CATIA works well for modeling complex designs and dealing with assemblies, and also helping with analysis for production line assembly and manufacturing through stamping, molding, injection, and others. CATIA also integrates very well with Teamcenter, the PLM software which we use in our company, making it easy to upload files and dealing with approval processes for new designs - although the time it takes for loading parts and saving could be reduced to improve productivity.

Easy modeling with production steps in mind; Surface modeling is pretty intuitive and makes possible to design complex geometries faster; Model edit is practical, making possible to edit a geometry parameter and rerun the program to have the new parameters ready; CATIA works very well for assemblies too, it makes possible to easily attach parts and bind specific parameters, also to hide parts that are not desirable for the analysis.

The software is pretty heavy, even with computers designed for heavy-duty loads, resulting in long wait times to load files and make changes, reducing productivity; User Interface is not that friendly, too many features which can get confusing.

The CATIA helps our organization to create part modelling and assembly modelling as per requirements with short period of time. We can do the analysis of the design helps us to avoid problems during production. The designs can be easily edited according to changes in specifications is the most useful feature.

The CATIA is one of the best software for designing engineering drawings as per specifications with great accuracy. The software is helpful for design the products in 2d and 3d. We can do part modelling as well as assembly modeling with realtime editing is a great feature. The software help our organization to create design of the products within short period of time.

We didn't noticed any missing feature during our use.

Catia offerrs many advanced 3D modeling tools for exemple in complexe designs and assemblies. Catia integrate well with PLM système for exemple "smarteam".

Catia extensive features can be overwhenlming for beginners, Comptablity between differents version of Catia can sometimes pose challenges when collaborating with others or sharing files

It's a functional design tool, but users are not happy for the interface.

You can work on any design on Catia. It has several modules which you can customize for your needs, such as mechanical, electrical, manufacturing tools. You can also work with parametric for any dimentions that can be connected with a formula and variables. It is well integrated with PLMs.

User interface has not been changed for years which feels it's old. You should be trained well to use all functions. It may take some time to open/import data from different types.

By working with CATIA V5, i can design and analysis my mechanical parts at the same time.

Being able to work on product tree is crucial. Parametric design tools and analysis tools are working together and it is awesome.

It is not super user-friendly program as Solidworks but it works anyway. Sometimes, when i'm working on the big products, update can take lots of time.

It is very easy to do anything we want to do via this software from drawing and solid body to surface modeling... The space of CATIA is fantastic for user.it will be more if i say this is the best Solid Modeling Program in the whole market everywhere we look for such soft wares...

Sometimes CATIA takes a little long while downloading our files and this makes the whole work a little boring for doer. And i also know that it is not a big issue for a software it usually happens while using other ones as well.So this is the great for me .

We do chassis components design with CATIA we made more design concepts with few steps.

Easy to understand the tools and achieve more things on design concepts.Part design assembly design concepts are good to learn to achieve complete design

Starting up the software is very slow.please try to improve ASAP. Parametric modeling should be improved

With the we have simulated elements related to the design of the product and also its production

CATIA was born from the need for a design tool for the aeronautical industry, years of Dassault experience have refined a platform designed for the life cycle of a product, since it is born in thought until it becomes obsolete in some way, it has unique functionalities for the design of products, fijence I say products and not merely design, that is the philosophy of CATIA, you can simulate the production, the processes, the supply chains, without a doubt the Fifth Essence of this market.

I think the only disadvantage that it has is its price and the modest network of partners for support.

CATIA helps provide excellent and quality product designs and sharing of data is very quick and easy.

CATIA offers the ability to manage the entire project life cycle and the documentation capability is good. Valuable Engineering reports creation using CATIA tools and the collaboration across different Engineering teams is effective.

CATIA is very simple and flexible Engineering platform and easy on the first training.

CATIA is not the software that I strongly appreciated compared to SolidWorks, which I really liked and find much more suitable for my current work.

What I really love about CATIA is its ability to handle complex three-dimensional models and seamlessly manage the entire design process from conceptualization to manufacturing. CATIA greatly assists me in my mechanical designs and to some extent in electrical designs as well.

I used CATIA for less than 6 months, and then I switched to SolidWorks because it is the software that best suits my needs in mechanical design.

For a new user, this software can be frustrating at the beginning however once you understand the basics it is pretty easy. I've been using this software every day and I keep learning new options.

This software has everything an engineer could dream of. Analysis and Design tool.

The software is hard to master. It has too many options which means you need to learn a lot of options.

We created 3D models which needed to be used as the base file for a 3D printer. We were looking to create complex curves for our project which turned out to be surprisingly easy. One of the best features we came across is we could integrate it with our native 3D printer software and seamlessly convert files to the required format.

It has a bit of a learning curve given it offers so many customizations, you will have to put in the work you be well-versed in the software. Once you have a good grasp it becomes quite easy.

I used this software for two to three years and it best for advanced machining, easily provide modeling simulation and develops it's NC codes in just some seconds.

Catia is an excellent and very powerful software for designing a model and for displaying it's 2D drawing and isometric views easily. It is also best to see machining simulation, provide all the details about it like manufacturing time and all process details. Product tree is also very useful as it gives different options in a simple way.

Catia is best software for CAD,CAM and CAE but it takes alot of time to become a pro in this. It is not user friendly like solidworks. If you are new user of it you will face some troubles in finding out different options.

My experience with CATIA was a whole journey, the beginning was hard and confusing, but after passing the learning curve it becomes way clearer.

The software is just the standard for the industry, big car companies use it and that is the reason I learnt to use it in college. The software is the most complete there is out there, once you pass the learning curve then it becomes less intimidating to use and master.

The learning curve is way too steep for beginners, you need a full capacitation or classes on the software to learn since there is close to none information or a community out there willing to help, since it is mostly used by big companies and not regular users. The pricing is high for a single user to pay, but since its not meant for casual users its understanable and can't really consider it a con.

I love CATIA. I have worked with it for several years.

Sketching and drawings are amazing I have used CATIA for almost ten years. Its functionality is really great. You can model any 2D or 3D part using CATIA. Drawings are among the most important features of a company. Using CATIA, high-quality drawings can be modeled.

At the beginning of working with CATIA, it seems that it is really hard to work with. Information about some of the features is lacking in the CATIA website. So whenever we want to know how to model a specific 3D part, we should search a lot and talk to many people to understand.

I have designed many sheet metal parts. Plastic and casting parts for vehicle design..

Part Design, Assy module, Generate Shape design and Generate sheet metal User friend modules. Abacus for catia, Icemsurf program supporting under the catia. Catia machining tool is very usefull.

Some commands emmeded into the Tools. Generate Sheet metal module could be improve. Specific macros can be added into the design module, For example part number, logo ext standard title Block revision title Block could be add into the part design module.

At first I didn't want to migrate from Pro/Engineer to CATIA, but now I will never go back.

After years of using competing software (Autodesk Mechanical Desktop, ProEngineer and SolidEdge) I started working in the car design and manufacturing industry (500,000 cars per year) which designed most of the parts or received designs from its suppliers. I think that CATIA is fast, responsible, simple and very well structured for handling from simple to complex parts. The finite element analysis is very good and making dynamic assemblies works like a charm. I honestly believe that stands out from his competitors by being fast responsive and relatively simple to use. Disclaimer: I no longer work in Volkswagen, because I moved to research.

The graphic design of the software (at least v5) looks outdated (menus and toolbars) which is a minor issue when compared to the speed of the software.

Overall experience has been good and currently trying different softwares to compare and choose the best

In colleges, we used catia for learning the design of 3d materials.We used different processes, parameters to get the results and it worked perfectly well.Now again, i am using it to go more deep diving towards the design and it really helped

Not much to go against it.Simple and effective tool.. Just a little slow and needs a fast process computer to worl on a effective note.

Catia is an extremely powerful design software and it is great to use once you are fully trained.

Catia can do basically anything you want from a graphical design standpoint. My company designs very complicated 2D and 3D models of tires and Catia can do it with ease.

Learning to use the software is very time-consuming. Because of the thousands of functions and tools at your disposal, the learning curve is steep. However once you're a pro, it's great.

Catia is good in automotive area but not best.

Catia has different modules like for surface generative shape design, for sheet metal generative sheet metal design. This are ease to use and fast modules for designers.

I have used 4 different design software. Catia should be user friendly. If you know what to do but don't know you can do with what button, Catia is useless. Others has search button to search funtion shortcuts.

We are using this tool to create new products as a leader of automotive sector. The most important feature in automotive companies.

You can do it what do you want. Most companies use this program and you need to add this program to your abilities as a mechanical engineer.

It is the most powerful 3D modeling program in the world and you need to deeply investigate every tools.

I've been using it for more than 3 years, and in my experience has been great. It's really completed and the best option to make projects in design and engineering.

It's a software with so many features and functions that you are not able to use them all properly, and also, they have some tools more developed than others.

It is great. But not for everyone

You have a lot of options and tools you can use in catia. For example you can design your products in sheet metal, and configure anything according to your production capabilities

It is very hard to learn. Especially moving with mouse is hard to learn

CATIA is easy to learn and user friendly CAD program. Moreover I can say that you can do whatever you imagine with this tool.

Sometimes, connectivity problems, but it can be due to network not due to program. Rather than that I could not find a negative thing.

I love the generative shape design workbench. The complex surfaces you can create has greatly enhanced my work quality

It’s hard to be familiar with quickly and the user interface seems outdated. It could also enhance its composite workbench