In line with public demand for access to 3D software, Dassault Systèmes launched its Passion for Innovation program in 2005. The program is based on a simple guiding principle:  it is often the case that outstanding ideas do not come to fruition due to lack of appropriate resources.  At Dassault Systèmes, not only are employees given free access to CATIA, the industry-standard 3D software design solution for product conception, but the general public is also afforded access to the company’s resources through the company’s Passion for Innovation program. 

The program’s mission is to help individuals and not-for-profit organizations bring their innovative ideas to life using Dassault Systèmes’ 3D software solutions.

Passion for Innovation took on a new dimension with the “Khufu Revealed” project, which leveraged 3D as a powerful communications tool to open new frontiers in science and communications.  In 2007, the “Khufu Revealed” 3D interactive and immersive experience allowed spectators to solve one of mankind’s greatest mysteries by virtually traveling back to ancient Egypt to rebuild the Great Pyramid with architect Jean-Pierre Houdin.  This real-time 3D experience was such a success that the Géode, Paris’ giant dome movie theatre, decided to make the show part of its regular program.  Now every week, hundreds of families experience the pyramid’s construction and discover its secrets.

Today the Passion for Innovation program is based on three main axis: