Abstract

Parametric design is a powerful emerging method for 3D CAD models and has created great flexibility for exploring design solutions just by adjusting a set of values. The Parametric Design Study (PDS) tool in 3DX allows designers to rapidly cycle through parametric designs while running FEA simulations of each iteration to provide users with a full analysis of each design and its efficacy. The Project Gamma team, as part of the Lockheed Martin Advanced Development Programs (ADP) Star Drive initiative has been investigating the use of the PDS tool. This presentation will discuss the journey the team took to realize the full functionality of PDS.

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Presenter Bio

Marcus Lorenzo, Aerospace Engineer, Lockheed Martin

Marcus supports development programs as a structural analyst for primary structure, and uses a variety of meshing and simulation tools to evaluate part designs. He began his career as an instrumentation designer which gave him an earlier familiarity with using CATIA for part designs. As a team member of Project Gamma, an ADP effort to expand tools & processes, he uses his mixed designer-analyst background to explore accelerating the structural part development process.