CATIA

CATIA is the reduced form of Computer Aided Three-Dimensional Interactive Application developed by French company Dassault Systemes and marketed worldwide by IBM. It is a complete multi-platform solution for Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAM), Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE), PLM and 3D.

CATIA is a product design software, which is ideal for surfaces, creating solids, drawings, assemblies, fabrication and analysis. This software is used in multiple industries like in manufacturing industries, automobile, aerospace, etc. to visualize designs in 3D. These industries use CATIA to model any product, to integrate 3D features with 2D tools and to develop 2D drawing views.

CATIA Functionalities

CATIA is a popular software in automotive sector and manufacturing sector as it can be used at different stages of the design. The software offers various modules from surface design, parts design and assembly design to sheet metal design. A brief detail on some of the important modules can be read below:

• Shape Design: This feature allows to quickly replicating both simple and complex shapes. It comes with a large set of tools for creating and editing shape designs.
• Part Design: This is the most important module, which is required for any solid modelling. It enables to design 3D mechanical parts precisely and provides a flexible user interface.
• Finite Element Analysis: It enables to perform first order mechanical analysis for 3D systems.
• Kinematic Simulation: It incorporate assembly of parts that are connected together by a series of joints. These joints elucidate the motion of an assembly. On a larger picture, this module demonstrate the movement of a machine in the reality.
• Assembly: It allows connecting all the parts to form a machine or a component. With this module, one can be master in the basics of product structure, moving assemblies, constraints and parts.
• Sheet Metal Part Design: This module helps in designing sheet metal parts in concurrent engineering between the folded or unfolded part representations.

CATIA Latest Version

Each version of CATIA brings some additional functionality. The latest version of this software stands at version level 6. It is also known as CATIA V6. From the previous version to this version, the handling of data has been changed. Following are the features of the latest version of software:

• Can handle large amounts of data
• Allows users to share this data
• Can be controlled by using Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) products
• Has integrated ENOVIA V6
• Prevention of data loss

CATIA: Pros and Cons

The software has its Pros and Cons which are as follow:

Pros of CATIA

• It has in-built modification management abilities.
• It saves time and money.
• It reduces the effect of changes in the manufacturing process.
• No need to restart the whole process from the beginning.
• Helps in managing multi-part geometries including core-stiffened parts.
• In-depth productibility checking predicts the behaviour of composites and make necessary changes.

Cons of CATIA

• Less user-friendly interface.
• Difficulty in product modelling.
• Difficulty in mouse operations.
• Heavy software results in long wait times to load files and make changes.
• Difficulty in updating an existing design

CATIA: Required Skills

To be a successful CATIA designer, one should have some necessary skills, which will help them to grow in this field. Some important skills are:

• Drawing: It is the ability to draw shape & structure of any components of products.
• Imagination: The designer should have the ability to imagine the design.
• Visualization: This ability helps in visualizing the idea.
• Prior knowledge of CAD, CAM, CAE will be beneficial.
• Basic knowledge of the subjects.
• Ability to select material based on its properties to use it for designing.

CATIA Training Courses

In developing countries like India, CATIA is largely in demand. The software delivers to most industrial CAD, CAM and CAE requirements. Various industries need experts in the various modules offered by CATIA. Those who want to get professional CATIA training can check the names of the institutes below:

• Cloudkampus
• DucatIndia
• CETPA
• DesginTech CAD Academy
• Skill Lync
• EduCADD Learning Solution Pvt. Ltd.

Education required for CATIA

There is no any specific educational requirement for CATIA training. However, to apply for job openings in industries it needs vocational training or two to three years of a diploma or Bachelor’s degree in a specific course depending upon the field.

CATIA: Jobs and Salary

An individual possessing skills of CATIA has numerous scope in various industries. The industries dealing in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, system engineering, electrical systems & fluid systems need such experts. The responsibilities of a CATIA expert includes designing, drawings, sheet processing, engineering, machine development, developing equipment, electrical wiring, 3D circuit board layout, piping design or digital validation. Following are some positions available in companies for individuals possessing knowledge of CATIA:

Positions	Salary (in INR)
Mechanical Engineer	4 – 10 lakh
Senior Project Engineer	9 – 12 lakh
Capabilities - Insights Analyst	16 lakh
Process Engineer	10 – 12 lakh
Lead Engineer	10 – 15 lakh
Mechanical Developer	7 – 8 lakh
Senior Technical Manager	15 – 20 lakh

CATIA FAQs

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Q. What is difference between CATIA and AutoCAD?

Q. What are modules in CATIA?

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