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Visual Collaboration Solutions

Visual Collaboration Solutions. VCollab Overview. Company Overview. VCollab established in 2000 VCollab HQ at Troy, MI Develop and market VCollab brand of Software Solutions

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Visual Collaboration Solutions

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  1. Visual Collaboration Solutions VCollab Overview

  2. Company Overview VCollab established in 2000 VCollab HQ at Troy, MI Develop and market VCollab brand of Software Solutions Currently 3 out of 5 major Automotive OEMS are using the VCollab solution as the visual collaboration platform for sharing CAx (modeling & simulation) data

  3. VCollab Overview VCollab is a common light-weight CAE Data Visual Collaboration platform. Similar to pdf for documents. Benefits Extend visibility of CAE data to Designers, Test Engineers and Chief Engineer Facilitate Analysis Reviews among CAE teams Provide consistent platform for CAE data access from diverse geographic locations Supplier Integration

  4. Uniqueness of VCollab • CAE Visual Collaboration Solution • Offers common CAE Data Model • Provides UniversalCAE Data Reduction Engine • Many Native CAE translators. Supports most of the leading CAE software. • Batch processing on remote server • High compression ratio to handle large files • Easy to use,professional, light weightCAE Viewer • Extends CAE Visualization with CAE Decision support capability • Provides Light weight post processing • CAE-oriented, user friendly visualization GUI • CAE-BOM (multiple sets of CAE data in one file) • Batch post processingenabled. PLM / SLM deployable. • Supports MDO visualization • CAX Writer API for writing CAX files from in-house codes • Interfaces with Browser, MS/Office, MS SharePoint, iSIGHT FD Results Manager

  5. Desktop Engineering June 7, 2006 “…… Here's what makes the VCollab 2006 software suite a "sit up and pay attention, you lunkhead" offering: VCollab 2006 is designed--specifically designed--to work with massive 3D MCAD, CAM, CAE, CFD, and FEA work. For example, it can convert native CAE results filesfrom solutions such asANSYS, ABAQUS, LS-DYNA, and MSC.Nastran intoa highly compressible format that you can share via e-mail with totally non-technical, clueless users like the boss. They can interact with it using something as simple as an embedded MS Office document or in Internet Explorer, assuming they can handle such complexity….” Anthony J. LockwoodEditorial DirectorDesktop Engineering

  6. VCollab Customer base • GM • Ford • Toyota (US) • Honeywell • Hamilton Sunstrand • Pratt & Whitney • Textron • Alenia Aeronautica • Daimler • Brembo • Ashok Leyland • Others 6

  7. Challenges in CAE Data Management .. Transient Simulations Static Geometry Mark Up VisMockUp AutoVue Lattice 3D SpinFire ProductView 3D XML Etc. • CAM • DELMIA • TechnoMatix • CFD • FLUENT • STARCD • … PRE/POST • EnSight • ANSA • GridGen • TecPLOT • FEA • NASTRAN • ANSYS • MARC • ABAQUS • LS DYNA • RADIOSS • PAMCRASH • ADAMS • DADS • MADYMO • FORM3D • … PRE/POST HM SOFY Animator ANSA • Styling • Alias • Maya • 3D Studio • CAD • UniGraphics • CATIA • Pro/E • Solidworks • Ideas • Solidedge • AutoCAD Communication Nightmare! Many apps/formats CAE / Simulation File Sizes are Large

  8. CAX .. Common 3D data model for 3D CAE data • CAM • DELMIA • CFD • FLUENT • STARCD • … PRE/POST • EnSight View & Mark Up -VisMockUp -AutoVue- -ProductView Etc. • Styling • Alias • Maya • 3D Studio • CAD • -UniGraphics • -CATIA • -Pro/E • -Solidworks • -Ideas • -Solidedge • -AutoCAD • FEA • NASTRAN • ANSYS • ABAQUS • LS DYNA • SDRC Geometry Mesh + Transient Simulations CAX .. Common Light Weight Data Model/Format

  9. Features and Performance of CAX Flexible, Highly Compressed and Efficient 3D Format Light Weight : Filters and high compression Large CAE results files are reduced up to 98% Connectors / Translators Many 3rd party application interfaces. Runs in batch mode. API for customization Flexible : Stores .. CAD geometries CAE transient simulations: Multi load cases with time varying data State of the art interactive, 3D Viewer Tool independent, light weight CAE viewer

  10. ABAQUS Results • ANSYS RST File : 10 GB • CAX file size : 72 MB

  11. CAX .. Sample light Weight File Sizes

  12. WEB and Report integration CAD/CAM/CAE Tools CATIA, UG, PRO/E, IDEAS, ABAQUS, NASTRAN, ANSYS, LS DYNA, Product Vision, Autovue, ADAMS, Fluent, EnSight, DELMIAetc. MPEG/AVI Passive Interactive 3D JPEG CAX PowerPoint, Word, Excel, WEB Page Interactive 3D Engineering Documents Value : Ease of use, decision support to SLM

  13. VCollab Solution CAE Durability Thermal CFD Crash Safety Blast Simulation Simulation Static Static Simulation VMoveCAE Highly Compressed Visualization Format *.CAX Common Viewing Platform: VCollab VCollab Presenter VCollab Pro 3D Documents Interactive 3D .ppt Interactive 3D .doc Web High Performance Visualization & Document creation tool

  14. Supported CAE applications in VMoveCAE

  15. VCollab Product Configuration

  16. Viewer Functionality – CAE Specific • Multiple fields variables (stress, strain, displacement, etc.) • Multiple Load Cases and Time Steps support • Derived Types support in Viewer • Deep model interrogation (nodes, elements, max, min, multiple load cases/time steps etc.) • Contour Scales Editing • Hot Spot Finding • Vector Plotting • Animations / Simulations • Linear Animations • Transient / Non Linear Simulations / Crash Simulations • Complex Eigen Vector Computations and Simulations • CFD Simulations

  17. Viewer CAE functionality cntd .. • CAE Feature Extraction • Sections • Iso Surfaces support • Iso Volumes Support • Path lines and stream lines support

  18. Viewer CAE functionality cntd .. • CAE BOM • Superposing of deformed and un-deformed shapes • Multiple models/ data bases in a single cax file • Sim-Flow component developed to work with SLM • Multi Dimensional Optimization ( MDO) Visualization • Pre determined text file support for filtering

  19. 3D Crash Simulation data in MS PowerPoint

  20. Interactive Simulation data in MS Word

  21. 3D Design Data in MS Excel

  22. Multi Disciplinary CAx data in VCollab

  23. Multi Disciplinary CAx data in IE Browser

  24. Enhanced Display Options with VCollab Pro CAE CAD Data UniGraphics Product Vision Structural NASTRAN ABAQUS FATIQUE FATIGUE CFD StarCD Fluent CAM DELMIA • VCB Files VCollab Pro Option 1 Option 2 Option 3 Option 4 Visualize and Analyze the 3D CAE Data in Stereo on DeskTops/LapTops Large Flat Screen Design Review Centers in Stereo Inspect the interiors of the parts and assemblies in Vision Dome Visualize and Analyze the 3D CAE data on DeskTops/LapTops

  25. Business Value • Links and Improves collaboration between • CAE Analyst and Development teams • Analyst and Test teams • CAE managers, analysts and suppliers • Virtual Analysis Reviews • Maximizes the utilization of CAE Infrastructure • Reduced storage needs • Reduces bandwidth requirements • Enables 3D CAE data archival in compressed form • Provides CAE decision support capability during the CAE data Management

  26. Integration with Enterprise Applications

  27. Integration with Enterprise Applications Microsoft SharePoint iSight FD

  28. SharePoint Integration

  29. Partnership in Problem Solving FE MODEL FE/Crash/ Blast/CFD Solver iSightFD / MDO/ CAE automation tool VCollab 3D Compressed Visual Record Simulation Database

  30. Integration with iSightFD

  31. SIM Flow - Result compression process All the data is transferred in case of surface meshes Volume is filtered in case of Solid Meshes • Batch post-process result files • Compress data • Produce 3D visualization file • Incorporate into web browser, MS documents.

  32. SLM LICENSE SERVER VMOVECAE Data Extract Compress Integrated Environment for SLM and VCollab Suppliers CAE/CFD Engineer VCOLLAB PRESENTER SLM SLM CAX CAE Engineer Location 1 WEB SERVICE VCOLLAB PRESENTER LICENSE SERVER ABAQUS https SLM CAE/CFD Engineer NASTRAN/DYNA FILE SERVER CFD Engineer Location 2 HQ NFS StarCD/FLUENT VCOLLAB PRESENTER DISK STORAGE • Benefits • Light weight CAE data sharing strategy with dramatic file size reductions • Improved collaboration with easy to use CAx viewer SLM Location 3 DRE/DE

  33. Collaboration using VCollab

  34. Future Directions • Improved compression • Real Time Collaboration • Batch Post Processing • Remote Visualization • 3D CAE Data Store and Share platform • Enhanced Visualization -> Virtual Reality

  35. Contact Visit http://vcollab.com/contact.html for Global Contacts & Write to support@vcollab.com

  36. THANKS

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