Definitions

CATIA - Computer-Aided Three-Dimensional Interactive Application - is a computer-aided-design/engineering software system that enables engineers to digitally design and manipulate a product, its components, and their relationships in three dimensions. Boeing has used CATIA since 1986 and is one of the largest users in the world. The demonstrated ability of CATIA to support a broad set of Boeing requirements in an integrated fashion led to its selection as a company-wide standard.

ENOVIA is an object-oriented database management software application that manages product definition data, processes, configuration management, and resources generated throughout the life-cycle of a product. ENOVIA is tightly linked with CATIA and together they offer a single, integrated environment for the entire product life-cycle.

Both products are developed by Dassault Systems and marketed worldwide by IBM.

CATIA, ENOVIA and Boeing

The use of CATIA and ENOVIA on the 787 program demonstrates the kind of benefits Boeing expects to realize from applying CATIA and ENOVIA as company-wide standards.

CATIA and ENOVIA allow design, analysis, manufacturing and maintenance engineers to work within a consistent digital mock-up environment. They ensure a standard approach to specifications, engineering rules, operational parameters and simulation results - all of which will support affordable 787 developments. In addition, ENOVIA will provide the electronic database needed to develop advanced 787 support concepts that promise to reduce 787 life-cycle costs.

CATIA, ENOVIA and CDG

CDG has a full Boeing 787 data export license allowing it total and full access to all Boeing 787 data that resides in ENOVIA and CATIA.
CDG provides Boeing 787 vendors and suppliers with a full data integration service from their source data, engineering models and/or drawings into CATIA and ENOVIA. CDG can then provide full CATIA and ENOVIA support throughout the life-cycle of a product.

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