CATIA

10 reasons 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA gives engineers an advantage

1. Model anything

CATIA is the Best Geometrical Core Modeler.

CATIA is known for its high geometric accuracy. It is so robust; engineers can quickly iterate without the model failing.

Surfacing provides a competitive advantage from energy-efficient aerodynamic surfaces to cool-looking designs. Surfaces have no thickness, so they are easier to manipulate than solid geometry. You can create beautiful organic shapes and Class A surfaces. Only CATIA combines highly accurate 3D solid modeling with Class A surfacing capabilities.

2. Learn it easily

The 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA user interface is highly intuitive.Contextual menus offer logical options based on selected surfaces, planes, curves, edges, or features. After selecting an edge, you only see relevant commands like “Fillet” and “Chamfer.” The streamlined UI and popup menus improve efficiency with less mouse travel. Engineers can add frequently used commands to an action pad for easy access. Every application consistently reflects the same logic and workflows to simplify adopting specialized applications.

3. Reuse Geometry

Most engineers deal with multi-CAD data from suppliers, customers, co-workers, or legacy data. CATIA makes working with it easy. Further, surface healing capabilities repair imported geometry.

CATIA supports reverse engineering. You can quickly construct a 3D surface from a scanned point cloud to:

Leverage concept work from a clay model or prototype,
Validate manufactured parts by analyzing and comparing them to as-designed models,
Digitalize an entire factory to simulate operations and safety.

4. Work on large assemblies with ease

3DEXPERIENCE CATIA’s architecture solves this with modern technologies. Engineers design in the context of the assembly so, they automatically see changes that impact them. Interferences are easily detected, and clash analyses ensure no assembly conflicts.

Also, the architecture allows CATIA to retrieve the largest assemblies faster than other CAD tools. You can even view large assemblies on a laptop or tablet.

5. Optimize and test with simulation

While simulation is powerful, preparing models takes time. With 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA, design and simulation share the model, so hours aren’t wasted importing, exporting, or preparing models.

Sometimes design engineers need assistance. Incidentally, 83% of Top Performing companies believe easier collaboration between engineers and analysts would provide even more value, which 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA offers.

6. Assess motion

CATIA reduces analysis preparation steps. It knows the assembly constraints, weight, center of gravity, and material, so engineers don’t waste time redefining anything. Engineers can also evaluate the impact of springs stiffness and damping, friction, motor torque and more to support better design decisions.

The motion simulation also allows engineers to identify clashes and verify that components can be assembled. In addition to a single mechanism, CATIA can simultaneously assess multiple mechanisms of different sub-assemblies.

7. Design for manufacturability

Whether parts are plastic, composite, or other material, CATIA can handle it. It supports various manufacturing processes, including injection molding, casting, stamping, sheetmetal bending, welding, and 3D printing. Further, cost estimates helps determine the best production method.

CATIA’s specialized apps provide manufacturability guidance to improve part quality. For example, engineers can analyze plastic parts for consistent wall thickness to identify potential problems with sink marks, weld lines, air traps, and more.

8. Adopt model-based definition

Printed 2D drawings aren’t linked to the model, so they won’t reflect late changes. Outdated manufacturing information leads to money-wasting rework and scrap. 3D is also more intuitive.

Generative Tolerancing is tedious and time-consuming. Plus, many engineers don’t realize the added cost when tolerances are too tight. CATIA solves this with automated generative tolerancing. It also applies rules and standards to optimize tolerances, saving significant costs.

9. Manage product data and adapt to differing needs

3DEXPERIENCE CATIA integrates PLM, so engineers never leave the design environment.

With 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA, everyone sees model updates in real-time. Plus, since it isn’t file-based, no one wastes time checking files in and out.

It also manages component families to configure designs. When a component changes, the “where used” function identifies which subassembly or assembly used it.

10. Collaborate by connecting people, processes, and data

With 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA, engineers, including mechanical, electrical, and electronics, work together in parallel. Even marketing, documentation, service, and other groups access up-to-date product details from a browser.

3DEXPERIENCE CATIA is also available on the cloud, reducing IT costs related to hardware, platform installation and maintenance. This also enables everyone to connect from everywhere any time through a simple internet connection.

Rather than emailing data, suppliers, partners, and customers collaborate on the platform. You control their access, and when the project is complete, you turn it off, keeping intellectual property secure.

10 Reasons 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA gives an advantage

CATIA Explore the Disciplines

Discover how 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA can help you in the various business processes and disciplines within your organization.

Construction

The design and engineering processes for complex buildings and infrastructures project development requires close collaboration among multiple stakeholders and across all project phases. Additionally, increasingly complex construction projects require that all teams rely on CATIA and 3DEXPERIENCE virtual twin technology as a ‘common language’ to facilitate collaboration and reduce rework between phases.

CATIA allows architects, engineers, owners and governments to build and collaborate beyond the limits of traditional project delivery methods, by delivering a range of 3D modeling and experience solutions that span throughout the whole design, engineering and delivery process. This allows for complete digital continuity for diverse project teams on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

Control the Project

Design and engineer complex buildings and infrastructure projects based on 3DEXPERIENCE virtual twin technology.

Virtualize the Project

Create high level of detail models fully compliant with industry standards (IFC).

Design and Build the Project

Design for Manufacturing & Assembly, by developing models that conform to prefabrication or industrialized construction methods such as modular or off-site fabrication.

Contextualize the Project

Geolocate the model and manage the construction project in the context of the city or territory while associating territory or city planners.

Work Smartly

Generate associative 2D documents from the 3D model and extract complete Bill of Materials from the construction model.

Collaborate on the Project

Collaborate with all range of external partners and consultants by importing various file types to integrate into the master model.

Capitalize on the Project

Capitalize on accumulated knowledge by reusing templates and best practices across all projects, a CATIA specific technology.

Design & Styling

Imagine, Create, Experience Sustainable & Delightful Design Experiences

From product to transportation industries, the style & design of the product plays a major role in its success on the market. Develop shape & material creativity, reach a high level of surface sophistication & quality, and get the right decision tools with physical & virtual prototypes: these are the key elements of CATIA Design & Styling to boost design innovation.

CATIA Design & Styling provides all the solutions for design creativity, surface excellence and product experience, meaning that you can combine 3D sketching, subdivision surface, Class-A modeling to 3D printing, reverse engineering, realistic visualization and virtual and augmented product experience, to create and develop renderings in an integrated process, with a seamless workflow.

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Boost Creativity & Experience Design Thinking

Create and explore innovative conceptual ideas with an integrated creative workflow, all in the context of the Human to enrich the Design experience.

Create Faster the Most Sophisticated Surfaces

Create the best surface Quality, Optimization and Performance to reach the high standards of Automotive Class-A Surfaces, Aero lofting or Naval Architect Hull form.

Make the Right Decision Quicker with the Virtual Twin

Take advantage of a high-end visualization with Immersive Virtual & Augmented Reality Experience, for an Accurate Decision Making during the product development process.

Boost Design Innovation

Imagine, Create & Experience the products of tomorrow with no limits, and take advantage of intuitive CATIA solutions, from creative design to surface modeling to product experience, to explore more ideas at every phase of the design process thanks to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

Electrical & Fluid Engineering

A Comprehensive Set of Engineering Roles Integrated in a Seamless Design Process

With the ever-increasing demand for more complex and sustainable systems, Electrical and Fluid Engineering faces critical challenges for energy efficiency, system integration, and optimized behavior. Quality of electrical and fluid design becomes paramount to ensure proper feature delivery and avoid costly modification late in the manufacturing process.

Full integration is crucial for seamless processes and compatibility between technologies. Overcoming these challenges requires collaboration, staying updated with advancements, and adopting a multidisciplinary approach for efficient solutions in these fields.

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Leverage Collaboration

Bring teams together with a single platform to exchange relevant data between all stakeholders.

Empower End to End Processes

Enable systems engineering from early conceptual steps all the way to realization of final products.

Deliver First Class Solutions

Provide dedicated assistance and automation tools to empower the ideas of system engineers.

Engineering

Enabling Rapid Development of High-Quality Mechanical Products

With significant global competition, it is hard for companies to bring new products to market that will stand out.

The world has gotten smaller, and with technology advancements, many small companies now have access to resources that used to be only available to the largest companies, but they need to make sure they are using the right technology to get that competitive edge. Meanwhile, large companies need to stay ahead to protect their market share. The key to bringing competitive products to market lies in engineering.

Engineering is key. Engineers need to focus on numerous reasons why customers buy their products. Innovation is critical to success as it is the biggest differentiator between Top Performers and others. Explore how the combination of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform powerful capabilities will empower mechanical engineers to develop more competitive, more profitable products.

CATIA Engineering provides the platform, which enables engineers to create any type of 3D assembly, for a wide range of engineering processes.

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Model Anything

CATIA is known for its high geometric accuracy. It is so robust; engineers can quickly iterate without the model failing.

Reuse Geometry

CATIA makes working with MultiCAD data easy and supports reverse engineering.

Work on Large Assemblies

3DEXPERIENCE CATIA ensures efficient assembly design and fast retrieval of large assemblies.

Manage Product Data

3DEXPERIENCE CATIA integrates PLM, so engineers never leave the design environment.

Learn It Easily

Contextual menus, streamlined commands, action pad, and consistent logic enhance user efficiency.

Systems Engineering

End-to-End Model-Based Solutions for Mechatronics & Software-Driven Experiences.

Virtual Twin Experience from Mission to Certification.

Industries are increasingly adopting Systems Engineering to face unprecedented product complexity with highly regulated and competitive environments. From automated driving to smart building to medical devices, Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) is becoming the best practice to deliver mission-critical systems composed of mechatronics and software. MBSE enables to analyze users and stakeholders needs, design, simulate and optimize the best solution, from its mission to certification and retirement.

Dassault Systèmes solutions integrates requirements, systems architecture, cross-disciplinary modeling & simulation – including embedded software, validation & verification into one unified, collaborative and open environment. End-to-End traceability and change management support agile informed-decisions and ease the compliance to quality and certification standards.

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Speed-up Time to Market Agility

Analyze stakeholders needs and study best solutions trade-off thanks “what-if” analysis and simulation.

Anticipate Risks Better and Quicker

Take informed decision to identify change impact across disciplines and define best make / buy / reuse strategies.

Improve Quality and Reduce Costs

Detect integration errors and decrease physical testing cost thanks to Virtual Prototyping and Simulation.

Comply to Market Requirements & Regulations

Manage end-to-end traceability and changes from requirement to hardware/software deliveries.

Leverage Standards & Openness

Accelerate MBSE adoption thanks to standards support (UAF, SysML, Modelica, FMI, Autosar, and more).

A Comprehensive Set of End-to-end MBSE solutions

Systems Engineering solutions are built on industry-proven solutions (CATIA Magic, Dymola, ControlBuild, Stimulus, CATIA SCANeR) and integrated into the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, enabling an unified & collaborative environment from Requirements to Systems Design to Virtual Validation & Test. Thanks industry standards support and tools openness, the solutions are modular, from point solution quick adoption to a full enterprise-level implementation.

Our software solutions are currently empowering professionals across a diverse range of industries, including Aerospace & Defense, Transportation & Mobility, Industrial Equipment, High-Tech, Infrastructure & Cities and Life Sciences industries. These solutions provide comprehensive support for Systems Engineering and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) practices to facilitate:

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Systems & Disciplines Modeling and Simulation: Support all stages of system engineering development- from initial concept through design, analysis, verification, and validation, to the end of the product lifecycle.

Integrate multiple-discipline within the context of the system to streamline interface management, predict system behavior, and accelerate the convergence of hardware and software design.

Virtually experience a virtual replica of the system, anytime in the process, enhancing solution optimization and decision-marking.

Systems Federation & Openness: enable the integration and federation of systems engineering data across different authoring tools. This ensures end-to-end traceability for easier compliance assessment and efficient impact analysis when engineering changes occur.

Embrace industry standards to support tools interoperability for semantic integrity and exchanges in extended enterprise context.

Systems Governance: In a regulatory context, the capability to maintain in configuration, a centralized, authoritative single source of truth for compliance assessment. It provides full control over systems engineering activities throughout the project, ensuring effective governance and management.

CATIA Composer

Add a New Dimension to your Product Communications

CATIA Composer allows you to repurpose existing 3D design data to more rapidly create and update high quality product deliverables including documentation, technical illustrations, animations, and interactive 3D experiences.

By leveraging the power of 3D, you can provide your customers, partners, and stakeholders with more clear, easily understandable product communications that significantly improve their ability to understand and retain complex information.

CATIA Composer also helps product deliverables to be created earlier in the design process, improving time to market and minimizing costs associated with rework when designs change.

CATIA Composer provides an unmatched toolset for developing and deploying 2D and 3D images and animations for a wide variety of communication needs including product documentation, technical illustrations, animated assembly instructions, interactive service and training applications, and sales and marketing collateral.

Without CATIA Composer, all changes to product data require time-consuming manual revisions and rework to technical documentation. With CATIA Composer, you can seamlessly incorporate design changes directly into the product communication to create up-to-date, accurate printed and interactive materials.

CATIA Composer can be quickly and easily integrated into your entire product communication process. This not only reduces costs, but also improves the quality and consistency of all documentation that you create throughout the lifecycle of your products.

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CATIA Composer also helps product deliverables to be created earlier in the design process, improving time to market and minimizing costs associated with rework when designs change.

Benefits of 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA

By investing in the right design tool, your company will realize productivity gains that will boost profitability.

With 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA’s superior modeling and assembly management capabilities, engineers can expect to see a 20% to 50% gain in productivity.

Then, if you complement it with the unified modeling and simulation environment and powerful design for manufacturability capabilities, and tie it all together with integrated data management on a collaboration platform, you can expect an additional 30% productivity improvement, depending on your usage and industry.

Together, 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA offers the ultimate toolset for mechanical engineers.

Together, 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA offers the ultimate toolset for mechanical engineers.

Experience the Power of CATIA on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform

Why CATIA?

10 reasons 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA gives engineers an advantage

1. Model anything

2. Learn it easily

3. Reuse Geometry

4. Work on large assemblies with ease

5. Optimize and test with simulation

6. Assess motion

7. Design for manufacturability

8. Adopt model-based definition

9. Manage product data and adapt to differing needs

10. Collaborate by connecting people, processes, and data

10 Reasons 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA gives an advantage

CATIA Explore the Disciplines

Construction

Control the Project

Virtualize the Project

Design and Build the Project

Contextualize the Project

Work Smartly

Collaborate on the Project

Capitalize on the Project

Design & Styling

Boost Creativity & Experience Design Thinking

Create Faster the Most Sophisticated Surfaces

Make the Right Decision Quicker with the Virtual Twin

Boost Design Innovation

Electrical & Fluid Engineering

Leverage Collaboration

Empower End to End Processes

Deliver First Class Solutions

Engineering

Model Anything

Reuse Geometry

Work on Large Assemblies

Manage Product Data

Learn It Easily

Systems Engineering

Speed-up Time to Market Agility

Anticipate Risks Better and Quicker

Improve Quality and Reduce Costs

Comply to Market Requirements & Regulations

Leverage Standards & Openness

A Comprehensive Set of End-to-end MBSE solutions

CATIA Composer

Add a New Dimension to your Product Communications

Benefits of 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA

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