Generative Design on Cloud - 3DEXPERIENCE Platform

 The 3DEXPERIENCE Platform 

The 3DEXPERIENCE platform is a collaborative environment that Connects People, Data, Processes, ideas, and Business. 3DEXPERIENCE is a cloud-based platform that is easily accessed with a browser that has curated roles for persons from each department in an organization ranging from Design, Simulation, and Manufacturing to Governance/Management.

The 3DEXPERIENCE platform has cloud design capabilities running on a browser, so that it can be used with any device using a dedicated Touch Mode. A few of the Cloud Design roles include 3D Creator, 3D Sculptor, 3D Sheet Metal Creator, 3D Structure Creator, 3D Mold Creator, 3D Pattern Shape Creator, 3D Render, Drafter, and so on.

3D Creator

3D Creator is a role on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform, having xDesign as the web application to create parametric models and assemblies, in a unified interface within a browser. Since the tool requires only a browser and internet connection, you can model on the go with a Tablet or Mobile device. The tools and workflows in xDesign are very similar to the mighty SOLIDWORKS.

DESIGN GUIDANCE

Apart from Parametric modeling, xDesign enables us to use industry trending tools like Generative Design on the cloud. We can use this Design Guidance to help design geometries, taking into account forces, space, and loads. We can create a new design or redesign an existing geometry.

For creating a new Generative Design, the process is so simple that we need to define the Material of the model, boundary conditions like Fixtures and Loads, the bounding box dimensions of the model, and any areas to be excluded during the generation process. Within the browser, several iterations occur to offer you the best possible geometry for the given conditions.

A conventional or legacy design consumes more material that does not contribute to the load, whereas the model obtained from Design Guidance (Generative Design) can be directly built using additive manufacturing. In order to make the optimized model to be manufactured using conventional machining processes, we can build machinable features from generated design using xDesign tools.

Advantages of Generative Design

· Reduced Product Weight hence reduced material and handling costs

· Takes less time to complete the design

· Create better designs and better products

· Consolidation of various parts into a single design

· Limitless number of designs to choose from

· 3D Creator doesn’t need any installation

With 3D Creator you can also:

· Create parametric 3D models anywhere and anytime using a browser

· Eliminate the need to plan your assembly structure with a single modeling environment

· Iterate rapidly without the rework associated with typical parametric modeling tools

· Understand structural requirements through an easy exploration of optimal material with Design Guidance

· Leverage the power of machine learning to reduce repetitive tasks with the Design Assistant tools

· Visualize your designs with ease and impress customers instantly with realistic appearances and environments.

The 3D creator role enables you to step up your Product Design and development process, and allows your design data to be managed, and used for other processes like Simulation and Manufacturing, on this unified 3DEXPERIENCE Platform. 

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Get your SOLIDWORKS Desktop Connected to 3DEXPERIENCE Cloud

 Imagine how useful it would be if you could safely store and access your SOLIDWORKS data in the cloud, from anywhere in the world, using just a Login ID. Yes, 3DEXPERIENCE is an easy-to-use cloud-based platform that allows you to save your SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD designs securely to the cloud. It empowers business partners to collaborate in real-time and leverage their expertise to accelerate product development.

 The 3DEXPERIENCE Platform

3DEXPERIENCE is a collaborative platform that enables businesses and individuals to innovate in entirely new ways and create products or services based on virtual experiences. It provides a real-time view of business activity by connecting people, ideas, and data. The platform offers curated roles for each department in an organization from Design, Simulation, Manufacturing, and Governance.

Collaborative Designer for SOLIDWORKS

 

The Collaborative Designer role allows users to save SOLIDWORKS data and make real-time updates within the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

The collaborative designer role for SOLIDWORKS has the following apps

l Derived Format Converter

l Design with SOLIDWORKS

l Inspect with SOLIDWORKS Inspection

l Render with SOLIDWORKS Visualize

 

When a user navigates to the 3D Compass and clicks on the "Design with SOLIDWORKS" app, Desktop SOLIDWORKS is launched with an active 3DEXPERIENCE session accessible from the Task Pane. Any assembly or part file opened in SOLIDWORKS will appear in the 3DEXPERIENCE Task Pane with a status icon indicating that it has not yet been uploaded to the cloud. As soon as you click on the save active window, the data will be uploaded to the cloud.

When you save data to the cloud for the first time, a save to 3DEXPERIENCE dialog box appears, allowing users to select Bookmark to easily access data, make new revisions and add comments. The content in the dialog box can also be exported as spreadsheets.

 

As part of Life-cycle capabilities, the file can also be locked or unlocked to ensure that other individuals with access cannot edit it simultaneously. The users can create new revisions, new branches, change ownership, and change maturity states according to the assembly or part, such as Private, In-Progress, Frozen, Released, or Obsolete.

Change is inevitable. Effective change management improves an organization's ability to make sound decisions. It helps to boost productivity, reduce risks, and aids in increasing a company’s profitability. Viewing and accessing all assigned changes and tasks is one of the Change Action capabilities. "Work Under" is a way of documenting design changes, which is helpful for managers to review. A maturity state is not only applicable to data elements, but also to tasks, issues, and changes, all of which can be approved further.

This collaborative task management application allows you to manage, share, and assign tasks, access related content, estimate job duration and share comments. Bookmarks are available on the platform for organizing work into folders, sharing with teammates, and readily accessing content from any device. Bookmarks, as well as all other apps, features, and much more can be accessed through the mighty SOLIDWORKS Interface or Web Browser.

Key Merits

l Store your CAD data on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform and make it available to all departments such as design, simulation, manufacturing, and governance, by integrating them into one unified platform.

l The 3DEXPERIENCE platform allows you to instantly review your tasks and work on the proposed change orders without leaving SOLIDWORKS.

l Enable key stakeholders to use your design data along with all available business data in the cloud

l With a web browser, you can find, view, share, annotate, discuss, and manage CAD and non-CAD data from anywhere, at any time, and on any device.

l Avoid rework and reduce errors as a result of working in disconnected groups.

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