CATIA

CATIA

Concept created with CATIA
Developer(s)	Dassault Systèmes
Initial release	1982; 42 years ago (1982)[1]
Stable release	P3 V5 6R-2020 / 2020; 4 years ago (2020)
Operating system	Windows, Unix (server)
Type	CAD, CAM, CAE, PLM, 3D
License	Proprietary software
Website	www.3ds.com/products-services/catia/

CATIA (/kəˈtiːə/, an acronym of computer-aided three-dimensional interactive application) is a multi-platform software suite for computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), computer-aided engineering (CAE), 3D modeling and product lifecycle management (PLM), developed by the French company Dassault Systèmes.

Since it supports multiple stages of product development from conceptualization, design and engineering to manufacturing, it is considered a CAx-software and is sometimes referred to as a 3D product lifecycle management software suite. Like most of its competition it facilitates collaborative engineering through an integrated cloud service and have support to be used across disciplines including surfacing & shape design, electrical, fluid and electronic systems design, mechanical engineering and systems engineering.

Besides being used in a wide range of industries from aerospace and defence to packaging design, CATIA has been used by architect Frank Gehry to design some of his signature curvilinear buildings^[2] and his company Gehry Technologies was developing their Digital Project software based on CATIA.^[3]

The software has been merged with the company's other software suite 3D XML Player to form the combined Solidworks Composer Player.