CATIA V5 and Geomagic Design X for reverse engineering

24 Aug, 2025 03:39 PM

I am familiar with CATIA V5 for design and surfacing work. I recently came across Geomagic Design X and learned that it is widely used for scan-to-CAD workflows. Since I haven’t had hands on experience with Design X yet, I would like to ask the group: For reverse engineering projects, how does Geomagic Design X compare to CATIA V5? Which one do you recommend, and why?

Nguyen Anh

Aug 31

Hi,

I usually use Catia V5, but in this case. For reverse engineering projects, you should use Geomagic Design X.

Because I scan in 3D and create *.stl files. In the Catia, processing is slower (may be drop if the *.stl file is large) than Geomagic Design X.

I am also a beginner to Geomagic Design X,

Thanks!

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CATIA V5 and Geomagic Design X for reverse engineering