For a new user, which is the best software to do surfacing ?
I have learned to do surfacing in catia as well as in NX but as a new user for catia I felt that its functionality is enormous as compare to NX and NX is something which takes time to learn surfacing for a newbie. Maybe its not that handy as compare to catia. what's your views on this?
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New user options in terms of NURBS surfaces? I don't think there are any. You can bridge the skill gap a fair amount using a sub-division plug-ins or one that's part of the software. NX's Realize Shape for instance. CATIA has similar options but as far as which of those two is the more capable surface modeler? Show me the guy/gal doing the modeling... that's where your limitations are coming from, not the software.
If you want something low cost, that is extremely capable in terms of building surfaces up to class A, then Rhino might be an option worth looking into. Just don't expect an easy learning curve.
Your prodigiously more expensive class A options are Alias and ICEM Surf... but if you don't need class A, then don't worry about them. Most people can get by with a) adept surfacing knowledge in NX/Catia/etc or b) moderate skill-set and sub-division modeling plug-ins.
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+1 for Rhino, the king of CAD surfacing. Not easy to handle but very powerfull.
