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V5-6R2016
• Reach functional • Delivers unique V5- • Enrichment of V5 with • New surfacing product : CATIA • Numerous Sketcher
completeness for V6 collaboration V6 Technology Mechanical Shape Refinement Enhancement
CATIA ICEM Design • Allows V5 users to • New Composites • New Data Exchange product: • Added Tolerant modeling in Part
products experience V6 core Product : CATIA Fiber ICEM Surf to CATIA Interface and generative shape Design
• Ensure easy transition modeling technology. Modeler • Enriches Industry Experience • Functional Tolerancing: Semantic
to CATIA Version6 • Enriches Industry • New FT&A browser through enhancements support of ISO 1101:2012
• Best in class Experience through Product • Allows V5 users to experience • Imagine & Shape functional and
machining strategies enhancements • STEP AP242 Support V6 core modeling technology. user interface improvements
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CATIA V5-6R2016
What’s new
Sketcher
Offset constraint
Overridden local
 Offset constraint allows to fully constrain a
value
profile at a specific offset from another

profile.
 Localvalues are supported between
elements of the profile
 Onlycanonical elements : line, circles are
supported
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Domain orientation management
 Control stability of sketch geometrical result orientation
 In Sketch Analysis command,

review the different profiles orientation
of the sketch by comparing them to
previous result.
 Enhance control on Sketcher result
 Avoids update errors in next 3D features
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User interface improvements
Corner/chamfer on multiple corners at once Auto search tangent profile
with preview
Propagates selection on tangent
geometries adjacent to current
selection.
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Part Design
FR1
PD1/PDG
Patterns
 Stacked creation of holes and sketch-based features PD1
 Create hole inside pattern command

 Create sketch-based features inside pattern command
 User Pattern PD1

 Creation
of axis system through « Points repetition »
command available in context menu in user pattern
 Selection of « Repetition » set for improved associativity to
position
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PDG
Remove Face
 Improved diagnosis and update errors analysis

 More detailed and accurate error messages
 Highlight of faces preventing completion of operation
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PDG
Sew Surface
 Added tolerant modeling capability
 New deviation field

 Automatic: max deviation is 0.1mm
 None: no deviation allowed
 Explicit: user defined
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PD1
Split – Extrapol splitting surface in curvature
 Avoids to explicitly create an extrapol feature
 Previous error message
 Two extrapolation modes are now available

 Tangency extrapolation (available in V5-6R2015)
 Curvature extrapolation (new in V5-6R2016)
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PDG
Edge Fillet and Tri tangent fillet enhancements
 Tri tangent fillet now supports multiple limiting
elements
 Multiple user interface enhancements

 Same contextual menu capabilities for Edge Fillet and
Tri tangent Fillet for limiting elements
 Improved stability for tri tangent fillet limiting elements

 Infinite face support (was not supported before)
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FR1
De featuring feature robustness enhancements
 Part Feature Recognition app
 Robustness improvement on specific

geometrical configurations
 Support of cascading keep edges fillets
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Generative Shape Design
Apps Generative Wireframe & Surface

Generative Shape Design
Generative Shape Develop
Generative Shape Morphing
Automotive BIW Design
GS1
Axis Systems
 Repetitions
 Create Axis Systems on a curve

 Orient them
 with a support surface
 with reference axis system
 Allows to define more easily positions

and orientations of pattern instances
 Referring to existing axis

 Allows to have Axis referring another axis system
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GS1
Extrapol
 With more control on deviation
 Only in curvature extrapolation mode

 Deviation can be
 Automatic
 Set by user
 On multiple sides
 For wires : extrapol both sides of wire
 For surfaces : choose multiple border edges to
extrapol
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GSD
Automatic Midsurface
 Improve robustness, and use-cases completion
 New configurations supported:

 Advanced L-junctions reconnection
 Advanced isolated T-Junctions reconnection
 Connected T-Junctions management
 Support of quasi-offset faces
 Automatic threshold detection

 Computes automatically the thickness of thin parts
 Can be deactivated if user wants to enter a specific value
 Activated by default
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GSD
Tolerant Modeling and deviation control
 Extrapol feature
 See previous slide

 Fill feature
 Automatic, None, and Explicit deviation can be chosen by user
 Default is automatic
 Mating Flange deviation tolerance ABT
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GS1
Fillet range context for advanced operators
 Advanced operators have to define a range of lengths for characteristic
geometrical features of the input

 Fillet radius
 These values can be modified by end-users in order to guarantee the best

behavior for the following features
 Shape Morphing (when working with rigid zones) GSO
 Extract, when using protrusion or depression propagation
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GSD
Remove Face evolutions
 Same improvement as in Part Design app
 Improved diagnosis and update errors analysis

 More detailed and accurate error messages
 Highlight of faces preventing completion of operation
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ABT
2DViewSection management of corners
 New algorithm used to sort the vertices of intersection profiles to compute
corners
 Handles situation with vertices of the same convexity/concavity
 Sort the vertices by creating corners on bigger radius first.
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Part workshop
Scan panel modification
 New scan panel layout

 No more « stop » button (red cross is used to exit scan)
« Play update » button is in the same row than other buttons (it was previously in a fly-
out under « last » button.
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Imagine & Shape

Imagine & Shape | V5-6R2016 Content
New functionalities
 Detail Modeling
 Use images as input for modeling
 Insert details on a Sub Division surface using image
paradigms
 Access to simple base-mesh for later shape modifications
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New functionalities
 Advanced Primitives
 Create primitives defining
 Dimensions
 Number of sections
 Attraction
 Aperture angle
 Cap ON/OFF
 Conical angle
 …
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New functionalities
 Obj Import Export

 Import enhancements
 New Export command
 Export Subdivision features
 Export colors and materials
 Concatenate all Sub Division in one obj file
 Select a whole Geometrical Set, or Sub Division per Sub Division, use a
selection trap
 Generation of an xml file to report the export summary
 …
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New functionalities
 Internal mirror constraint

 Set several symmetry constraints in a base-mesh
 Keep the constraint even with an asymmetrical base-mesh
 Cumulate several symmetries on the same selection
 Deactivate and reactivate the constraint while needed
 New selection propagation

 Triggered with SHIFT modifier
 Shortest path on vertices and faces
 Major productivity enhancement
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New functionalities
 Alignment on an interactive sketched curve

 Use a stroke to define the target shape
 No need to create alternative geometry
 Cut by edges
 Select a set of edges to cut the shape into pieces
 Keep one side or the other, or all of them
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New functionalities
 Pinned help text

 Default help text no more intrusive
 Immersive and movable in the scene
 Symmetry feature enhancement
 Better processing of triangles at the symmetry plane location
 Two new options for two kinds of results
 Full loop at the symmetry scar to set attraction
 Better shape respect for
 Fast robot definition

 Avoid useless mouse miles
 Click on the robot center to define its location
 Drag & drop the robot from its center to snap it on a base-mesh element
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Free Style
Styling for Transportation & Mobility
FreeStyle Shape Design
Break Surface – Support of Cutting Plane Analysis

New capability to allow support of Cutting Planes analysis sections as
input to break surface.
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FreeStyle Shape Design
Porcupine Analysis
 Display Min/Max curvature values
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ICEM Class-A Shape Design

Break Surface – Support of Cutting Plane Analysis (same as Free Style)

New capability to allow support of Cutting Planes analysis sections as
input to break surface.
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Patch from Curves

New capability to allow user to influence the internal shape edge bias
E1 <----> E3 = 0.5
E1 <----> E3 = 0.25
E1 <----> E3 = 0.75
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Surface Conversion
New capability to impose continuity conditions along the edges of the
converted surfaces.
Support
Selected inputs to be converted
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Sweep
New option ‘Scale 3D’ in supporting scaling of profiles only in the X
direction (i.e. along the trace line joining both guide curves).
Profile to be swept
3D Profile Scaled Profile Scaled only in X

direction
Scale 3D On: Scale 3D Off:
The scaling of Profiles in the CATIA Icem Sweep feature is global. The scaling of Profiles in the CATIA Icem Sweep feature is only in the X
direction.
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Shape Mapping
New option ‘Crop’ to optionally suppress cropping surfaces/Faces
Shape Mapped Result
Uncropped untrimmed surfaces
Cropped untrimmed surfaces
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Import ICEMDB
New Tools/Options capability to optionally allow
deformation of inputs to retain CATIA C2 Continuities
during import
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3D Master & Drafting Solutions

Interactive Drafting
Movable Datum Target
New capability
 ASME Y14.5-2009 and ISO 5459:2011 standards define a dedicated

symbol on Datum Target annotations to specify translation requirements
for their simulators:
 A dedicated manipulator is provided to drive this symbol.
 It can also be predefined in Datum Target's style.
 ASME and ISO also allow using square symbol to define square size datum target.
Click to add Click to remove
Movable datum Movable datum
target symbol target symbol
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Multiple fixed size frames
New capability
 Several fixed size frames can be defined in drafting standards:

 Sizes are displayed according to “Paper Unit” Drafting option.
 Can be used in styles definition for text and balloon annotations.
 Proposed in text properties toolbar at creation time and
when editing the text or balloon properties.
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Welding symbol standard switch enhancement
Productivity
 The difference of meaning between

ISO standards and ASME-ANSI or
JIS standards for welding
specifications is taken into account
when switching the standard.
AWS (ASME-ANSI)
or JIS standards
Switch
ISO standards
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2D Layout for 3D Design

3D Grid* Display (*Work On Support or a Work On Support 3D)
New capability
 Displayed independently for each 2DL view, at view creation,

with display attributes:
 What 3D Grid is to be displayed, independently from its 3D
visualization.
 Extent: manually or automatically resized.
 Clipping: along 3D background, using Clipping Frame or Clip View
functions.
 Generated in drawings.
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Filter of OGS features
New capability
 Features of OGS (Ordered Geometrical Set) can be

filtered.
 The filtered feature is always the leaf main input feature:
 The 3D visualization remains filtered when modification
features (i.e. that do not generate additional 3D visualization
objects) are added to  or removed from  a filtered feature
(the list in the “Edit Filter panel is automatically updated). 

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View from Reference Creation enhancement
Productivity
 Created view is oriented in the sheet, to look like it has been unfolded
from 3D in the active view plane.
 Created view is aligned with the current view in the sheet, based on
their relative position in 3D. Vertical Alignment
 A Geometrical Set/Body or a geometry it contains can be selected to
create a view linked to its reference plane.
 When the reference is a geometry, its containing Geometrical Set/Body
can be automatically added to a dedicated display filter.
 A callout can be created even if the view is not perpendicular to the
active view.
 All behaviors controlled through options. Horizontal Alignment
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View 3D Background computation enhancements
Usability
 View 3D background computation takes into account filters, sectioning,

2D visualization mode and clippings. It makes now possible:
 Callout size computation during:
 “View From Reference” command.
 “Create Callout in Reference View” command.
Resulting view without clipping frame
 Reframe on view background during Clipping Frame command.
 Section Boundaries size computation:
 During “View From Profile” command.
 When adding Boundaries through Properties.
 During “Resize boundaries on View background” command.
Resulting view with clipping frame
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View frame taking into account the 3D background
Usability
 Overall dimensions view background taken into account for « View Frame » dimension of this view.
 Reframing operation launched on:
 View active change.
 UI active Object change.
 2D Layout window activate.
 Clipped views and filtered views support.
 Computation controlled through option:
 Automatically.
 On demand (during update).
Clipped View
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Specification tree browsing history
Usability
 Tracking of View display history can be activated using a dedicated option.

 When the option is activated the views that are displayed using the “Display
View” command get a dedicated frame color in the Specification Tree.
 The display history can be cleared using the “Delete History Of Displayed
Views” contextual menu command on the layout.
 The display history is also cleared when the model is closed.
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Movable Datum Target (same as Interactive Drafting)
New capability

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Multiple fixed size frames (same as
Interactive Drafting)
New capability

 Can be used in styles definition for text and balloon annotations.
 Proposed in text properties toolbar at creation time and
when editing the text or balloon properties.
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Welding symbol standard switch enhancement (same
as Interactive Drafting)
Productivity

AWS (ASME-ANSI)
or JIS standards
Switch
ISO standards
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Annotation
3D Functional Tolerancing &
Semantic support of ISO 1101:2012
New capability
 Semantic support (advisor, validity

check and automatic syntax):
 Separate features / Collection of features.
 Unequally disposed tolerance zone.
 Non-Uniform tolerance zone.
 Median feature.
 Collection plane.
 Direction feature.
 Intersection planes.
 Orientation plane.
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Semantic support of Movable Datum Target
New capability
 New Movable Datum Target option:

 Not activated by default.
 When activated, the direction of motion has to be
defined by selecting a straight line or a cylindrical face (axis direction).
 The direction of motion is controlled by a dedicated validity rule.
 Movable Datum Target cross highlight:
 When a movable datum target is selected, the geometric feature that defines the direction of
motion is highlighted (in addition to the geometric feature that defines the Datum Target).
 Datum target square size symbol when:
 Applied to square face.
 Applied to point using the “Rectangular” option
with same length and width values.
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Movable Datum Target (same as Interactive Drafting)
New capability

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Force dimension along a direction
New capability
 New options for user to specify the direction of the dimension line:
 Along the direction defined by a reference geometry.
 Perpendicular to the direction defined by a reference geometry.
 Along a fixed angle in view.
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Multiple fixed size frames (same as
Interactive Drafting)
New capability

 Can be used in styles definition for text annotations.
 Proposed in text properties toolbar at creation
time and when editing the text properties.
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Automatic synchronization of NOA linked to
2D component belonging to the same CATPart
Productivity
 2D Components can be defined in the same CATPart as the Annotation

Set using "2D Layout for 3D Design" workbench.
 The 3D representation of the NOA feature, which references a 2D
Component belonging to the same CATPart, is automatically updated
each time a change is made on the 2D Component.
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Welding symbol standard switch enhancement (same
as Interactive Drafting)
Productivity

AWS (ASME-ANSI)
or JIS standards
Switch
ISO standards
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Sort alphabetically & Reorder
Usability & Productivity
 All FTA features are alphabetically sortable and reorder able in the
specification tree:
 Alphabetical sort is proposed in contextual menu for the selection of:
 1 single FTA classification node.
 Several FTA features belonging to
the same classification node or not.
 The sorting is based on the order of Unicode Characters in Unicode tables.
 Reorder is proposed in contextual menu for the selection of:

 1 single FTA feature.
 Several FTA features belonging

to the same classification node.
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Specification tree browsing history
Usability
 Tracking of View & Capture display history can be activated using a

dedicated option.
 When the option is activated the views and captures that are displayed
using the “Display view” or “Display capture” commands get a dedicated
frame color in the Specification Tree.
 The display history can be cleared using the “Delete History Of Displayed
Views And Captures” contextual menu command on the annotation set.
 The display history is also cleared when the model is closed.
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Polygon Modeling
3D Printing
Now, I can output various textures and materials toward 3DPrinter
AMF Format
 In V5-6R2015, we export colors in AMF file
 In V5-6R2016, we export texture and material in AMF file
Value:
 Extended capabilities vs STL, thanks to AMF Format, the user
can print an object with different texture and/or material.
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STEP Interface
Support of AP242 in DS commercial products
 CATIA V5-6R2013 and V6R2013x based on AP242 E1 CD
 CATIA V5-6R2014 and 3DEXPERIENCE R2014x based on AP242 E1 DIS

 CATIA V5-6R2015 and 3DEXPERIENCE R2015x based on AP242 E1 IS
 Same scope as AP203/AP214

+ new AP242 capabilities
 DS involved in the current AP242 first benchmark

 PMI CATIA V5-6R2015
3DEXPERIENCE R2015x
 Exact/Tessellated Geometry
 Composites
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3D Tessellated Geometry in CATIA STEP AP242
-Compact tessellation
 New version of Recommended practices available -Structured tessellation (solids, faces, ...)
-Light PMI definition

 Editorial changes -Exact measurement and exact positioning
-Compliant with User Defined attributes
 Harmonization with Geometric Validation Properties
Recommended Practices Publication
upcoming
 CATIA Development status
 3D Tessellated Geometry
V5-6R2013 V6R2014
 Ready for production use since
 STEP Compression
V5-6R2013 V6R2013
 Ready for production use since
 A Standalone STEP viewer available with V6R2013x CGR of assembly to

STEP 3D Part
 Validation Properties Improvements without duplications
V5-6R2015 3DEXPERIENCER2015x
 A new option for the support of edges
 Standalone Converter STEP to STEP AP242 tessellated V5-6R2016
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Support of AP242 BO Model XML
For CAD Assembly Exchange
 DS was involved in the preliminary prototyping in 2012

 DS involved in the 2 last CAx test round
 Scope AP242 IS CAD Assembly with external references to STEP Part
 Successful import/export between 3D EXPERIENCE and CT / Datakit
 Recommended practices becomes stable
 Commercial availability in early 2016 V5-6R2016 GA 3DEXPERIENCER2016x GA
 Assembly structure including nested assembly

 Exact/Tessellated STEP Geometry, native Geometry (in V5)
 User Defined Attributes (in limited availability because the Recommended Practices are not mature enough)
 Validation Properties
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CATIA V5-6R2016 What’s new

profile at a specific offset from another

 In Sketch Analysis command,

 Create hole inside pattern command

 User Pattern PD1

 Improved diagnosis and update errors analysis

 New deviation field

 Explicit: user defined

 Previous error message

 Two extrapolation modes are now available

 Multiple user interface enhancements

 Improved stability for tri tangent fillet limiting elements

 Robustness improvement on specific

Apps Generative Wireframe & Surface

 Create Axis Systems on a curve

 Allows to define more easily positions

 Referring to existing axis

 Only in curvature extrapolation mode

 New configurations supported:

 Connected T-Junctions management

 Support of quasi-offset faces

 Automatic threshold detection

 See previous slide

 Mating Flange deviation tolerance ABT

geometrical features of the input

 These values can be modified by end-users in order to guarantee the best

 Improved diagnosis and update errors analysis

 New scan panel layout

Imagine & Shape

 Obj Import Export

 Internal mirror constraint

 New selection propagation

 Alignment on an interactive sketched curve

 Pinned help text

 Fast robot definition

Break Surface – Support of Cutting Plane Analysis

ICEM Class-A Shape Design

Break Surface – Support of Cutting Plane Analysis (same as Free Style)

Patch from Curves

Selected inputs to be converted

3D Profile Scaled Profile Scaled only in X

Shape Mapped Result

Uncropped untrimmed surfaces

Cropped untrimmed surfaces

3D Master & Drafting Solutions

 ASME Y14.5-2009 and ISO 5459:2011 standards define a dedicated

 Several fixed size frames can be defined in drafting standards:

 The difference of meaning between

2D Layout for 3D Design

 Displayed independently for each 2DL view, at view creation,

 Features of OGS (Ordered Geometrical Set) can be

 View 3D background computation takes into account filters, sectioning,

Resulting view with clipping frame

 Tracking of View display history can be activated using a dedicated option.

 ASME Y14.5-2009 and ISO 5459:2011 standards define a dedicated

 Several fixed size frames can be defined in drafting standards:

 The difference of meaning between

 Semantic support (advisor, validity

 New Movable Datum Target option:

 ASME Y14.5-2009 and ISO 5459:2011 standards define a dedicated

 Several fixed size frames can be defined in drafting standards:

 2D Components can be defined in the same CATPart as the Annotation