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CATIA

CATIA (Computer Aided Three dimensional Interactive Application) (IPA pronunciation: [ka ti a]) is a PLM/CAD/CAM/CAE commercial software suite developed by Dassault Systemes and marketed world-wide by IBM.

Commonly referred to as a 3D PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) software suite, CATIA supports multiple stages of product development. The stages range from conceptualization, through design (CAD) and manufacturing (CAM), until analysis (CAE). CATIA provides an open development architecture through the use of interfaces, which can be used to customize or develop applications. The application programming interfaces supported are as follows:

• The Fortran and C programming languages for version 4 (V4).
• The Visual Basic and C++ programming languages for version 5 (V5).

These APIs are referred to as CAA2 (or CAA V5). The CAA2 are component object model (COM) based interfaces. They provide integration for products developed on the CATIA suite of software.

Although later versions of CATIA V4 implemented NURBS, version 4 principally used piecewise polynomial surfaces. CATIA V4 uses a non-manifold solid engine.

Catia V5 features a parametric solid/surface-based package which uses NURBS as the core surface representation.

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CATIA Training

e.g. Dassault Education
Dassault Systèmes' Certified Professional Program (CPP) provides customers and users with a globally valuable index for measuring and promoting their knowledge and skills within the PLM ecosystem. Dassault Systèmes' certification program provides a standard measure of PLM products knowledge and enables participants to assess their skills against market norms. The certification program also offers valuable feedback on training programs by providing a quantitative before-and-after measurement of trainees' acquired skills.

Certification programs are currently available for CATIA users and instructors. The ENOVIA certification programs today is available only to our partners network.

The CATIA Certified Professional Program provides customers and users with a globally valuable index for measuring and promoting their CATIA knowledge. The CATIA exams are available in English, French, German, Japanese and Korean, and can be taken in more than 3,500 testing centers.

The goal of the Certified Instructor Program is to have our Education partners' instructors recognized as the best PLM instructors in the world. This program utilizes standard education industry practices which allow instructors to demonstrate both their technical and instructional abilities in providing high level education services.

Excerpt of "Dassault Systemes : Certification." Dassault Systemes. 15 June 2006, 14:50 UTC. http://www.3ds.com/education/certification/