You will find below an overview of the key new additional values provided by the 3DEXPERIENCE platform and all 3DS Brands roles and apps (CATIA; ENOVIA; DELMIA; SIMULIA; 3DEXCITE; GEOVIA) delivered in the 3DEXPERIENCE platform R2019x FD01 on the cloud.

3DEXPERIENCE platform core web apps

Enhanced App: 3DDashboard

Share your dashboards to groups 

As announced in the last article on user groups application, the notion of group is progressively being deployed to all products of the platform. For this update, you do now have the possibility to share a dashboard to a group of people. This will help you duplicate your community or 3DDrive audience in your dashboard, so that you don't lose time adding all the users one by one.

Get a quick access to the User Assistance

Follow the help menus to reach the 3DEXPERIENCE User Assistance faster than ever!

Enhanced App: 3DDrive

Receive a notification for all the actions on a shared drive

Get notified each time one of your drive members performs an action on your shared folder so that you don't miss anything: add, update, delete of content, when a member shares the content or comment on it. Remember that if needed you can activate the emails through the "Settings" part. 

Synchronize any shared folder to your computer

Gain time by adding any shared folder or file to the "My Files" section in order to get it synchronized onto your computer! This way, you are aware of any movement on the folder via the notifications on desktop.

The Windows Shell Extension is improved

You can now view detailed status and progress for each file uploaded and/or downloaded within 3DDrive on your computer. You can also view in "Recent Files" tab the history for synchronized files.

Enhanced App: 3DSwym

Like on Comment
Beside the possibility to reply to a comment, feel free to show how you approve what the contributor shared by liking his comment.

Be redirected to the actual comment via the notifications
Someone commented one of your content? The notification you receive leads you now to the comment itself, that will appear highlighted. 

If the contributor had removed the comment, you are alerted.

Get a clearer view of news in the feed
To improve readability on the wall, the layout for posts, questions and ideas displays more text, and the thumbnail appears on the left.

Enhanced App: 3DNotification

Get desktop notifications

Be sure to not miss anything by activating the browser notifications! This new type of notifications lets you receive a notification on your browser when you are not looking at the platform. But the platform will still have to be opened in one of your browser tab to ensure the connection.

This new function is compatible with Chrome, Firefox and Safari browsers.

Enhanced App : 3DPlay

Navigate easily on small view ports

Using Small Size Displays, the action bar and menu of the application adapts itself to offer you the best possible view.

Ease your journey on the app

Tooltips have been added on each meny

3DEXPERIENCE CATIA on the Cloud

Enhanced Apps: xDesign & xGenerative Design web applications

Function completeness - Productivity and UX enhancements - Performance

xDesign

• Section view
• Materials visible in 3D view
• Insert existing component geometry into new components
• Filter plane visualization
• Mates remain valid while moving components
• Support for space mouse

xGenerative Design

• New landing page with videos
• New navigation bar
• 3D immersive manipulators for angles and spheres
• New progress bar with more information
• Shortcut to watch mode in the graph view
• Duplicate regions in graph
• Double-click to connect rapidly nodes
• Colors can be added to all geometries
• New operators including expression editor
• Performance improvements with big graphs

Enhanced App: Function Driven Generative Design & Refinement

Reduce local stresses and mass through shape optimization, with added design capabilities

• Non Parametric Shape Refinement
  • Complements the parametric optimization already included
  • Focuses on areas to optimize: Local shape morphed to meet the targets

• Milling Assistant: Non Through Pockets (“up to dimension”) in the opposite milling direction 

• On-Cloud SVT tokens support
• Center of Gravity Constraint

Enhanced App: Electrical and Fluid Systems Design

Continuous improvement of design capabilities

• Manage automatic stamps (watermark)  in  Schema Background View (Electrical & Fluid schematics)

• Providing visual feedbacks about Network statuses for Network Assistant & Conductor Routing Assistant for Electrical 3D 
• Improve Pipe/Duct routing in context with Pipe Bend node selection and surface intersection computation

• Place Part directly on Pipe/Duct surface
• Use  Minimum Straight Length rules for Fluid systems during layout modification

• 3D Data extraction improvements for .PCF file generation for ISOGEN

Enhanced App: ICEM Design Experience

The New Generation of Surface Modeling for CAS & Class-A

• Extended “OMNI” smart technology 
  • OmniCut -  Support of standard CATIA  planes
  • Omni-Plane - Improved creation workflow & orientation
  • Omni-Surf - Flow Control - Extrapolation
    • Extrapolation options (Both / Start / End / Off) for curves on support in   Blend, ‘T’, ‘H’ & ‘X’ cases
    • Extrapolation options for flange on surface curve, and for 2-parallel curves (blend)

• Optimization of geometry selection and organization

• Improved command UI interactions 
  • Presets – Duplicate identification
  • Sculpt - Mouse Warp – 3D value display & Improved slider
  • Analyze – Curvature -  Logarithmic radius display

Enhanced App: Façade Design

Allow more façade variations

• Create Repeating Patterns of Mullions and Panels Across Tangent Continuous Faces
• Create Unique Patterns or Share Patterns within Different Regions
• Match Patterns and Colors from one Variable Curtain Wall, Region, or Band to Another
• Offset Rows to Create Running Bond Patterns
• Avoid Triangular Cells at the Sides of Curtain Walls
• Position Multiple Curtain Walls on the Same Face to Create Rain Screens or Multi-layer Variable Curtain Walls
• Extract Cells and Instantiate Detailed Engineering Templates on Individual Panels Using Component Based Design

3DEXPERIENCE ENOVIA on the Cloud

New Roles: PLM Collaboration Services for Inventor and PLM Collaboration Services for Altium

Continue to Open the Power of 3DEXPERIENCE by enabling access to the enterprise context for their work through participation in enterprise business processes

• EASE OF ACCESS – Open Altium or Inventor Designer directly from  3D Compass. Access 3DEXPERIENCE Apps from within Altium Designer
• FAST & ACCURATE ACCESS to the RIGHT DATA 
• DATA-DRIVEN DESIGN COLLABORATION – Designers work online connected to the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform directly from Native Environment
• Seamless process integration include VISUALIZATION and CHANGE MANAGEMENT

Enhanced App: 3DSpace

• From 3DSpace Control Center the Admin can now create a Collaborative Space on behalf of a user

Enhanced App: Project Planning

Improved Team-based Planning by unlocking additional capabilities that extend the value of Project Planner for all teams in the enterprise

• Create your project with the help of a CSV file. The import feature can accompany you migrate your work from MS Project inside the platform. 

Note, the CSV file has the same format than the one for Project Management and MS Project apps

• With the new "Summary" tab, get a clear view on your project status thanks to key figures related to tasks, milestones, deliverable & risks. The burn down chart lets you visualize the work left to do. You can also read statistics related to your resources to ensure the project will go as planned

Manage tasks in your project

You created your tasks under the wrong project or in the wrong order? Feel free to reorder them simply with a drag and drop in the "Schedule" tab. This can also help you prioritize them.

While working on a task, set the percentage of progression to let everyone know what's left to do. 

Formatting options have been added in the description of your task and in the comment section

3DEXPERIENCE DELMIA on the Cloud

Enhanced role: NC Prismatic Programmer

Simulation support for facing head operations 

• Features the D’Andrea™ head, a stationary mechanism that allows a lathe tool to revolve using a powered C-axis and the linear U-axis, varying by diameter, to simulate realistic material removal 
• Can be defined as a machine built-in or a milling head
• Includes collision-detection to ensure parts are not damaged during milling 

Enhanced role: NC Milling Machining Programmer

Dedicated 5-axis rolling strategy for barrel cutters

• Fine-tunes the finishing operation with the ability to work in various compartments within the part
• New rolling strategy in Z-level with 3 - 5 axis converter
• Supports different tool shapes – barrel shape, oval form, and taper form
• Reduces the machining time due to the higher axial depth vs. classic-end mill tools
• Provides improved surface quality due to the large tool radius which allows for greater distances
• Avoids collisions with automatic detection
• Supports a max tilt angle and discretization angle

Enhanced roles: Additive Manufacturing Engineer & Powder Bed Programmer

New support definition & part layout improvements

• New support definitions
  • Select multiple supports to edit the parameters or apply the properties from one support to the others
  • Supports zone creation by directly drawing on the part where supports are needed, and splits the existing zone into multiple ones to adapt the support 

• Part layout improvements
  • Analyzes the current position (collisions, contact, clearance) between parts and the support structure onthe build plate
  • Creates the part you need within the necessary support, which are retained when the part changes position. No need to re-compute the measurements between supports.
  • Includes the option to choose between 2D nesting or bounding box layout.

Enhanced role: Car Design Ergonomist

Manikin Surface export

• Enables designers to use geometric surface design tools to include the human factor early in the design
• Creates the entire space of the geometry as a CATIA part
• Ability to export the manikin as a CATSurface
• Allows for the extraction and manipulation of manikin surfaces for more efficient communication with designers

Enhanced role: Work Safety Engineer

Human interactive posture change during walk-through

• Easily validate the resource layout for a worker’s space and height requirements early in the design process
• Apply specific pre-defined human postures for navigation in the resource layout
• Allows for an immersive experience during the walk-through using first or third person views

3DEXPERIENCE SIMULIA on the Cloud

List of roles renamed in R2019x FD01

Prior role names	New role names in R2019x FD01
Stress Engineer (MDS)	Structural Simulation Designer (MDS)
Structural Analysis Engineer (DRD)	Structural Professional Engineer (DRD)
Fatigue Specialist (FGA)	Durability Engineer (FGA)
Plastic Injection Mold Engineer (IME)	Plastic Injection Engineer (IME)
Finite Element Modeline Specialist (SFM)	Finite Element Modeling Engineer (SFM)
Assembly Modeling Specialist (SMA)	Assembly Modeling Engineer (SMA)
Abaqus Specialist (PXA)	Structural Mechanics Analyst (PXA)
XFlow Specialist (PXF)	XFlow Analyst (PXF)
Simpack Specialist (PXP)	Multibody Analyst (PXP)
CST Specialist (PX2)	Electromagnetics Analyst (PX2)
Structure Functional Analysis Engineer (SFA)	Steel Structure Engineer (SFA)
Multiscale Systems Specialist (MCK)	Multidiscipline Performance Engineer (MCK)

List of enhancements serving all 3 Simulation User Communities

Enhanced role: Simulation Foundation (SEI)

Enable all users with realistic insight, giving them access to your library of simulation methods and a single location to find and monitor all simulation studies

• A platform option providing simulation process and data access for all users
  • Entry point for the Simulation Process Management solution providing simulation democratization
  • Gain realistic insight throughout all phases of design
  • Empower all users to leverage standardized methods
  • Understand the pedigree of the data

Enhanced App: Performance Study

• Enhanced Run-As usability for user credential specification
• Animation playback speed control - select a fractional speed factor of 1/8, 1/4, or 1/2 normal speed or an integer multiplier of 1, 2, 4, or 8 times normal speed

Enhanced role: Simulation Process & Optimization (SPI)

Foundation for all simulation authors in 3DEXPERIENCE, integrating simulation tools for use cases from ad-hoc through design exploration

• A platform option providing simulation process capture & execution
  • Capture your simulation methods & best practices
  • Scalable experience to add automation, explore designs
  • Openness: Connect any tool to 3DEXPERIENCE
  • End-to-end traceability to understand result context

Enhanced App: Process Composer

• Additional enhancements to the Excel Adapter in Process Composer
• The overall user interface of the Text Parser Editor dialog box has been improved
• Improved error/warning pop-up persistence

Enhanced Role: Results Data Analyst (RIW)

Collaborative trade-off analytics & decision support that rapidly transforms large simulation data to verifiable decisions.

• A role powering better design exploration analysis and decision-making using realistic simulation and predictive analytics as a guide 
  • Analytics as part of the Simulation Process Management solution providing Simulation Data Science values

New Functionalities:

• New Universal Kriging approximation technique supplementing Response Surface Method
• Cross validation enhancements including K-fold, Leave-one-out, and Set-aside methods
• Best Approximation models can now use a Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE) technique
• Preview page parameter statistics enhancements

Enhanced Role: Simulation Methods Developer (PES)

Provides analysts and methods developers a cost-effective way to democratize their expertise, making it accessible to all of the users involved in the design process

• Build replicable experiences to democratize simulation
  • Integrate with the Simulation Process & Optimization (SPI) role for drag-and-drop process authoring to democratize simulation
  • Deployment governance included

New Functionalities:

• Rules: Change the appearance or behavior of a component when a user enters a particular value into a second component. 
• Dropdown Rules:  Create Rules that define a dependent list
• Many new Components including Sections, Files, Media, and others
• Hide an unused property inside a component
• Autosave:  Work is now saved automatically

List of enhancements serving Design Engineer users community

Enhanced Role: Structural Professional Engineer (DRD)

Uses finite element techniques to assess the structural integrity of products subject to a wide range of loading conditions to guide design decisions

• A role providing seamless integration between PLM, CAD, and CAE
  • Perform advanced simulations with superior technology to ensure accuracy and robustness
  • Manage simulations automatically
  • Embedded compute licensing included

New Functionalities:

• Import tie connections from Abaqus
• Meshing control and mesh usability enhancements
• Beam rendering controls
• Solver file monitoring in Diagnostics tab
• Virtual part creation for contact analysis
• Connect multiple shell parts with virtual bolts
• Line and surface fasteners & connection enhancements
• Cutting planes in model view
• Simulation Examples guide now available

Enhanced Role: Fluid Dynamics Engineer (FMK)

Validates flow and thermal performance to accelerate product innovation by exploring 100s of design alternatives at early stages of design

• CFD for Mainstream usage
  • Faster design iterations with digital continuity inspiring single source of truth
  • Spend more time engineering and less time building meshes
  • Broader physics coverage validated to address mainstream workflows
  • Democratize simulation processes
  • Embedded compute (8 cores)

New Functionalities:

• Battery Modeling features to simulate the effects of a battery in flow analysis
• Heat transfer coefficient output
• Solution control enhancements
• Under-relaxation factor specification

Enhanced Role: Plastic Injection Engineer (IME)

Evaluates and improves plastic part and mold tooling designs by simulating the filling and packing process and the mold’s cooling system.

• A role to validate the effectiveness of injection mold cooling system designs
  • Integration with CATIA Mold & Tooling Design for automatic detection of injection locations, cooling systems, injection system, cavities

New Functionalities:

• Enhanced mold insert simulation including Mold Cooling for Insert Overmolding Simulations and Mold Cooling Inserts modeling for special applications (BeCu insert material)
• Improved tools to assess quality of multi-domain models
• Part Insert overmolding warpage simulation
• Simulation Domain Properties and In-session Material Selection available in the Material Palette

List of enhancements serving Simulation Specialist users community

Enhanced Role: Multidiscipline Performance Engineer (MCK)

Collaboratively Create, Execute, Explore & Manage Experiments  and associated artifacts for multiple Physics over multiple Scales across a wide range of Experimental intent

• Assemble & execute multi-physics, multi-scale experiments, including Dymola

New Functionalities:

• The Multiscale Experiment Creation dashboard app is now available from cloud servers. You must execute your experiments on the local private 3DOrchestrate station. 
• Implicit solver coupling support for Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI)
• Ramp on of structural forces for FSI excitations
• Structural Mechanics Analyst (PXA) support for co-simulation experiments

3DEXPERIENCE 3DEXCITE on the Cloud

Enhanced App: Ambience Studio

• More artistic flexibility, thanks to the separaton of lighting and background. The user can now choose a different HDRI file for the background, and tweak the settings separately.
• In addition, the HDRI light painting is more flexible because you can avoid the disturbing light spots in the background.

Enhanced App: Planets Studio

• The ocean quality is improved by adding procedural foam to the waves. The foam appearance is driven by the beaufort wind scale parameter.

Enhanced Role: Marketing Experience Artist (XAR)

Material editing: 

• Better workflow for material editing through access of materials from the actor’s properties.

Asset link:

• Open from the property window of your asset (product, material, ambience, …) the relevant app on the platform to edit it.

Enhanced Role: Marketing Experience Scripter (VRS)

Code Editor:

• New improved and extended code completion (autocomplete).
• Embedded documentation overlay in code editor.
• Access to new APIs.

SDK Documentation:

• New available SDK documentation with modern layout and extended search

3DEXPERIENCE GEOVIA on the Cloud

New Role: Earth Contributor (GEX)

Geospatial Experiences to manage natural assets

• Configure tailored 3D geospatial experiences to each stakeholder of a project from geo-located earth assets.
• Deliver specialized tool sets for subsurface  exploration
• Interoperability with GEOVIA Surpac SDM format allows seamless data exchange workflows between desktop and cloud applications
• Visualize earth models and assets including
  • Geological models
  • Geotechnical models
  • Excavation designs & plans

3DEXPERIENCE SOLIDWORKS on the Cloud

Enhanced App: xShape

Improved creativity through intuitive design tools. xShape app was formerly known as xForm. These are the main enhancements.

• More solid and surface primitives provide more options for starting and modifying a design
• Flex Manipulator controls amount of flex and the distance over which the flex acts
• Bend Manipulator controls amount of bend and the distance over which the bend acts
• For any primitive that is symmetric around an axis there is a Partial Revolve Manipulator
• Primitives align normal to geometry under cursor
• Scale by Distance provides scaling of selected geometry to a specific distance at a specific location
• Usability improvements include the ability to relocate the graphics window toolbar, “Undo” actions can be undone incrementally and Robot enhancements

Enhanced App: xDesign

• User Experience
  • “Open With” – Gives you more flexibility in your workflow. Go directly from your data in 3DDrive or 3DSpace to xDesign 
  • View filters – Tidy up the display by removing planes and points so you can quickly focus on the design or publish a clean image to a community for review 
  • 3DConnexion Support – xDesign now works with 3D Connexion devices to further improve your productivity
• Features
  • Sketch Booleans – A unique and quick way to generate the sketch geometry you need
  • Hole enhancements – More capabilities and improved workflow for creating standard holes
• Assemblies
  • Reorganize the Product Structure by dissolving subassemblies or forming new subassemblies
  • Performance has been improved to make creating, editing and solving assembly mates faster