I'd leave the Catia designs in Catia, and make new designs in SolidWorks. You'll also want to consider how the transition will occur. Their task is to determine how difficult it will be to make the switch, compatibility/translation issues, and any advantages or disadvantages.ĭo keep in mind that some learning curve will be needed to switch to a new CAD system. Posted at 09:36 PM in Dassault, interoperability, MCAD. Paid products on the CCE Lab site supportss latest versions. Update: CCEs converter also supports older SolidWorks 20 and CATIA V5 up to R18.
Now take two who want to learn, and one who does not, and make them the evaluation team. CAD Viewers and translators for CATIA V4, CATIA V5, CATIA V6 3DEXPERIENCE, Parasolid, IGES, Inventor, Autodesk Design Review, JT, Creo, SOLIDWORKS, Solid Edge, RHINO. See CCE labs site to download CAT5Works-Express: SolidWorks Integrated CATIA V5 translator. are currently available for CATIA V4, CATIA V5, CATIA V6 (3dxml), SolidWorks, NX. You'll want to identify the designers/Engineers most open to using/switching to SolidWorks, as well as the ones dragging their feet. The CAD geometry translators for CATIA V4 and Parasolid allow you to.
I've never used Catia, but Catia as I understand it is really idea for two tasks, the creation of class A surfaces, and the ability to design and study quite complex products (cars, planes, manufacturing plants).Īs Jack suggested, contact your local SolidWorks reseller, and have a few demo seats loaded. Can you post an image of what these racks/Ilrus products look like?