Best practices for enterprise CATIA plugins — CAA architecture, testing, PLM hooks, and support. Part of Hendoi’s CAD host plugin series covering AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit, Fusion, SOLIDWORKS, CATIA, NX, Creo, Rhino, and BricsCAD.
Key challenges (CATIA)
- Enterprise CATIA plugins need architecture discipline, not demos
- PLM/ENOVIA hooks and permissions are first-class requirements
- Long-term support beats one-off CAA heroes
Recommended actions
- Define CAA module boundaries and public APIs
- Test on enterprise product structures and PLM states
- Staff support and upgrade ownership explicitly
Audience: Enterprise aerospace CATIA platform owners · Metric: Enterprise CATIA plugin with PLM-aware tests and support model
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