Contains 3D CAD models in an ASCII format, popular for exchanging data between different CAD applications.
Developed by Dassault Systemes and marketed world-wide by IBM, CATIA (Computer Aided Three dimensional Interactive Application) is a product development solution for manufacturing organisations.
CATIA is a multi-platform software suite of Product lifecycle management (PLM), Computer Aided Design (CAD), Computer Aided Manufacturing (CAM) and Computer Aided Engineering (CAE) applications for digital product definition and simulation.
CATIA was designed to support all stages of product development, from concept to design, manufacturing through to analysis.
