CATIA Essential
The CATIA 3DEXPERIENCE entry point: parts, assemblies, sheet metal & welding, drafting, and cloud-based PDM.
- Parts, Assemblies, Sheet Metal Work & Welding
- Essential Drafting and Surface Drawing
- Mechanisms & Basic DMU Review
- Cloud PDM included
Advanced design on a unified platform
Cross-discipline modeling, simulation, and CATIA data management, natively on 3DEXPERIENCE, for the most demanding products.
Who is it for?
Engineering firms in the aerospace, automotive, and complex machinery sectors that require advanced surface modeling and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
What's Included
- Modeling of Parts, Assemblies, Sheet Metal, and Welding
- Drawing and Dimensioning
- Cloud-Based PDM Data Management
- Cross-Functional Collaboration on 3DEXPERIENCE
- STEP conversion included
- New versions and patches included
Certified hardware configuration: SOLIDWORKS → · Dassault Systèmes →
CATIA: Comparing Levels
The tiers share the same foundation. You can move up the tiers based on your needs for advanced tools and simulation.
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| Price (annual commitment) | 553 €/month | 654 €/month | 1,372 €/month |
| Design (Parts & Assembly) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Sheet Metal Work & Welding | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Drawings | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Essential Surface (wireframe & surface) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mechanisms & Basic DMU Review | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3D Tolerancing — GD&T | · | ✓ | ✓ |
| Simulation/Calculation (Static Study) | · | ✓ | ✓ |
| Kinematics & Space Analysis | · | ✓ | ✓ |
| Generative Shape Design (Advanced Surfacing) | · | · | ✓ |
| Morphing & Surface Refinement | · | · | ✓ |
| Reverse engineering (scanned / digitized) | · | · | ✓ |
| PDM 3DEXPERIENCE & STEP Conversion | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Official Dassault Systèmes prices, annual commitment · €/month = annual rate ÷ 12.
A partner, a network, support
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Description
CATIA Essential is the gateway to CATIA 3DEXPERIENCE : the power of the CATIA geometric engine, on a cloud platform with no infrastructure to manage.
Who is this for?
Engineering firms switching to the new generation of CATIA or migrating from V5: part design, assemblies, sheet metal and welding, drafting, and essential surface modeling.
What's Included
- Design of Parts and Large Assemblies
- Sheet Metal Work & Welding, Drafting
- Essential Surface Analysis and Basic DMU Review
- 3DEXPERIENCE Cloud PDM: Revisions, Maturity, Access Rights
- License per user account, multi-user
Good to Know
Annual commitment, official Dassault Systèmes pricing. Migration from CATIA V5: no outstanding maintenance fees to pay; we’re coordinating the transition.
Additional information
| Software | CATIA |
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| Product Line | Essential |
| License Type | Annual Subscription (YSC) |