Dassault Systemes CATIA is a high-end CAD / CAM /CAE software for almost everything can be done in virtual product development. CATIA provides powerful tools for 2D sketching and 3D modelling, extensive support for mold design and machining, and even the possibility of innovation-driven design with product analysis and failure prediction tools. Mechanical Design Suite provides products for intuitive specification driven modeling for Solid, Hybrid and Sheetmetal Part design, Assembly design and integrated Drafting.The new Light Manufacturing Part Generation product notably enhances productivity and collaboration by allowing users to work concurrently on the same composite part, later merging and synchronizing separately designed stacks into a single manufactured composite part. A new grid-based design methodology automatically generates plies by taking each cellΓÇÖs composite specifications defined during simulation and applying composite design best practices.

V5R20 includes enhancements to DS’ ENOVIA SmarTeam multi-CAD collaboration solution, integration of SIMULIA’s nonlinear and thermal realistic simulation capabilities into the V5 platform, as well as new composites design and simulation capabilities in the CATIA and SIMULIA brand portfolios.

Release 20 also features various enhancements across the entire product portfolio, furthering support for production deployments and overall usability.

At a glance
* Native Class A Automotive Surfacing Within V5: ICEM Shape Design products are now delivered on standard CATIA V5 media supporting traditional V5 installation, licensing and administration procedures.

* CATIA Composites Excellence:
The new Light Manufacturing Part Generation product notably enhances productivity and collaboration by allowing users to work concurrently on the same composite part, later merging and synchronizing separately designed stacks into a single manufactured composite part.
A new grid-based design methodology automatically generates plies by taking each cell’s composite specifications defined during simulation and applying composite design best practices.

* Enhanced STEP Interface: CATIA V5R20 enhances openness and collaboration by introducing a unique new product, CATIA Extended STEP Interface. It advances large assembly archiving with nested assembly support and will include full composite data and FT&A in the standard STEP format. This enables long-term archiving of this data, as well as improves data exchange between different CAD formats.

* Mechanical Part Design enhancements: In particular, progress in functional modeling (from plastic to cast and forged parts) now addresses Powertrain processes, as well better collaboration on complex parts. Functional modeling allows users to design oil pans, gear boxes, or motor brackets up to 40% faster.