Thread: Why Inventor?
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Re: Why Inventor?

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Originally Posted by Michael Hill
That is true. Much of what I've learned from inventor has somewhat carried onto CATIA. Btw, has anyone here used CATIA? I love/hate it.
I use CATIA 5 at work. It is similar enough to Inventor that I don't have problems switching back and forth, though sometimes I forget the mouse moves and try to use the F-keys instead and vice versa. CATIA is better at surfacing, but it is also a LOT more expensive. FIRST robots generally don't need more surfacing than Inventor can handle. It's not like FIRST robots have wings or anything like that.

BTW CATIA 5 is much different than CATIA 4. I assume you are using 5 since you said there was some carry over. When we switched I forgot all my 4 as quickly as possible. My time with 4 was a very traumatic experience.
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