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Contact SupplierComputer-Aided Three-Dimensional Interactive Application, known by CATIA, is a multi-platform software that is best suited for computer-aided engineering (CAE), computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), computer-aided design (CAD), Product Life-Cycle Management (PLM) and 3D modelling. The software is developed by the French company Dassault Systèmes. AVIONS MARCEL DASSAULT, the French aircraft manufacturer, started CATIA as an in-house development during 1977, at that time customer of the CADAM software to develop Dassault’s Mirage fighter jet. Later on, aerospace, automotive, shipbuilding, and other industries adopted CATIA. CATIA was initially named in French as CATI (Conception Assistée Tridimensionnelle Interactive), it was renamed in 1981 when the company Dassault Systèmes created a subsidiary to develop and sell and signed a non-exclusive distribution agreement with IBM. In 1984, the Boeing Company chose CATIA V2 as its major 3D CAD tool, which became its largest customer. In 1988, it was ported from mainframe computers to the UNIX platform. In 1990, General Dynamics Electric Boat Corp chose CATIA as its main 3D CAD tool for the designing of the U.S. Navy’s Virginia class submarine. Also, Lockheed was selling its CADAM system worldwide through the channel of the company IBM since 1978.