3DCS is Fully Integrated in CATIA V6 3DExperience Platform

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Brief Company Introduction
3D Master
Live Rendering
Getting V5 Models to V6
Demo
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 Dimensional quality software solutions and engineering services
Quality Data Management 3DCS Suite of Products

3DCS Variation Analyst Suites
Multi-CAD
CATIA V5
CATIA V6
Mechanical
3DCS Add-On Modules
 Advanced Analyzer and Optimizer
 FEA Compliant Modeler
 Mechanical Modeler
 GeoFactor
 DeltaGen Export

Gary Bell
Senior Dimensional Engineer
ASME Y14.5 Senior Level Certified
DCS Inc.

Variation
Non
Conformance
Rework
Scrap
Warranty
Liability
The root cause of most quality problems

Product Design Product Production Customer Site
Figure 1 – This represents the cost to correct defects as it increases across the product
lifecycle.

“ROBUST DESIGN”
Product Development
Based
Driven by-
Engineering Defined &
Validated GD&T
“VARIATION MGT”
Process Engineering
Based
Driven by-
Manufacturing Added
GD&T
“FUNCTIONAL BUILD”
Plant Quality Based
Driven by-
Part Measurements
Manage Variation as an
element of the Product Design
element of the Manufacturing
Process Definition
element of the Launch and
Build Quality Plan
Dimensional Engineering
Benefits-
Enables Build Anywhere
Supports DFMA Strategy
Benefits-
Process Benefits-
Response to actual variation
Challenges-
Resources to Execute
Release Cycle Extension
Challenges-
Design Change is Costly
Challenges-
Release Cycle Extension

Fully
Integrated
Stored in
Database
Complete
Variation
Analysis in V6
Leverage V6
Environment
Live Rendering
3D Tolerance &
Annotation
Delmia –
Assembly
Process Planner
Mechanical
Connections

Consistent 3DCS Toolset
• User Interface and Solver
Seamless Model Conversion
• Geometry, Assembly and GD&T
(V5)

Migration of Model: V5 to V6
This function creates a CATIA Publication for each feature in the model.
These publications aid in maintaining the links when working with sub-assemblies, WTX files, and when converting a model
from V5 to V6.
Process to Migrate a 3DCS V5 Model to 3DCS V6 without losing feature links
1. Open model in V5
2. Run CATDUA - Optional
3. 3DCS Update Model
4. Open 3DCS Add/Update Publications
5.Select the top level assembly
6. Review the Publications created
7. Export a WTX file of the model
8. Use Remove "DCS Data"
9. Use Save Management to save a copy of the entire model with no DCS data.
10. Close V5
11. Open CATIA V6
12. Import the V5 CATProduct
13. Open the top level assembly Product in V6
14. Put all the parts in Design mode (manually or Find *PL* w/ deep search)
15. Create a new Manufacturing Simulation
16. Open the 3DCS V6 workbench
17. Update Model
18. Import the .wtx file exported from 3DCS V5.
Notice all the feature links are maintained because 3DCS is now leveraging the publications for linking.
GD&T Annotation links are lost but Update GD&T will automatically fix them.

3DCS Model
CATPart & CATProduct)
Results
.hst, .csv, .html…)
(V5)
CMM / FEA
.dev, .smp
inp, .mtx, .nas…
Enovia V5
Black Box

3DCS V6 Data Management
Results and
Reports
CMM
DCS Model
FEA
Enovia V6
DCS Model, CMM,
FEA, Results &
Reports
Results
.hst, .csv, .html…)
CATIA V6

Show Reel/Live Rendering
DeltaGen

Hood to Fender : Nominal Design Gap

Hood to Fender : Max Gap

Hood to Fender : “A” - “V” Gap

Dimensional Control Systems
580 Kirts Blvd Ste 309
Troy, MI, 48084
Looking for more?
Email or call at:
breese@3dcs.com | 248-269-9777

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