About CATIA Versions, Licenses, and Translators
Creo supports CATIA versions 4 and 5. You can import CATIA V4 and V5 files without a license. You can also open CATIA V4 and V5 files without creating separate models in Creo and assemble them as the components of multi-CAD assemblies. However, you require the Creo CATIA V5 Collaboration license to export part and assembly models to the CATIA V5 file format.
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You cannot export Creo part and assembly models to the CATIA V4 file format.
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CATIA V4 and V5 file formats support Associative Topology Bus (ATB).
Importing CATIA V4 Files
You can import CATIA V4 Model (*.model) and Session (*.session) files without a license. The imported parts and assemblies are ATB-enabled and can be associatively updated to changes in the native CATIA models. For more information, see the Help module, Associative Topology Bus.
Importing and Exporting CATIA V5 Files
You can import CATIA V5, revisions 10 to 30, part and assembly files and export Creo models to CATIA V5, revisions 25 to 30. You must purchase the Creo CATIA V5 Collaboration license to export Creo files to CATIA V5. You can import CATIA V5 files without a license. You can associatively update the ATB-enabled imported CATIA V5 geometry.