CATIA

software CAD/CAM/CAE
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Template:Infobox Software CATIA (acronimo di Computer Aided Three dimensional Interactive Application) è un CAD/CAE/CAM multipiattarofma. Il software è sviluppato dalla azienda francese Dassault Systemes e venduto tramite l'IBM. Il programma, scritto nel linguaggio C++, è la pietra angolare della suite di Dassault Systemes per la gestione del ciclo di vita del prodotto.

Il software, creato nella fine degli anni 70 e i primi anni 80 per sviluppare l'aereo da combattimento Mirage, fu adottato nelle industrie aerospaziali, autoveicolistiche, navali e in molte altre.

Prodotti concorrenti a CATIA sono SIEMENS-NX, Pro/ENGINEER, SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor and SolidEdge.

to develop its 777 airliner, and is currently using CATIA V5 for the 787 series aircraft. They have employed the full range of Dassault Systemes' 3D PLM products, comprised of CATIA, DELMIA, and ENOVIA LCA, supplemented by Boeing developed applications.[1] 

European aerospace giant Airbus has been using CATIA since 2001.[2]

Canadian aircraft maker Bombardier Aerospace has done all of its designing on CATIA.[3]

Automotive

Automotive companies that use CATIA to varying degrees are BMW, Porsche, Daimler Chrysler[1], Audi,[4] Volkswagen, Volvo, Fiat, Gestamp Automocion, Benteler AG, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Renault, Toyota, Honda, Ford, Scania, Hyundai, Škoda Auto, Proton, Tata motors and Mahindra. Goodyear uses it in making tires for automotive and aerospace and also uses a customized CATIA for its design and development. All automotive companies use CATIA for car structures — door beams, IP supports, bumper beams, roof rails, side rails, body components — because CATIA is very good in surface creation and Computer representation of surfaces.

Shipbuilding

Dassault Systems has begun serving shipbuilders with CATIA V5 release 8, which includes special features useful to shipbuilders. GD Electric Boat used CATIA to design the latest fast attack submarine class for the United States Navy, the Virginia class.[5]. Northrop Grumman Newport News also used CATIA to design the Gerald R. Ford class of supercarriers for the US Navy.[6]

Other

Architect Frank Gehry has used the software, through the C-Cubed Virtual Architecture company, now Virtual Build Team, to design his award-winning curvilinear buildings.[7] His technology arm, Gehry Technologies, has been developing software based on CATIA V5 named Digital Project.[8] Digital Project has been used to design buildings and has successfully completed a handful of projects.

Future implementations

Dassault Systemes has announced plans to release CATIA Version 6 (V6) in mid-2008. [9] The new interface allows designers to manipulate the 3D solid model directly rather than the feature based design approach employed in CATIA V5.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Computing & Design/Build Processes Help Develop the 777." Boeing Commercial Airplanes.
  2. ^ "PLM: Boeing's Dream, Airbus' Nightmare." Baseline.
  3. ^ Isabelle Latulippe, Bombardier Aerospace Virtual Product Definition: Achievements and Future Directions, in COE NewsNet, August 2001. URL consultato il 7 marzo 2007.
  4. ^ Product Lifecycle Management Solutions from IBM and Dassault Systemes Boost Efficiency at Leading Premium Vehicle Manufacturer, su coe.org, COE Newsnet.
  5. ^ James Conklin, Realizing Life Cycle Cost Savings Through Standardization (PPT), in Defense Standardization Program, Department Of Defense.
  6. ^ CVN 21 Facts, su nn.northropgrumman.com, Northrop Grumman.
  7. ^ Martin Day, Gehry, Dassault and IBM Too, in AEC Magazine, September/October 2003. URL consultato il 7 marzo 2007.
  8. ^ Digital Project, in Gehry Technologies. URL consultato il 7 marzo 2007.
  9. ^ MCAD Online - Dassault launches Catia V6 platform
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