So many CATIA apps, so many new features... it's quite easy to miss some!
In CATIA Product Perception Experience (aka. "PPX"), there are at least 5 new features in the R2023x FD03 release that any PPX user should be aware of. And I would like to add 2 new features from the FD02 that might have been overlooked.
Visualization / Rendering / VR
- Access to the Viewpoint variant properties (23xFD02) to edit all the parameters of the underlying camera (same parameters as in Live Rendering)
- Interactive Stellar - global illumination, in Presentation mode (23xFD02)
- Batch rendering of variant line combinations
- Option to use an interaction sphere instead of the laser beam for a closer, more direct interaction with trigger objects in VR (HMD)
Animations
- Option to leave the parts in their position or reset them after playing a kinematics, physics or human animation
- Option to not turn an object when using the Turntable Controller
Variant - Human
- Support of generative human profiles
Let's dive in and discover how these new capabilities facilitate the exploration of design alternatives and decision making.
What's New
For the What's New videos, I invite you to simply check the official wiki page on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform users' community:
Learn how to use the new features
Here are a couple of videos which I hope will help you getting started using some of these new PPX features, including some that have been released in 23xFD02 and not yet advertised.
The first video shows in 7 steps how one can easily create human variants from the profiles of a generative human, along with creating another set of human variants from its animations. It is fairly similar to the video in the wiki, but with a few more detailed steps and tips & tricks.
The second video is about an important feature released in R2023x FD02: the editing of the Viewpoint variant properties. The video covers some important aspects of the functionality which are key to understand, for examples:
- The use of the Properties panel to access the detailed definition of Viewpoint variants
- How to exit the workflow of editing Viewpoint variants, and go back to editing actor's properties
- The live update of the viewpoint variant definition while navigating or using the view voodoo
Thank you @ML and @MR for the e-car material and ambience setup, and @FR for sharing your nice Concept car PPX experience with me (design by @AS) 😊
Bonus
Here is a 14' step-by-step video showing pretty much in real-time how I used a basic Cornell box to get mesmerized by interactive Stellar global illumination, not only in authoring mode, but also in presentation mode with object and light animations 🤓
NB: I can also provide the 3DXML file of the Cornell box if you'd like to give it a try by yourself. Just go to the Conversation tab and start one with me :)
Next
Not sure if I will find the time to make additional "how to" videos anytime soon (I'd like to make one for the batch rendering of variant combinations).
In the meantime:
- Have a look at the User Assistance, for example by selecting the What's New command in the rightmost fly-out of the Action Bar 😉
- Have a look at the stunning Tron design & experience made by @LP and @UB (CATIA industry process experts):
NB: The app CATIA Product Perception Experience is available in the following roles:
- Appearance & Rendering Designer
- Boat Interior Designer
- Building and Civil Presenter
- Cabin Appearance Designer for Aerospace & Defense
- Cabin Designer for Aerospace & Defense
- Class-A Expert
- Color & Trim Designer for Transportation & Mobility
- Concept Human Factors Specialist for Aerospace & Defense
- Concept Human-centered Designer for Aerospace & Defense
- Heavy Machinery Digital Modeler
- Human Experience Specialist
- Industrial Designer for High-Tech
- Packaging Designer
- Painting Designer for Aerospace & Defense
- Perceived Quality Engineer
- Product Creative Designer
- Product Design Presenter (PDP)
- Product Designer
- Vehicle Creative Designer
