Race to the finish

Vehicle styling is one of the most important factors in determining the commercial success of a vehicle, but styling also plays a significant role in vehicle performance. For example, styling dictates the vehicle’s aerodynamic performance and also has a strong influence on the design space available for the underlying frame, which must meet key structural performance targets. Leveraging the power of MODSIM, performance-driven design exploration based on multi-physics simulation can help validate these functional requirements, while the power of a common geometry modeler across different CATIA applications brings styling and conceptual design together.