Catfight! CAD vendors press-release each other over Tesla

On Sept 20, Autodesk raised the car:

Tesla Motors’ Model S Pulls Up to Its New Home in the Autodesk Gallery at One Market in San Francisco

 ...The Model S -- which took the place of a Ford Mustang Shelby -- will be one of 20 exhibits regularly on display showcasing the work of companies using the Autodesk 3D design software to shape their products...

 

On September 29, Dassault Systemes raised the stakes:

Tesla Motors Selects Dassault Systemes’ V6 PLM Solution

Tesla is beginning its upgrade to V6 with implementation of the ENOVIA V6 collaboration solution [for its Model S]...

and raised them up more

Phase two of the implementation will involve the launch of the DELMIA digital manufacturing solution in late 2010.

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Future phases will migrate Tesla’s product authoring solution from CATIA V5 to CATIA V6.

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Additionally, Tesla is using the CATIA ICEM solution for Class A surfacing, DELMIA Human for occupant ergonomics, plus solutions from Dassault Systèmes software partners.

Awaiting PTC press release in three, two, one...

 

 

 

 

Comments

[al Dean]

This is pretty easy to explain...

Concept/Styling: Alias
Class A up to first fillet and flange: ICEM Surf
Body-in-White: Catia

etc etc.

Al

[Kevin De Smet]

So they'll be dumping even more money into this bottomless money drum? I just checked it out and it seems they has a net profit of -55$ million last year.

But who knows, maybe in 5 years time, it'll catch on. Only time will tell.