CATIA

CATIA Buildings & Infrastructure is Dassault Systèmes' BIM platform for architects, civil engineers and contractors.

It supports 3D parametric and generative design from early concept through LOD500 detailed design and fabrication.

It imports and works with DWG, DXF, Revit, Rhino and IFC files for cross-discipline collaboration.

CATIA Overview

CATIA Buildings & Infrastructure is Dassault Systèmes' building information modeling (BIM) product within the CATIA/3DEXPERIENCE platform, built for architects, civil engineers and contractors across all project phases and trades. It provides an integrated design and engineering environment from concept to fabrication for buildings of any size or complexity, using 3D parametric and generative design tools that support work from early concept studies through detailed design, spanning LOD100 to LOD500. On 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA, teams collaborate in real time through a cloud-based, continuously updated virtual twin inside a Common Data Environment (CDE), connecting design, engineering and construction phases in one workspace. The platform can import widely used AEC file formats including DWG, DXF, Revit and Rhino, and is compatible with the IFC standard, along with a bundled 2D drafting application (DraftSight) for teams that need traditional drawing production alongside 3D modeling.
CATIA Buildings & Infrastructure is Dassault Systèmes' building information modeling (BIM) product within the CATIA/3DEXPERIENCE platform, built for architects, civil engineers and contractors across all project phases and trades. It provides an integrated design and engineering environment from concept to fabrication for buildings of any size or complexity, using 3D parametric and generative design tools that support work from early concept studies through detailed design, spanning LOD100 to LOD500. On 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA, teams collaborate in real time through a cloud-based, continuously updated virtual twin inside a Common Data Environment (CDE), connecting design, engineering and construction phases in one workspace. The platform can import widely used AEC file formats including DWG, DXF, Revit and Rhino, and is compatible with the IFC standard, along with a bundled 2D drafting application (DraftSight) for teams that need traditional drawing production alongside 3D modeling.

Specs

Platforms
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CATIA Pricing

PRICING PLANS
Base Plan|Fully functional base license: one-time purchase charge of $11,200 with annual maintenance of $2,000. A quarterly lease is priced at $1,700 and a yearly lease at $4,500/Annually

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