
but I am leaving the above paragraph because I still wanted to share the history. And since Catia 6 was released in 2008, that means that the article is probably from late 2014.so never mind. OK, I just re-read that article, and they specifically say, ".Catia 6 has been out for over 6 years.". I am guessing that, if this was AFTER Ford started using CATIA V5, that they would have mentioned it. Siemens was the primary supplier to GM and the rumor mill going around our shop was that Siemens and GM were in bed together and Ford didn't want GM's sloppy seconds. They were previously I-DEAS, and then I-DEAS merged with Unigraphiocs to become NX, which was bought out by Seimens. In about 2005 or 2006 (Possibly 2007, but I can't remember which year) Ford switched entirely to CATIA V5 as their CAD package of choice. This is because of what they said about CATIA V5 and Boeing. Regarding the undated-ness of the article.I am guessing it is pre-2007.

But then, I am not a businessman.so I could be entirely wrong (I have been wrong before.and this is generally what it looks like).

Seems more like an ad campaign that they tried to spin off as an actual ranking by making good claims about competitors. Pretty biased.of course they aren't going to list their product in a negative light. I read the article.good stuff there.and I don't have a lot to say about it because I really only have experience with CATIA V5, Solidworks and NX on that list.īut my alarms go off when someone who is selling a product rates said product against other products that they do not sell.
