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CATIA V6R2011 - FACT SHEETVIRTUAL DESIGN FOR PRODUCT EXCELLENCE

VALUE AT A GLANCECATIA V6 AND V6R2011 OVERVEIWCATIA V6 DOMAINS AND V6R2011 ENHANCEMENTS




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VALUE AT A GLANCE

CATIA V6 LEVERAGES THE CAPACITY OF INNOVATION FOR COMPA-NIES OF ALL SIZES IN ALL INDUSTRIES BY DELIVERING BREAK-THROUGH PRODUCTIVITY DESIGN SOLUTIONS POWERED BY AHIGHLY COLLABORATIVE PLATFORM.

CATIA V6 redefines CAD from the purely physical product definition and expands it to require-ment, functional and logical views where it also combines dynamic behaviour modelling of sys-tems engineering. Designed to operate on a PLM 2.0 platform, CATIA V6 is a 3D collaborativesolution linking designers and non-CAD specialists. CATIA V6R2011 reinforces systems engi-neering by delivering a supplemental suite of Dynamic Behavior Libraries to model complex mul-ti-physical systems, helping users to design and validate better products faster. Today’s releasealso delivers enhancements to CATIA Live Distiller, increasing usability and “share-ability” of 3D

assets to new audiences. In addition, V6R2011 extends its unique functional modeling technolo-gy to surfacing for the Body-in-White community.

CATIA V6 OVERVIEW

GLOBAL COLLABORATIVEINNOVATIONBroaden CATIA usagebeyond designers to casualusers within and outside theengineering department.Ground-breaking collabora-tion tools enable 3D brains-

torming within the communityof PLM users, to reach a newlevel of innovation.

LIFELIKE EXPERIENCECATIA introduces a paradigmshift to enable first- life expe-rience and bring 3D productdesign to life with unmatchedrealism. In addition, CATIAV6 offers compelling simplici-ty and efficiency with in-context 3D manipulators and

natural 3D operations.

SINGLE PLM PLATFORMFOR IP MANAGEMENTHarnesses collective intelli-gence, making the always up-to-date product definitionaccessible to the variouscommunities from anywhere,at any time. Facilitates multi-

discipline collaborationamong designers, engineer-ing users, and manufacturingusers from one unique IPrepository, making the com-pany knowledgeware assetsavailable for all participants.

ONLINE CREATION ANDCOLLABORATION

Reaches new disciplines withCATIA Systems and widensthe traditional scope of CA-TIA to the requirements, func-tional, and logical views ofthe physical product in a col-laborative manner. This al-lows for direct traceability ofthe product, from the begin-ning to end phases of crea-tion. CATIA V6 delivers PLMobjects that match collabora-tive design innovation, elimi-

nating heavy assembly files,enabling true concurrent de-sign, and eliminating theneeds for high referencesmanagement between part,drawing, and products.

READY TO USE PLMBUSINESS PROCESSESOpens new opportunities fornew industries such as con-sumer packaged goods, con-sumer goods, and high tech.The CATIA product portfoliocontinues to cover more in-dustry processes.

LOWER COST OF OWNER-SHIPProtects the V5 investment;as a natural extension to V5,CATIA V6 ensures a smoothupgrade and short ramp-upfrom V5 to V6. There is aneasy transition to V6 with theuse of the same modeler andready –to-use migration path.




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V6R2011 OVERVIEW

CATIA SYSTEMS

CATIA Systems is the uniquesystems engineering productsuite which enables multidis-ciplinary design and inte-grates requirements, func-tional, logical, and physical(RFLP) product definitions.This release further advancesits ability to model and simu-late the dynamic behavior ofsystems under multiple simul-taneous physical phenome-

na. Dassault Systemes’ Dy-mola technology and compo-nent libraries are now aug-mented with 11 new librariesspecifically designed for ad-vanced modeling of complexsystems in the automotive,aerospace, robotics, and

energy sectors.

CATIA SHAPE

CATIA Distiller extends thealready released CATIA LiveDistiller functionality to furtherthe use and “share-ability” of 3D assets to new audiences.It provides user-friendlycontent for consumers,

enterprise functions such asmarketing, and for specificpurposes such as real-timevisualization, virtual realityexperiences, simulation orrendering. Data tessellation,reorganization andsimplification create a lighterrepresentation that is easilyexported to other applications

via the open, lightweight3DXML format. 3D modelscan now be published easilyto any online community suchas 3DVIA.com.

CATIA pushes ahead andextends its unique functional

modeling technology tosurfacing for the Body-in-

White community. For years,CATIA’s functional modelingcapability has enabled usersto focus on and capture theirdesign intent, by freeingthemselves from thesequence in which theymodel and by associatingbehaviors with designfeatures, thereby decreasingdesign complexity. It alsobrings greater flexibility toevaluate multiple designvariations in a short timeframe.

With this release, CATIA V6’ssurfacing offer is fully matureand integrates industryleading ICEM technologies.By combining freeformexplicit modeling from ICEMwith associative feature-

based modeling, CATIA V6delivers a powerful andintuitive set of tools to model,analyze and visualizeaesthetic and ergonomicshapes from the most basicto Class-A surfaces. This

advanced surface modelingsolution enables mechanicaldesigners, shape designers,and stylists alike to create,

validate, and modify surfaces,such as those in theautomotive interior andexterior design, andaerospace lofting and interiorcabin design domains.

CATIA MECHANICAL

CATIA V6R2011 strengthensmanufacturing preparation

processes with CATIA BendPart Design and Mold Tooling

Design. Bend Part Designquickly creates bent part de-

signs, from paper wrappersand cardboard boxes to aer-ospace sheet-metal compo-nents and provides access toboth folded and unfoldedrepresentations.Mold Tooling Design enrichesits mold tooling offer with anew specialized product formold tooling injection.




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CATIA Mechanical is bridgingthe gap between direct mod-eling technology from LiveShape and the know-how offunctional modeling solutionsto offer a realistic, lifelike

modeling experience thatfacilitates design and in-creases productivity with LiveSmart Positioning.

CATIA Structure FunctionalDesign delivers a preliminarystructure design applicationto rapidly define, captureproject intent, and createstructural elements and mate-rials thanks to parametricdesign, which allows multipledesign variations and itera-

tions. Structure engineers areable to obtain early weight,material, labor and balanceestimation of the structure aswell as the classification

drawings including conven-tions.

The automatic tolerancingand annotation of User Fea-tures provides significantproductivity gains for definingtolerances and annotations ofcompany standard features.

CATIA EQUIPMENT

CATIA V6R2011 deliversstate-of-the-art wire harnesssymmetry capabilities, incor-porating best practices from

various industries. Users canautomatically and interactive-ly perform a symmetry of acomplete wire harness whilemanaging unnecessary dupli-cation of reference and great-ly reducing design time.

CATIA Systems 3D Logical

Design introduces the CATIALive Shape User Interface fordesigning 3D Logical Archi-tectures. All tool bars havebeen removed and convertedinto contextual balloons thatcontain only commands rele-vant to the selected element.Pathways creation is im-proved with real time geome-

try creation that make modifi-cations seem live and provide3D architects with a new V6lifelike user experience.

A 3D Master approach isintroduced for the electricaldiscipline. Large Original

Equipment Manufacturers(OEMs) can now extend their3D Master approach to theelectrical discipline by usingthe powerful ability to dressup the Functional TolerancingAnnotations (FTA) of 3D har-

nesses. They can now focusmore on the design by ex-changing only their 3D mock-up of FTA data with suppliers,saving the expensive andtime consuming documenta-tion process of drawing crea-tion and maintenance.




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CATIA V6 DOMAINS ANDV6R2011 ENHANCEMENTS

CATIA SYSTEMSAcross industries, productsare getting increasingly com-plex, involving many moreengineering disciplines, withthe value shifting from theproducts themselves to theactual services demandingcustomers expect from theseproducts.

SYSTEMS ENGINEERINGA collaborative system engi-neering methodology is criti-cal to address these trans-formations. CATIA Systemsuniquely captures, manages,

and tracks product require-ments with full traceability,ensuring that these earlyrequirements are met accu-rately all along the productdevelopment cycle, fromfunctional architecture andlogical breakdown to physicaldesign and testing.

BEHAVIOR MODELING &SIMULATIONWith CATIA Systems, the

components from multipledisciplines (such as mechan-ics, thermodynamics, andelectricity including electron-ics) as well as the numerousinteractions between themare modeled on a uniquecommon platform to enabledynamic simulation of thecomplete system via a virtualprototype. The behavior ofthe product in operation isassessed while various de-

sign alternatives can betested very early on.

Key V6R2011 ENHANCEMENTFOR CATIA SYSTEMS:

Delivers a SupplementalSuite of Dynamic BehaviorLibraries

The CATIA Systems portfoliois enriched with new com-mercial products that providelibraries to expand creationmethods of advanced andspecialized models in Sys-tems Dynamic Behavior(DBM). This enhancementallows users to create andsimulate more complex mod-els, and quickly find solutionsto process- or industry-specific problems.

Displays 2D diagram ani-mation in DBMUsers can now display the 2Ddiagram animations in the 2Dviewer upon a Modelica simu-lation that contains descrip-

tions of 2D diagram anima-tions. This function providesan intuitive and easy-to-usetool for result analysis.

Manages experiment datafor simulation of functionalmodels Users can create SimulationObjects within the ENOVIAdatabase and attach them toa functional reference entity.They can then save the data

related to System Experimentwithin the database, whichallows them to iterate on thedefinition of those data. Thisis particularly beneficial dur-ing the functional systemdefinition and validationprocess.

CATIA SHAPECATIA Shape provides indus-trial designers, Class A mod-elers, and mechanical engi-

neers with a full suite of sur-facing, reverse engineering,and visualization solutions tocreate, modify, and validateany type of complex innova-tive shapes and help stream-line the transition and colla-boration between Design,Class A and Engineeringdepartments.

From subdivision, styling, andClass A surfaces to mechani-cal functional surfaces, CA-TIA Shape covers all thesurface creation and modifi-cation needs. It also supportsthe complete reverse engi-neering process from theimport of digitized data to therecovering and finaliza-tion/completion of high qualitysurfaces.

INDUSTRIAL DESIGNCombining a unique and in-tuitive virtual clay modelingapproach with free-form sur-faces, CATIA Shape is at theservice of industrial designersand their creativity. Starting

3D ideation from scratch orfrom 2D sketches, industrialdesigners can manipulateshapes with unrivaled free-dom, but also take full advan-tage of a true creativity acce-lerator to quickly explore andtest many more ideas in theearly conceptual phase. CA-TIA Shape also provides real-time visualization for instantevaluation and photorealisticMental Ray rendering, allow-

ing designers to make betterand faster decisions

MECHANICAL SURFACESCATIA Shape provides ad-vanced technologies for me-chanical surfacing, based ona powerful specification-driven modeling approach.This solution brings high-endquality surface modeling fordetailed designers and pro-motes efficient concurrent

engineering between stylingand engineering worlds inorder to optimize the productdesign workflow.

COMPOSITESSpanning from preliminary toengineering detailed designand manufacturing prepara-tion, CATIA Shape provides




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unique capabilities for de-signers of composites struc-tures to work in dedicateddesign in-context environ-ments to integrate structural,assembly, and manufacturingrequirements early in thecomposites design processand thereby anticipate andavoid problems.

Key V6R2011 ENHANCE-MENTS FOR CATIA SHAPE:

Introduces ICEM products inV6

CATIA V6 now integratesindustry-leading ICEM surfac-ing technologies, incorporat-ing a highly powerful andintuitive suite of tools to mod-el, analyze, and visualizeaesthetic and ergonomicshapes to the highest Class-A surface quality. This fullintegration supports the hybr-id world of both explicit directsurface modeling techniquesand associative feature-based methodology within theV6 collaborative environmentand dramatically improvesthe productivity within theClass A-product development

process.

This advanced surface mod-eling solution enables me-chanical designers, shapedesigners and stylists alike tocreate, validate, and modifysurfaces, particularly thosewhich are visible and tangibleto customers working withinthe automotive interior andexterior design and the aero-space lofting and interior

aircraft cabin design do-mains.

Establishes new FunctionalShape Design paradigm forthe design of Body in White

The Body in White communi-ty benefits from a new func-tional approach that provides

a new way of thinking thedesign, thanks to semanticfeatures, which enable de-signers to focus on what theywant to model and not how tomodel it. This FunctionalModeling technology isunique in the marketplaceand provides designers withgreat flexibility to quickly eva-luate multiple design varia-tions, while simultaneouslyenhancing productivity.

Process-oriented functionalfeatures like Hole, Diabolo,Dart, Contact Flange, Stamp,and Bead contain inherentspecifications and behaviorsthat interact in specific ways.

Users have the ability to dy-namically modify, live, thevalues of existing parametersof these functional featuresby using 3D manipulatorsinstead of having to enteredition command panels. inWhite, especially by optimiz-ing parts for the tooling/dieprocess. You can now reworkthe surfaces locally in orderto enhance their quality andfulfill manufacturing requests.

Sewing is an operation com-bining a surface upon anexisting element. This capa-bility adds or removes sur-face by modifying the existingelement. A new feature willsew a given surface on anexisting support. The outputwill be a new skin. This ap-proach eliminates the need tocreate auxiliary geometries.

Offers 3D data optimizationand preparation for mul-tiple purposes

A 3D model can be used indifferent situations with differ-ent levels of definition anddetails. For multiple purpos-es, like industrial design,engineering, simulation, ormarketing, the preparation

and optimization of the datais critical. In some cases,there is no need for the invis-ible data; you just want to seethe exterior aspect and vi-sualize it in a 3D environ-ment. Removing all of theinvisible data significantlyreduces the size of the modeland the computation time ofsome applications.

The main goal of CATIA Dis-tiller is to take an existing 3Dmodel in the V6 databaseand to create new ones opti-mized for specific uses, suchas, real-time visualization,virtual reality (VR) expe-riences, simulation or render-

ing. It allows you to optimize3D models through data tes-sellation, re-organization andsimplification. The “distilled”models are uploaded backinto the V6 database, andcan be exported to other ap-plications, such as, 3DXMLfiles or published on the3DVIA.com online communi-ty.

Introduces Blend Corner

command

The Blend Corner command,added to the Shape DesignWorkbench, provides partoptimization of the Tool-ing/Die process for the Bodyin White (BiW) solution, byenabling local rework of sur-faces to achieve better quali-ty. This is adapted to someparticular BiW toolingprocesses that forbid modify-

ing the BiW part for the de-sign of the tool and needgreater round fillets withgreater radius and fewer dis-continuities for manufacturingpurposes. You can now re-shape some portions of asupport locally without mod-ifying the existing featurehistory thanks to this new




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flexible command, which canbe used on top of alreadyexisting fillets. Modifying thesurface is very intuitivethanks to sliders in the 3Dviewer.

Enhances Reverse Engi-neering User Interface (UI)

You can now quickly andeasily create a cloud of points(or a mesh) from a file. Simp-ly drag and drop a digit filedescribing a cloud of points(scanned or computed) or amesh in the workbench tocreate the correspondingentity. This improves produc-tivity by proposing a logical

follow-up of the processes.Also, the user interface (UI) isimproved, impacting the fol-lowing commands: Activate,Remove, Split, Align by BestFit, Power Fit, Basic SurfaceRecognition. The selectiondialog box and the optionsavailable in the contextualmenu are replaced by a bal-loon when selecting a cloudof points or a mesh, display-ing only the available options.

Enhances Sketch Tracerimage edition and update

This provides a way to quick-ly edit a Freestyle SketchTracer image with the dedi-cated software, and to updatethe painting when modifica-tions are performed. Using anew icon, the user starts thesoftware associated by Win-dows to the file type of the

image, and CATIA will auto-matically detect the softwareclosing and update the Paint-ing with the new version ofthe image. This significalnlyimproves productivity andergonomy for the modificationof Freestyle Sketch Tracerpaintings in V6.

Integrates the new Paintercommand throughout allworkbenches

Through a new Painter com-mand, available in the Partand Surface Design Work-bench, the user is able toflexibly and easily apply aneffect from a predefined ef-fect library onto every geome-trical element of a CATShape (body, solid, surface,up to the face level), enhanc-ing the model with superbrealism. The visual effect canbe removed through thesame command. Effects willhave the same behavior asexisting graphical properties

(colors, opacity).

Offers UV Integration inRTR and PH1

Visualizing a 3D mock-upwith very large data is alwaysa challenge. V6R2011 intro-duces a new UVR format thatis lighter. As opposed toCGR, UV is not a fixed accu-racy file format; rather it con-tains a low accuracy poly-

gonal representation (calledbase mesh) which can berefined to reach a given accu-racy. UVR does not bringadditional behavior specific torendering, but by reducingthe amount of triangles usedto represent a shape, it im-proves performance (file size,memory consumption anddownload time) and scalabili-ty for large data on all the V6applications. The user is now

be able to load a largeamount of data on screen,saving a considerableamount of time for preparingdata for an interactive review.

CATIA MECHANICALFinding ways to reduce de-sign-to-manufacturing cyclesand improving productivity

are key priorities. CATIA Me-chanical delivers a highlycollaborative and flexibledesign environment with fullconcurrent engineering andhigh performance changemanagement through rela-tional design to enable theefficient definition and engi-neering of any type of 3Dparts and assemblies, fromthe simplest to the most ad-vanced. In V6, CATIA ex-pands 3D design to usercommunities outside of thedesign office, addressingeach profile with the rightmodeler capabilities: direct3D modeling, geometricalsurfaces handling, feature-

based design and history-freefunctional modeling.

CONCEPTUAL DESIGNBreakthrough direct 3D mod-eling technology opens thedoors of creation and 3Dexperience to new contribu-tors who can quickly andeasily sketch any idea in 3D.These new design ideas canthen be reused as preliminaryshapes by designers further

down the process.

DETAILED DESIGNHighly integrated tools auto-mate the detailed designprocess and provide a smartmanagement of complexassemblies, from part posi-tioning through mechanicalassembly constraints defini-tion to drawing generationand assembly consistencychecks thanks to mechan-

isms simulation.

MANUFACTURING PREP-ARATIONAdvanced process-drivenfunctionalities, such as theautomatic definition of com-plex drafts and fillets to op-timize foundry and forge tool-ing design of forged and




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complex cast parts, ensurethat manufacturing intent iscaptured in the early stagesof design to avoid manual,lengthy operations, as well asimprove manufacturabilityand productivity.

Key V6R2011 ENHANCE-MENTS FOR CATIA MECHAN-ICAL:

Expands into manufactur-ing preparation

CATIA V6R2011 introducesBend Part Design to quicklycreate folded parts acrossmultiple disciplines spanning

from sheetmetal to paperboxes. Users benefit from ahighly productive universalhybrid modeling tool, whichempowers users to put theirideas directly into an industri-al context early in the conceptphase without going into toomuch detail. CATIA V6R2011also introduces Mold ToolingDesign, offering users com-plete tooling process cover-age for tooling mold injectiondesigners. It allows users tocreate standard and compa-ny-specific mold bases withease. Users can also positioncomponents and calculatetheir environmental impactswith ease.

Advances toward lifelikemodeling

CATIA Mechanical incorpo-rates functional modelingknow-how with the freedom

of CATIA Live applications sothat mechanical part design-ers can benefit from LiveSmart Positioning of Assem-bly constraints. This permitslive visualization and modifi-cation of assembly con-straints with a new contextualcommand. It is also possible to calculate intelligent posi-

tioning solutions based onpublications and preview andvalidate any resulting con-straints upon smart position-ing.

Responds specifically tomechanical in production

Global performance robust-ness is enhanced with a 30%increase of design creationand modification productivityin Functional Modeling. La-tency delays between globalsystems have been reducedand users can embrace awider scope of manufacturedparts with Functional 3DModeling. It is also possible

to design more complex plas-tic parts.

In addition, a new dynamicUVR visualization format(replaces CGR) is availableand provides better visualiza-tion accuracy and reducedmemory consumption.

Automates the tolerancingand annotations of UserFeatures

Users can benefit from signif-icant productivity gains fordefining tolerances and anno-tations by capitalizing andreusing the tolerancingschema of standard featuresin catalogues. This also helpsto ensure the accuracy oftolerances and annotations.

Finds the most natural po-sition automatically

The user can now launch theLive Smart Positioning algo-rithm as soon as the mouseis moved over an element.The algorithm combines rela-tionships between publica-tions and maintains the mostnatural position solutions. It helps the user to preview and

to validate any resulting con-straints, increasing productivi-ty substantially for positioningproduct instances.

Introduces Associative Billof Material (EBOM)

Users can benefit from a newBill of Material command forboth Generative Drafting and2D Layout products. It offersan automated, associativeand customizable functionali-ty that ensures the validity ofthe consistency betweendrawings and product defini-tion. It displays the product asit is defined in theCBP/EBOM.

Increases performance forMechanical in Productionwith solutions built withsynergy

Global performance robust-ness is also improved withenhancements that increasedesign creation and modifica-tion productivity by 30% inFunctional Modeling. Usersalso experience reduced

latency delays between glob-al systems, are able to han-dle a wider scope of manu-factured parts with Functional3D modeling, and they candesign more complex plasticparts. The new UVR dynamicvisualization format replacesCGR and provides bettervisualization accuracy whilereducing memory consump-tion.

Generates 2D drawingswith Generative View Styles(GVS)

Users increase productivityby storing the generationspecifications at the layoutview level so that drawing generation is a one-step ac-tion.




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Enforces automatic crea-tion of View Texts

Users can enforce automaticcreation of View Texts thatcomply with internationalstandards such as ISO, JIS,or ASME, or with companystandard definitions throughdrafting customization. Inaddition, users can quicklyposition the View Text ac-cording to a view's overalldimensions, assuring reada-bility.

CATIA EQUIPMENTCATIA Equipment providesan integrated environmentthat enables the collaborative

detailed design of electronic,electrical, and fluidic systemsin context of a virtual product.While design is driven by thesystem logical definition toensure conformity with prod-uct specifications, full tracea-bility, and configuration man-agement, knowledge rulesare integrated to enable theautomatic compliance tostandards throughout thedesign process, all the way to

the production of associativedocumentation for manufac-turing. Such an integratedenvironment improves designquality, drastically reducestime needed for modifica-tions, and minimizes errors.

ELECTRICALCATIA Equipment delivers adedicated electro-mechanicalend-to-end solution for de-signing and documenting

electrical modules in all in-dustries that design electric,electronic and electro-mechanic components.

PIPING & TUBINGCATIA Equipment also pro-vides general layout tools forintelligent placement of partsas well as a full set of routing

and parts placement me-thods.

Key V6R2011 ENHANCE-MENTS FOR CATIA EQUIP-MENT:

Offers live pathway routing

V6R2011 brings a significantimprovement in the Design-ing/Routing pathways userexperience. Pathways arenow updated in real time togive the impression of mod-ifying them live; the previewis no longer represented by agreen dotted line, bringing anew lifelike experience to

pathway routing.

Introduces new ergonomicworkbench

This provides a totally new,intuitive, and lifelike userinterface for the 3D LogicalArchitecture workbench. Alltool bars have been removedand converted into contextualballoons that contain onlycommands relevant to theselected element. Somecommands used for creating3D shapes are now availablein the West Compass toolbar, providing a new, cleaner,and more lifelike experiencefor the workbench.

Introduces new route com-ponent

This enables you to use anyPLM Object other than Path-way Segments to route the

routable. You are no longerconstrained to using PathwaySegments as the only routecomponent. This addresses,for example, specific High Tech requirements that ena-ble you to consider someconducting surfaces are rout-able by the system.

Enhances spreadsheetuser interface

A new spreadsheet-like userinterface for the Requirement,Functional, Logical, andPhysical (RFLP) data isavailable. Instead of the 2Dor 3D representations, it dis-plays a table of all of the ob-

jects in the model, allowingyou to browse or edit theexisting objects, and createnew ones. You can createsub function/logical compo-nents, create ports and con-nections, edit properties,delete, etc. This is very usefulif you are dealing with heavy

models with a large numberof components and links, asthe default representationsare filled quickly. The spread-sheet allows you to manage amassive amount of data with-out taking care of the repre-sentation and productivelyperform all of the operationspossible.

Generate wire harnesssymmetry

In many customer processes,the reuse of complete elec-trical harnesses is a dailyneed. When many electricalsystems are identical for bothsides of a vehicle, it is veryuseful to be able to generatethe symmetrical harness witha minimum number of inte-ractions rather than totallyredesigning the harness. InV6R2011, the Assembly

Symmetry command of theAssembly Design workbenchis added to Wire HarnessAssembly workbench, andhas been specialized to im-plement specific behavior forelectrical parts or products.You now have the ability toautomatically and quickly getthe symmetry of a complete




harness. This greatly reducesdesign time and global engi-neering costs, while ensuringthe design quality level of theoriginal harness.

Synchronizes wire harnesswith logical harness

A new command is intro-duced that allows users toautomatically use the designcontent/changes from the 2Delectrical schematic and thedesign content/changes fromthe 3D space reservation inorder to create or update the3D physical design. It is nowpossible to generate physicalharness bundles and

branches based on logicalpathway segments. Reusinglogical information to buildphysical data will save timeand avoid doing twice thework, firstly in the logical de-sign, and secondly in the 3Ddesign. This also facilitatesthe adoption of the CATIASystem application for elec-trical design since users willtake advantage of the easiertransition to the physical de-

sign compared to workingwith an external ECAD appli-cation, and having to importthe data. With this new de-sign change managementtool, the logical to physicalprocess is very efficient.

Simplifies FTA creation

With this new command,users can directly select de-vices, supports, and seg-

ments to create the dimen-sioning, instead of having toselect planes and lines. Us-ers can very quickly createmultiple dimensions betweentheir selected points in just afew clicks. Advanced elec-trical dimensioning enablesyou to dimension a specificpath of segments between

electrical components. Ulti-mately, you now have a moreproductive tool for processingFTA work.

Defines insulation for pip-ing parts

This enhancement allows youto insulate a piping part. Ithelps you to model thermalinsulation and to avoid hu-man contact with the pipe.You are able to define rec-tangular insulation geometry.This helps you to check thatthere is enough space for theinsulation and that there is noclash with the environment.The insulation process is

candidate for specification-driven part placement.

DESIGN KNOWLEDGE &REUSEDesign Knowledge & Re-useenables companies to model,capitalize and re-use the fullcomplexity of their engineer-ing knowledge in order toaccelerate and secure drasti-cally their product develop-ment processes. Design

Knowledge and Re-use acce-lerates a company’s businessprocesses while ensuringcompliance with its best prac-tices and taking advantage ofits collective know-how. Itprovides an access to ad-vanced design parameteriza-tion, knowledge capture aswell as optimization tools,and enables the definition ofstandard rules and checks fordesign quality assessment.

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