CATIA

Computer Aided Three-dimensional Interactive Application - one of the most widespread CAD of the high level. It is the end-to-end system of automated design (CAD), technology preparation of production (CAM) and reverse engineering (SAE) including the advanced tools of three-dimensional modeling, a subsystem of program simulation of difficult technology processes, the developed means of the analysis and the single database of the text and graphic information. A system allows to solve effectively all problems of technical training of production - from external (conceptual) design before release of drawings, specifications, wiring diagrams and managing programs for CNC machines.

CATIA V1 was an anonsirovna in 1981.

CATIA V4

CATIA V4 was announced in 1993 and was created for Unix-like operating systems.

CATIA V5

CATIA V5 was announced in 1998 and it is the first of versions which can work running Microsoft Windows. On assurance of Dassault Systèmes CATIA V5 it was written from "zero" and personified advanced technologies of a CAD of the end of the 20th century — the beginning of the 21st century.

At first CATIA V5 did not enjoy special popularity in the market, and to stimulate transition from V4 to V5, Dassault Systèmes put forward the concept of PLM (Product Lifecycle Management). The idea of PLM was successful, and it was picked up by almost all industry of a CAD.

CATIA V6

In February, 2008 Dassault Systèmes announced the new version of a system — CATIA V6. V6 supports programs of modeling for all engineering disciplines and collective business processes for product lifecycle. The new concept of firm received the name "PLM 2.0 on V6 platform". A concept essence — three-dimensional modeling (3D) and collective work in real time. For communication between the people who are in different places in the world means of simple connection to Web are provided.

According to the president of concern Bernard Charles, PLM 2.0 is the new approach opening an opportunity to use intellectual fruits of on-line interaction. Each user can think out, develop products and communicate about them on universal 3D - language. Users will be able to operate in an evident form with at the same time virtual and real objects.

PLM solution V6 will include the CATIA systems for design automation, ENOVIA for management of engineering data and collective work, SIMULIA for reverse engineering and DELMIA for digital production.

Solutions PLM V6 for small and medium business (SMB) are developed by the Israeli branch of a company Dassault Systèmes Israel (SMARTEAM).

Main competitors are NX from Siemens PLM Software and Pro/ENGINEER from Parametric Technology Corporation.

CATIA V6 provides 11 industries with a full range of the advanced opportunities for joint virtual design, including engineering of systems, development of forms, mechanical design, engineering of the equipment and also collecting and reuse of knowledge.

In composition modules:

• Systems

Products of the majority of the industries become harder and harder, and its development requires involvement of specialists of more and more various profiles. At the same time the value of goods everything more is concentrated on the related services. CATIA Systems provides unique opportunities in the field of collecting, management and control of requirements to products, guaranteeing exact accomplishment of initial requirements at all stages of development, against functional configuration and the logical network before physical design and tests.

• Shape

CATIA Shape offers industrial designers, developers of surfaces of a class A and engineers a full range of solutions for creation of surfaces, reengineering and visualization. They allow to create, change and approve all types of irregular innovation shapes and help to optimize interaction and cooperation between departments of design, surfaces of a class A and engineering. CATIA Shape satisfies all needs for the development area and changes of surfaces, from splitting surfaces, development of style, creation of surfaces of class A before design of functional surfaces.

• Mechanical

CATIA Mechanical provides flexible highly - the collaborative design-time environment which is completely supporting parallel engineering and effective management of changes on the basis of relational design. It does possible effective determination and engineering of all types of three-dimensional parts and assemblies, from protozoa to the most difficult. V6 CATIA opens access to 3D - to design to a wide range of users from what not design departments, providing everyone with opportunities for modeling necessary for it, including in the field of direct 3D - modeling, management of geometrical surfaces, design on the basis of functional characteristics and functional modeling without the history of creation of model (history-free modeling).

• Equipment

CATIA Equipment provides an integrated environment of joint design electronic, electro-and hydraulic systems within a virtual product. All project is performed on the basis of logical determination of a system that guarantees observance of specifications, full control and configuration management. Integration of rules of knowledge management allows to avtomatitizirovat observance of standards at all design stages, up to development of the manufacturing documentation. Such integrated environment helps to increase quality of design, it is essential to reduce costs of time for changes and to minimize quantity of errors.

Links

The system website in Russia