Francis Bernard (engineer)
Francis Bernard is a French engineer. In the 1970s, he initiated CAD/CAM developments at Dassault Aviation. They led to CATIA 3D, which was made available worldwide after he co-founded Dassault Systèmes in 1981.
Francis Bernard (engineer)
Francis Bernard and Charles Edelstenne with Boeing Group Directors
The Dassault Systèmes’ management in 1987: Francis Bernard, seated. Standing on the left, in the foreground, Dominique Calmels, at the back from left to right Bernard Charlès, Bernard Vermersh, Bruno Latchague, Philippe Forestier, Jean-Michel Morin
Chaptal Prize awarded by Serge Dassault
CATIA is a multi-platform software suite for computer-aided design (CAD), computer-aided manufacturing (CAM), computer-aided engineering (CAE), 3D modeling and product lifecycle management (PLM), developed by the French company Dassault Systèmes.
Concept created with CATIA
North leg of the Eiffel Tower
Example of modeling in CATIA
CATIA rendering