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Virtual DesignCATIA Mechanical ProductCreation

CATIA Mechanical Product Creation makes it possible to design avariety of products from simple to highly complex. It covers a widerange of operations such as part design, part positioning, automatedmechanisms design, live kinematic simulation, assembly drawinggeneration, and photo-realistic image creation. Based on the V6collaborative platform, it enables a truly concurrent design on thesame assembly and automates the design process with unbreakablerelational design.

Customer benefits

• Reduce design time byenabling truly concurrentengineering on complexparts

• Offer quick designalternatives withindustrial-proven reliabilityand versatility

• Design high qualitymechanical parts across allindustries

• Position partsautomatically forpredictable design changepropagation

• Automate motiondefinition, easing checkand validation

• Create products forsymmetrical assemblieswith productivity and agility

• Reduce design cycle timeswith automated designcollaboration

Key capabilities

Supports concurrent design withintegrated PLM assembly toolsM e c h a n i c a l P r o d u c t C r e a t i o nleverages concurrent engineeringby enabling different users fromd i f fe ren t d i sc ip l i nes (we ld ing ,assembly, drafting, etc.) to works i m u l t a n e o u s l y o n t h e s a m eassembly . G loba l upda tes a remade faster because only changedlinks trigger updates.

I n d u s t r y - p r o v e n r e l a t i o n a ld e s i g n f o r e f f e c t i v e d e s i g nautomationPub l ica t ions a re a un ique andpowerful method to define whichvisible interface makes it possiblefor a part to be stably connectedwith other parts or assemblies. Thismakes it possible to switch partsa n d a s s e m b l i e s a n d e v e n t osubstitute assemblies for parts tocope with design evolution, thus

reducing design time.

Powerful design environmentfrom strong partnerships withindustry leadersA d e s i g n - t o - m a n u f a c t u r i n ge n v i r o n m e n t y i e l d s aprocess-centric solution based onpowerful wireframes, surfaces, ands o l i d c r e a t i o n t o o l s . W i t hautomated dress-up features, apart can be drafted in one singleoperation and its sharp edges canbe fi l leted in one shot, making itready for manufacturing. Extensivecatalogs and user-defined featuresmake the design suitable for anymanufacturing intent.

Automatic parts positioning withcontextual constraintsB a s e d o n t h e r e s p e c t i v e p a r tp u b l i c a t i o n s , t h e c o n s t r a i n t screat ion becomes as s imple as

drag and drop. Parts snap togethera c c o r d i n g t o t h i s p o s i t i o n i n gdefinition with greater safety as itdepends on the parts interfaces. Inaddition, assembly constraints canb e c o n t e x t u a l t o l e a f p a r t s ,facilitating collaborative work.

K i n e m a t i c m e c h a n i s m sa u t o m a t i c a l l y d e f i n e d f r o massembly positioningKinemat ic mechanisms can begene ra ted au toma t i ca l l y f r ompositioning constraints, ensuringp r o d u c t i v i t y a n d c o n s i s t e n c ybetween the product design andthe motion definition. The solverenhances productivity as well, as itc a n d r i v e u n d e r - c o n s t r a i n e dmechanisms, preventing the userfrom wast ing t ime. Easy-to-useanimations dramatically reduce theneed for physical prototypes ando f f e r a n e a r l y a s s e s s m e n t o fserviceability requirements.

A v o i d r e p e t i t i v e w o r k i ns y m m e t r i c a l a s s e m b l ymanagementSupports both basic-use cases andadvanced scenarios. The user cangenerate an assembly symmetricto another assembly in only oneclick. For advanced scenarios, thespecifications are managed withunsurpassed flexibility, generatingthe associative symmetric structureof an assembly, mirror ing eachgeometric shape and/or its positioni n d e p e n d e n t l y . S t o r e d i n t h edatabase instance per instance,the symmetry specifications enableconcurrent engineering and partialopen.

Automated design collaborationO n e p a r t c a n b e d e s i g n e d b yseveral designers, shar ing andtrading features in a control ledprocess. This process is structuredby collaborative design iterations,dramatically reducing design cycletime.

The de-facto standard for mechanical product design excellence

Kinematics definition from positioning constraints

Symmetric position, shape or structure of the different features

About Dassault SystèmesAs a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, Dassault Systèmes brings value to more than 100,000 customers in 80 countries. A pioneer in the 3Dsoftware market since 1981, Dassault Systèmes develops and markets PLM application software and services that support industrial processes and provide a 3D vision of the entirelifecycle of products from conception to maintenance to recycling. The Dassault Systèmes portfolio consists of CATIA for designing the virtual product - SolidWorks for 3D mechanicaldesign - DELMIA for virtual production - SIMULIA for virtual testing - ENOVIA for global collaborative lifecycle management, and 3DVIA for online 3D lifelike experiences. DassaultSystèmes shares are listed on Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) and Dassault Systèmes ADRs may be traded on the US Over-The-Counter (OTC) market (DASTY).

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