Unified Modeling & Simulation (MODSIM) on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform enables designers and simulation specialists to collaborate on the same design model thus avoiding translation and version control issues between CAD and CAE.

Design associativity along with rules-based and automatic meshing capabilities enable race teams to shave hours and even days off the traditionally manual process of updating simulation models and meshes with every design change. Time reduction of a factor of 10 has been reported for select unified design and simulation workflows when compared to traditional silo’d processes and tools.

For example, they are able to use CATIA with the SIMULIA Fluid Dynamics Engineer role to analyze pressure in fuel lines or exhaust systems or create lighter components with SIMLUIA optimization technology embedded in the CATIA Structural Generative Design role. The platform enables them to share the design and simulation results with stakeholders immediately for their review and comments, no matter where they are.

The platform provides guided simulation workflows, which allows designers to use approved methods to rule out potentially unworkable designs before final design work has been done, which reduces re-work of design models based on disparate simulation results.

Process automation and optimization technology combined with design and simulation apps on the platform enables design and engineering teams to use parametric anon-parametric methods to explore hundreds of design alternatives to accelerate collaborative, performance- based decisions.

The 3DEXPERIENCE cloud-based platform provides race teams with access to the right technology whenever and wherever they need it. This includes 3D Design, functional generative design, systems modeling, structural analysis, electromagnetics simulation, fluid dynamics, multibody simulation, process automation, as well as apps to manage functional requirements, decision support, and manufacturing processes.

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