as with most companies, mine does not like people to know what it is paying for things, but i think it is safe to say that they spend as much on the AIX/Catia workstations as they do on some peoples annual salaries. CatiaV4, in the grand unix tradition is a collection of different packages and tools. each has it's own licence/fees. they add up. --- Peer FRANK <peer.frank> wrote: > > Could you be more specific on the cost of a typical CATIA and Pro/E > installation? Is it right that you can use PC's with version 5 > instead of workstations ? I guess you also have to invest quite a bit > in personel training, don't you ? > > Bye > > > On Wednesday 21 August 2002 00:50, you wrote: > > not comparable, > > cost or function. > > i love being a catia driver, but if i was setting up my own cad > > shop i'd go for something cheaper unless i really had to. they > > want way too much for it. > > > > On Tuesday 20 August 2002 17:26, you wrote: > > > I'd be more interested in knowing how CATIA compares to > > > ACAD/ICAD. > > > > > > Robin Rowe wrote: > > > >Anyone who can give an overview of Pro/E and CATIA? Why would > > > > someone choose one over the other? Are there other packages I > > > > should also be aware of? > > > ===== phrostie Oh I have slipped the surly bonds of DOS and danced the skies on Linux silvered wings. http://pfrostie.freeservers.com/cad-tastrafy/ http://www.freelists.org/webpage/cad-linux __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs http://www.hotjobs.com