to model a house

[vladimir20]

which of catia's products i can use to create a house, compartment..? how to import depth of the wall?

 

[partmodeling]

Why would you use a high end CAD modeling tool to model a house?? Depends on how detailed your going to get.. drywall, siding, 2x4 stud construction, etc...

 

[wingatet]

Vladimir,

Depending what you mean by "House"; Take a look at the architectural version of CATIA that Gehry Technologies have put together:

http://www.gehrytechnologies.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=97&Itemid=211

/T

 

[vladimir20]

wingatet,
i saw that program.it looks like work in 'assembly design'.i meant something more like 'structure preliminary layout', 'structure functional design','compartment and access'

 

[m1mason]

I think CATIA would be too expensive for that. it's even higher with the Gehry config. I say take a look at the Autodesk solutions for that industry.

http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=8127385

http://mtm-cadtutorials.blogspot.com/

 

[jelmerra]

I used XM2 extended mech design to draw my own house. From the looks of the gehry site they used some ruled surfaces. May be you can opt for a less advanced license without surfacing.

I supose there must be special configurations for architecture.

 

[wingatet]

Actually CATIA makes a lot of sense in Construction, especially when you look at the more modern ways of thinking about modular prefab and semi-prefab. Integrated tool-chains has the potential to decrease latency and cycle-time allowing us to go through a lot more options to reach optimal designs.

It is a common misconception that platforms like CATIA for architecture and construction is confined only to high-end complex geometry projects like that of Frank Ghery and Zaha Hadid. It probably makes a lot more sense in highly regulated and performance intense projects like hospitals, high-density housing, prisons, etc.

 

[catiajim]

Bear in mind as well that CATIA configurations range from P1 platforms (~$5000) to P3 platforms (~$100,000+). Obviously, architects do not generally require the P3 end of things.

Also note: From the way the question is phrased, vladmere20 looks like a student, and is using the student version, which has most of the workbenches unlocked.