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The main focus was to enable viewing of 3D models in web browsers and building interfaces to product data management (PDM) systems. īy the end of 1998, the CAD software industry vendors were devising strategies to become internet-enabled. The new offering enabled the access of data across the spectrum of manufacturing processes, while remaining independent of the CAD environment. These acquisitions paved the way for 3DS to introduce a total manufacturing system with their subsidiary brand, DELMIA, in 1998. The SolidWorks acquisition strengthened 3DS’ 2D drafting capacity and provided entry into the Microsoft market, while other acquisitions added digital manufacturing software to the product lineup. In 1997, following success in launching their initial public offering (IPO), the company acquired SolidWorks and Deneb Robotics, which later became part of the DELMIA brand, and additional software to build toward product lifecycle management (PLM). The Boeing 777, the Falcon 2000 business jet, and the Rafale jet fighter were designed using CATIA. Major players in the aviation and automotive industries, including Honda, Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Boeing, were able to design and mock-up their products in CATIA rather than using CAD programs and physical prototypes.

In the 1990s, 3DS’ software was used to develop seven out of every ten new airplanes and four out of every ten new cars worldwide. That same year, 3DS signed a sales and marketing agreement with IBM, allowing IBM to resell the CATIA CAD software. Dassault Systèmes spun out in 1981 (as part of Dassault Group) to develop and market their 3D surface design software CATI, later renamed CATIA. History 1980s ĭassault Systèmes (also known as 3DS) grew out of the aerospace industry’s search for more sophisticated drafting tools to streamline the development process and aid in the increasing complexity of aviation design. Dassault Systèmes SE ( French pronunciation: ​ ) (abbreviated 3DS) is a French Fortune 50 multinational software corporation which develops software for 3D product design, simulation, manufacturing and other 3D related products.įounded in 1981, it is headquartered in Vélizy-Villacoublay, France, and has around 20,000 employees in 140 countries.