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 publishing Rendering

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 parts

Plastic parts

Piping

Cast parts

Shape Design and Styling

Electrical wiring

Stamped parts

Reverse Engineering

Printed circuit board

Sheetmetal parts

Steel Structures

Plant layout

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

P2
P1
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P3

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 Knowledge enabled Scalable Ease of use User controlled change propagation Manufacturing

Plant Engineering

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
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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 and Sales Engineering Procurement Manufacturing

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)