features.
The depth of Striven can be intimidating and at times difficult to navigate.
The ease of use and import has been a huge highlight to this software. They are constantly putting forth effort to make this software improved in function and reliability.
It can be difficult for new employees to work with.
I love the ease of everything with this program. Everyone is connected and we can manage projects with ease.
Hard to teach old dogs new tricks, slow go in getting our team to actually use the program.
I really enjoy how user friendly this product is. I work with it daily and find it a great help in all aspects of scheduling and servicing our customers.
Very little on this system I don't like. One minor thing that was an issue is the fact that item lines on sales orders could not be moved around.
Joe: My name's Joe, I'm an engineering specialist in the aerospace industry, and I would rate CATIA a five out of five. In the past I've used Pro/Engineer and SOLIDWORKS before switching to CATIA. I liked the user interface of CATIA better than the previous products. We chose CATIA because of its widespread use in the aerospace industry, it's ease of use for inexperienced users, and it's powerful surface modeling. Onboarding CATIA is really a seamless process. The IT infrastructure is easy to get set up, and there's so much online training available for free. Getting users up to speed is a quick process. For those considering CATIA, I would recommend that in addition to considering the cost, think about what your end users use, what your colleagues use, what maybe your machine shop uses. CATIA is so widespread that while it is expensive, there could be tremendous savings and efficiencies by using it since everyone else does.
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