Dassault Systemes is a 3D Experience Company which provides people and businesses all across the globe with virtual universes to imagine sustainable improvements. Its world-leading 3D Digital Mock-Up, 3D design software and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions transform the way products are produced, supported and designed. CATIA is the world’s leading solution for product innovation and design along with Dassault Systemes Pioneer Brand. Various companies in multiple industries worldwide have already chosen the virtual design capabilities of CATIA product to get real success for their products.  CATIA V6 clearly expands CAD from digital mock-up to functional mock-up taking into account the multiple views that necessitates the product development and redefines CAD from the purely physical product definition. This V6 is a radical departure from other 3D CAD systems because it stores geometry, assembly relationships and part attributes in a database managed by Dassault Systemes Enovia V6 product data management software rather than storing geometry in the files managed by the computer’s operating system. With the availability of the Simulation Lifecycle Management application, it also helps in deploying best practices, managing simulation data, customers improve collaborative decision making, maximizing their ROI in simulation and sharing simulation results. The various features of Dassault Systemes CATIA V6 R2013 which are as follows:-

1. It has new xCAD file converters for easier supply chain collaboration and reuse of parts without translation along with newly published APIs in machining, ergonomics and robotics.
2. It also includes additional xPDM interface for enhanced flexibility.
3. It has a new CATIA live weight which enables the users to easily understand and track the center of gravity, weight and related tolerance.
4. It gives secure access to Supplier Exchange Workspaces
5.  It has multi-discipline schematics infrastructure which helps in creating principal and block schematic diagrams with more support.
6. It has CATIA live compose enables the user to modify the designs of the existing products very easily and allows the direct reuse of products and parts stored in other CAD format without any change.
7. It gives compliance with internal standards for safety, quality and other critical factors to optimize the systems design process with faster systems architecture definition.
8. It allows better access to Big Data thanks to a new connector for Hadoop HDFS, improved performance for SharePoint and WebSphere connectors, as well as new navigation and visualization options for exploration, analysis and data search.
9. It also gives support for the STEP AP242 standard, visualization for the adoption of a 3D master process an automotive, tessellated data to enable engineering, exchange, and aerospace standard which allows import and export of ISO standard BREP.
10. Virtual 3D manikin posture prediction for the transportation & mobility industry via new Ergonomics for Vehicle Design within the DELMIA application.
11. It has new offshore and marine manufacturing planning application which provides the foundation for all 3DEXPERIENCE shipbuilding manufacturing solutions, large manufacturing assembly definition and delivers a dedicated environment to perform manufacturing process planning.
12. It allows easy switching between online and offline mode with CATIA V6. At the click of a button when an Internet connection is not available, designers can protect IP and maintain data integrity. Before going into offline mode, the designer reserves parts for modification, and at the push of a button, these are downloaded to his laptop. But when they are back online the modified designs can be re-synchronized and active collaboration with the rest of the design team can start again.

So, Dassault Systemes CATIA V6 R2013 has new composite materials design capabilities, improved access to Big Data, Simulation Lifecycle Management (SLM) capabilities, support for new STEP standards and secured exchange workspaces for suppliers. This release covers a strong set of industry solutions enhancements for energy, consumer packaged goods, defense, marine and offshore transportation and mobility and aerospace. Recommended By Software Pro Reviews