See this link which totally corresponds to the question asked
http://www.lynkoa.com/forum/3d/catia-v5-et-catia-v6
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Hello
The answer published earlier is no longer entirely accurate.
At the time, we were presented CATIAV6 as a collaborative platform based on EnoviaMatrixone.
Since then, Dassault has renamed it "3DExperience platform".
The CatiaV6 R20 CAD software...
You will find the commercial information on the website
http://www.3ds.com/
So a 3DExperience offer (PLM, ETC)
A CAD V6 offer
Hello
A little late, I arrive on this forum, to answer.
But be careful, depending on the subcontractor chain of the client(s) for whom you work, you must distinguish 2 different generations of CATIA in terms of interface and or scope of action...
Up to the V6 R2013X, it's "similar" with the V5 with a compass in the center and at the bottom of the screen and since the R2014X, we talk about 3DExperience, the compass is at the top left with a redesigned interface (the scope of action is variable...)
The 2 remain iso-functional with respect to the CATIA modeler .
To do PLM in real time, you have to pay attention to what is requested (version of CATIA...) in the CAD data exchange convention.
Valid for V5-6 R201x and soon for SolidWorks...