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CATIA

A Solutions Portfolio to support


your product development
processes

Product Lifecycle Management Solutions


Integration of industrial processes
centred on product definition

Process management Collaboration Data management Communication Knowledge management

Management / Communication / Collaboration

Drawings Technical Rendering


publishing

Methods and
Fabrication
Tolerancing
2D->3D Feasability

Concept
Mold tooling NC
Virtual Product Model
Detailed
design
Simulation/
Validation
Analysis Kinematics Fitting simulattion Ergonomy
A powerful, multipurpose, easy to use
tool supporting all disciplines

Mechanical
Plastic parts Piping
parts

Shape Design Electrical


Cast parts
and Styling wiring

Stamped Reverse Printed circuit


parts Engineering board

Sheetmetal Steel
Plant layout
parts Structures
Minimize Education : a user interface
designed to be easy to learn and use
Validated in an ergonomy laboratory
? Intuitive approach
? Optimised number of user iterations
? Simplified (P1) and expert (P3)
interfaces
? Optimised use of the screens
graphical space
? Contextual help
? Available in 5 langages
An online assistant to build on your
education
? Demonstrations
? Exercices and tutorials
? Contextual support
? Quiz
? Updated with each release
Scalable solutions to fit your needs
and budget

P3
P2
P1
? Discipline specific packages
? Complementary add-on products to further disciplines
? Customised configurations
? Always scalable (data model, user interface, platform)
? Multiple functional capability levels with P1, P2 and P3 platforms.
Make technology work to your
advantage
? Time = Architecture to promote change
? Flexibility = For goemetry, project, people
? Comfort = Produce the roadmap of your project
? Suitable = Evolutionary or revolutionary
? Innovation = Knowledge Shape Design & Styling Analysis

Mechanical Design

? Single data representation


? Process oriented Equipment & Systems Plant Engineering
? Knowledge enabled
? Scalable
? Ease of use
? User controlled change
propagation
Manufacturing Product Synthesis
Managing costs and time
? From the geometrical models and parts split by disciplines
to a single technological model gathering all product
informations (disciplines specific rules, constraints,
validations, …)

? Configurations of parts and components

? Automation or assistance to drive modifications and


repeated tasks

? Automatic iterations to reach a defined objective

Knowledgeware
Managing quality
? Standardisation of design modes with the help of generic models

? Re-use of best practices

? The user is guided or assisted in his decisions

? Integration of checks and immediate validation

? Tools to automate the compliance with standards


Reacting to changing market needs

? Integration of specifications and constraints early in the design


process

? Easy creation of product families

? Fast iterations on design variants

? Dynamic estimates (costs, weight, …)

? Decision support
Capitalizing and sharing know-how

? Discipline specific geometrical and technological know-hows are


embedded in the applications

? Functions and components libraries

? Integration of company technological rules and parameters

? Capitalisation with components and tasks

? Dynamic access, accessible and shareable to all

? Fast and easy reuse of know-how in new contexts


Integrating design and analysis

A complete validation chain

? Bridging design and analysis activities


? Integrated and associative analysis
? A functional coverage adapted to
disciplines
? Modal and static part dimensioning
? Surface and Volume meshing
? Performing analysis on part assemblies
Assisted tooling design

A high value dedicated application

? Automated design of fixtures

? Standard components libraries (columns, ejectors, screws…)

? Integration of discipline specific constraints (rules)

? Complete associativity between tooling and part

? A solution integrated to the design process


Fabrication

Integrated to the modeler

? 2.5 axis milling et associative drilling cycles (Prismatic machining)


? 3 axis et 5 axis milling
? Tight interaction between definition, generation and verification of
tool paths
? Wysiwig material removal simulation
? Product Process Ressources model
? Tool libraries
? Complete coverage of the methods processes
Data management with CATIA
TeamPDM and SmarTeam

The Product Data Management Solution for your company

? Centralisation / Security / Management of data


? Manages all kinds of data : CAD, CAM, ...
? Integrated viewer
? Multi-criteria search capabilities
? Lifecycle management
? Integrated to both CAD and office tools
? Bill of materials
? Windows metaphore for customisation,
administration and use
? Possible links with ERP (SmartGateway)
? Web and remote access
(SmartWeb/mySmarTeam)
? BOM Collaboration (SmartBOM)
Addressing entire product lifecycle
with SmarTeam (1)
Collaboration Solution to leverage product information
accross the enterprise: bidding and quotation process

Marketing
Engineering Procurement Manufacturing
and Sales

PDM Vault
Files
Addressing entire product lifecycle
with SmarTeam (2)
Request for Engineering Change and Re-Engineering Process
based on Maintenance Department input

Design & Engineering Maintenance

Re-Engineering Engineering Change Order Engineering Change Request

PDM Vault
Files
Process management with SmartFlow

Streamline your processes by linking people, informations and


applications

? Fast implementation and creation of your processes with Windows


based tools

? Fully integrated with CAD and PDM

? Secure yet flexible management of design and manufacture


processes, including change and validation flow management

? Suppliers can be integrated into the processes

? Error reduction
? Time savings
? Quality improvement
CATIA V5 : an open and customisable
solution

? Import and Export to common standards


(DXF, DWG, IGES, STEP, …)

? Automation with Visual Basic Macros

? Knowledgeware

? Catalogues and libraries

? CAA V5 (C++, Java)

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