Is There A Difference Between Catia Versions

[TorsionalStress]

I’m new to the Catia software.

Is Catia V5R14 & Catia V5R17 compatible with each other?

Are they backward & forward compatible or are they completely different softwares all together?

Any response will be greatly appreciated!

 

[itsmyjob]

With catia R17 you should be able to open R14 file without problem.

With R14 you cannot open R17 files.

With R17 you can create R14 files : drawings and parts not products -unless i am wrong-

Eric N.
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[solid7]

Eric - you are wrong. It's CATParts not CATDrawings and CATProducts.

For most cases, STEP and DXF do the same thing. (as STEP retains assembly structure, if set properly)

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