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? -- Oh, I have slipped the surly bonds of DOS, and danced the skies on Linux silvered wings. http://pfrostie.freeservers.com/cad-tastrafy/ //www.freelists.org/list/cad-linux