<s>
CATIA	B-Algorithm
(	O
,	O
an	O
acronym	O
of	O
computer-aided	O
three-dimensional	O
interactive	O
application	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
multi-platform	O
software	B-Application
suite	I-Application
for	O
computer-aided	B-Application
design	I-Application
(	O
CAD	B-Application
)	O
,	O
computer-aided	O
manufacturing	O
(	O
CAM	O
)	O
,	O
computer-aided	O
engineering	O
(	O
CAE	O
)	O
,	O
3D	O
modeling	O
and	O
product	O
lifecycle	O
management	O
(	O
PLM	O
)	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
the	O
French	O
company	O
Dassault	O
Systèmes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
it	O
supports	O
multiple	O
stages	O
of	O
product	O
development	O
from	O
conceptualization	O
,	O
design	O
and	O
engineering	O
to	O
manufacturing	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
considered	O
a	O
CAx-software	O
and	O
is	O
sometimes	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
a	O
3D	O
Product	O
Lifecycle	O
Management	O
software	B-Application
suite	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Besides	O
being	O
used	O
in	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
industries	O
from	O
aerospace	O
and	O
defence	O
to	O
packaging	O
design	O
,	O
CATIA	B-Algorithm
has	O
been	O
used	O
by	O
architect	O
Frank	O
Gehry	O
to	O
design	O
some	O
of	O
his	O
signature	O
curvilinear	O
buildings	O
and	O
his	O
company	O
Gehry	O
Technologies	O
was	O
developing	O
their	O
Digital	B-Algorithm
Project	I-Algorithm
software	O
based	O
on	O
CATIA	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
has	O
been	O
merged	O
with	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
other	O
software	B-Application
suite	I-Application
3D	O
XML	O
Player	O
to	O
form	O
the	O
combined	O
Solidworks	O
Composer	O
Player	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CATIA	B-Algorithm
started	O
as	O
an	O
in-house	O
development	O
in	O
1977	O
by	O
French	O
aircraft	O
manufacturer	O
Avions	O
Marcel	O
Dassault	O
to	O
provide	O
3D	O
surface	O
modeling	O
and	O
NC	O
functions	O
for	O
the	O
CADAM	O
software	O
they	O
used	O
at	O
that	O
time	O
to	O
develop	O
the	O
Mirage	O
fighter	O
jet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
named	O
CATI	O
(	O
conception	O
assistée	O
tridimensionnelle	O
interactive	O
–	O
French	O
for	O
interactive	O
aided	O
three-dimensional	O
design	O
)	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
renamed	O
CATIA	B-Algorithm
in	O
1981	O
when	O
Dassault	O
created	O
the	O
subsidiary	O
Dassault	O
Systèmes	O
to	O
develop	O
and	O
sell	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
under	O
the	O
management	O
of	O
its	O
first	O
CEO	O
,	O
Francis	O
Bernard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
eighties	O
CATIA	B-Algorithm
saw	O
wider	O
adoption	O
in	O
the	O
aviation	O
and	O
military	O
industries	O
with	O
users	O
such	O
as	O
Boeing	O
and	O
General	O
Dynamics	O
Electric	O
Boat	O
Corp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dassault	O
Systèmes	O
purchased	O
CADAM	O
from	O
IBM	O
in	O
1992	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
next	O
year	O
CATIA	B-Algorithm
CADAM	O
was	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
nineties	O
CATIA	B-Algorithm
was	O
ported	O
first	O
in	O
1996	O
from	O
one	O
to	O
four	O
Unix	B-Application
operating	I-Application
systems	I-Application
,	O
and	O
was	O
entirely	O
rewritten	O
for	O
version	O
5	O
in	O
1998	O
to	O
support	O
Windows	B-Device
NT	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
Dassault	O
Systèmes	O
3DEXPERIENCE	O
Platform	O
in	O
2014	O
,	O
CATIA	B-Algorithm
became	O
available	O
as	O
a	O
cloud	O
version	O
.	O
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