Katia stands for a computer-aided design software-computer-aided engineering and Computer-Aided Manufacturing that is manufactured by Dassault Systems. Yen BM is also involved in the marketing and sales of this software with Dassault Systems.

CATIA in 1977 by the airlines French Avions Marcel Dassault", which at that time, the client software CADAM for the development of fighter aircraft Mirage Dassault, Development Alliance. It was later adopted by aerospace - automotive - shipbuilding and other industries.

At first, CATI (conception assee tridimensionnelle interactive - French for three-dimensional design three-dimensional with the help of) the name of CATIA renamed in 1981 when Dassault, a subsidiary to develop and sell the software, village and distribution agreement non exclusive distribution with IBM signed.

in 1984, the company Boeing CATIA V2 as the most important tools CAD 3D chose and the customer it was.< < - >in 1988 CATIA V3 was moved from mainframe computers to Unix.

in 1990, the company General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp Katya as the most important tool 3D CAD for the design of the submarine class, Virginia, United States Navy chose. Also since 1978 Lockheed sold its system worldwide via The BMW channel.< < - > in 1992 CADAM was purchased from IBM and was released 4 years later.

in 1996, from one to four Unix operating systems, including IBM AIX , Silicon Graphics, GXP , Sun Microsystems SunOS, and Hewlett-Packard HP-UX moved.

in 1998. version, V5 was released and one version is completely rewritten from CATIA with support for Unix, etc., Windows NT, and Windows XP (since 2001), respectively.

in the year of 2000, problems caused by incompatibility between versions of CATIA (version 4 and Version 5), due to the years, and delay the project in production of the Airbus A380 to the cost of 6٫1 billion.< < >in 2008, it Launchedu 6. While the server can run on Microsoft Windows Linux or customer support for any operating system other than Microsoft Windows was removed.

in the month of November 2010, Dassault Systèmes CATIA V6R2011x, the latest version PLM2.0 platform launches, etc. while continuing to support and improve the software CATIA V5 continued its.in 2011u launchedl 6 and 2012.< < w > Launchedu WL 6 2013 in 2012.

in the year 2014, Dassault Systèmes launched 3DEXPERIENCE Platform R2014x and CATIA on the cloud, a version of the cloud from your app launches, and many of the corporate world, such as Boeing, etc., Airbus, etc., Audi,... from users of this software to the process.