New CAD Software: Overview of CATIA V6

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Published Jan 26, 2009
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CATIA V6 comes with full spectrum of tools for designing and analysis. The software enable simulation of the objects with 3D digital mockup. Here are some important features or highlights of CATIA V6.

Introduction

CATIA is one of the most popular CAD/CAM software developed by French company Dassault Sytemes. The software provides the platform for design, analysis and manufacture of the new product thus making the product development faster and easier. The latest version of CATIA is CATIA V6.

Keeping innovation at the heart of enterprise helps accelerated transformation of the company to a full PLM 2.0 approach. CATIA V6 comes with full spectrum of tools for designing and analysis. The software enables simulation of the objects with 3D digital mockup. CATIA V6 has special feature of “design anywhere, anytime” that enables the capturing and sending changes to the offline collaborators.

Highlights of CATIA V6

CATIA V6 has spectrum of features to encourage innovation across the extended enterprise. Here are some important features or highlights of CATIA V6:

1) Global Collaboration Innovation: The users of CATIA V6 get access to company’s award winning collaborative 3D environment that allows unlimited number of online people from all over the world to take part in the virtual 3D brainstorming conference. The “design anywhere, anytime” strategy helps sharing the changes in design offline.

2) Real life like experience: The new CATIA V6 provides real life like working environment with new effect, materials and paint shaders.

3) Integrated multidisciplinary approach: The new product has to undergo various stages from design, and development to manufacturing. CATIA V6 helps reducing the complexity of the product development by allowing integration of various approaches for developing the product within a single platform. It introduces unique approach for systems engineering called RFLP. This approach provides comprehensive and collaborative facility for the different views of the product considering different requirements.

4) If you already have V5: If you already own V5 version of CATIA, the transition from V5 to V6 is very smooth. V6 has about 80% portfolio similar to that V5 thus making deployments in the industries easier.

Company claims that CATIA removes many of inherent limitations of CAD software by making highly functional software making the complex process of product development far easier, convenient and faster. Providing collaboration and multidisciplinary approach to the product development within the single platform is the strength of CATIA V6.

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Roqueisaac Oct 30, 2011 4:46 AM
RE: New CAD Software: Overview of CATIA V6
Hi... somebody can help me ?? I install Catia V62009 on my lap with win7 64 bits, i got some troubles when i star catia, i got an error: "Cannot find SSO credential descriptor for the given application type in current concatenation. The authentication faild......."<br><br>i reinstalled several times and got same error when i start catia. <br><br>please if you know something about this error mail me. roqueisaac@yahoo.com.mx
suvo Feb 21, 2011 3:47 PM
Saving in Catia V6
Catia V6 is no more a "local file based" system. Everything is stored in a remotely connected database (like ENOVIA). So, you won't be able to "save" anything to your local disc.
Hoader Feb 18, 2011 11:23 AM
No 'save' command?
I see five other questions posted asking my question: tell me how to save a part after file creation. With a huge complex advanced engineering program such as Catia, I would hate to believe they forgot to include a save command. I cannot find it and I looked everywhere I can imagine.
amol sidankar Feb 5, 2011 7:41 AM
question
sir which is the suitable book to learn complete catia software.
kami Dec 14, 2010 3:29 AM
open & save in catiav6
Sir, please send the procedure of open the local save product design in catiav6. It is open but it is not editable, please provide the method.
isac Nov 25, 2010 6:39 AM
RE: New CAD Software: Overview of CATIA V6
what is the best book for learning catia?thanks.
Anonymous Aug 31, 2010 9:44 PM
catia
how to get catia v6 free online -how to download it free plz some one tell me.
santosh kumar Aug 20, 2010 6:49 AM
infformation
i want to know how much it is diffrence between cad cati v6
srinivas Jun 19, 2010 1:00 PM
cost
does any body know the cost of the s/w
chetan May 31, 2010 7:14 AM
i m listing out updates in CV6.
Hi there, as i mentioned in the subject m listing all the changes available in V6 (if possible!) comparison to V5,it would b appreciative if anyone could help me out in this regard
Looking forward
Chetan
Hared Apr 19, 2010 3:18 PM
80%
Hello,

I'm not sure what this comment means. "
V6 has about 80% portfolio similar to that V5 ..."

I was reading this to mean in the initial releases V6 would be missing 20% of the applications that are in V6, but on second reading I'm not sure. Also, how can I find out when V6 is available on Win 7?

Can you please clarify?
chandra sekhar Mar 23, 2010 1:49 AM
does catia v5 r19 work on windows 7,64bit
hi iam planning to buy Dell(TM) Studio 15 Laptop (S541034IN8), does catia v5 and ansys 11 work on it plz reply me
Dean Mar 14, 2010 7:34 AM
part file saving in catia v6
dear sir,
tell me how to save part file after creation?
pcrselvakumar Mar 4, 2010 5:24 AM
name of design companys
name of the companys in chennai
Onkar Feb 11, 2010 8:56 AM
catia V6R2010
does the catia V6R2009/10 work with windows 7 32 bit? It's home premmium pack
kumar Feb 5, 2010 11:25 PM
RE: New CAD Software: Overview of CATIA V6
for catia normal requirement of system requirement is 1GB HARD DISK ,it can run on 512MB also but system become slow so,if u have more then 1GB it's better.And also it work with WINDOW-7 also their is on pobleum
kumar Feb 5, 2010 11:21 PM
look for it
hello, some people asked about catia is compatible to vista r not CATIA V5 R19 IS COMPATIBLE TO VISTA below verison of catia dont working in vista ok even v6 work with vista.

kumar
DEEPAK KUMAR Feb 5, 2010 3:15 PM
STARTING WITH CATIA V6
WHEN I INSTALLED THE CATIA V6 SOFTWARE ITS ASKING FOR ENOVIA SETTING AND OTHER THINGS SO WHAT SHOULD I DO TO GET RID OF THIS,
I WANT TO CATIA V6 ITS URGENT
Dheeraj Feb 4, 2010 8:49 AM
OS Compatibility
Could you confirm if CATIA V6 compatible with Win XP SP2?
If yes what are the system req for.

Thank You
Akshay Chikhale Jan 28, 2010 4:51 AM
for vista
i'm using vista and i have Catia V5 but while installing that software it is saying win32 is forbidden....so,my question is,Is Catia V6 is compatible with my O.S???
Girish Ravan Jan 18, 2010 10:32 AM
Good info.
Sir,
Thanks for the info at right time, since we are going to shift our working form V5 to V6. As I am working in Auto OEM, we need to use catia for surface & 3D modelling a lot. I hope V6 will serve to its best.

Girish Ravan
upendra kulshrestha Dec 27, 2009 6:40 AM
CATIA V6 tutorial
Where we download catia v6 tutorial
saurabh gutpa Nov 4, 2009 1:40 PM
catia for vista
sir, is the new version of catia compatible wit microsoft vista ??
Haresh Khemani Oct 29, 2009 10:35 AM
is beneficial...
CATIA is very beneficial for careers in Designing as well as manufacturing industry. Overall, learning CATIA and AutoCAD is always beneficial for Mechanical Engineers.
ashwin Oct 29, 2009 6:58 AM
is beneficial to do catia soft for mech engg
should i go for catia..? plz suggest
Haresh Khemani Oct 13, 2009 10:54 AM
Compatibility
Well its too early to confirm this.
Prabesh Lohani Oct 12, 2009 3:48 PM
Compatibility of V6 with Windows 7
Is Catia V6 compatible with Windows 7 64bit OS?
Haresh Khemani Aug 27, 2009 10:30 AM
Catia V5 on Vista
Catia V5 is not compatible with Windows Vista.

Haresh
Haresh Khemani Aug 27, 2009 10:28 AM
Cost
Most of the companies offer the educational version of their software at the discounted price. Please check the exact cost with the dealer.
Haresh Khemani Aug 27, 2009 10:27 AM
Catia for Vista
As per my knowledge Catia V6 is compatible with Vista, it should run on this operating system.

Haresh
Masoud farahani Aug 27, 2009 2:07 AM
latest versions
hi dear, i have got a Catia V5.but when i want to install it on my laptop,it come acrosses to a problem which says this version is not compatible.by the way i'm working under VISTA.is my CD useless?
Consultant Aug 24, 2009 8:42 PM
Cost
How much it costs to buy licenses for training centers? Or how does it work for training institutes?
fauzy Aug 10, 2009 2:22 PM
catia for vista..
helow sir..is the new version of catia compatible wit microsoft vista?
CHIN KAH SHIUAN Jul 31, 2009 7:41 PM
where is the saved file?
Dear sir, i have designed one part by using catia v6, but i meet some problems, one of the problems is i don't know how to delete the file of part which i saved before, can you teach me? thanks
ashutosh Jul 30, 2009 12:15 AM
catiav6
can you please tell me what are the system requirements for catiav6 for working in windows xp2
sudhir Jul 29, 2009 2:48 AM
part file saving in catia v6, drafting
dear sir,
tell me how to save part file after creation
how to set working directory.
view not appear in drafting
ankit Jul 21, 2009 3:48 PM
catia-v6
i m currently using CATIA V6...but having trouble...in saving the file ...as there is no save options like CATIA V5 had... can u please help me out with this.........
Haresh Khemani Jun 15, 2009 12:31 AM
Catia6
Hi Jeeva,

Can you be more specific with your requirement? I mean what applications are you exactly looking for?

Thanks,

Haresh
jeeva Jun 15, 2009 12:13 AM
catiav6 important
i need more information .how it is used in aerospace
 
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