Real time review of weight distribution observing the progress of the project and comparing with targeted values

Weight and Balance Analyst is a pack of roles to help designers and managers access Key Performance Indicator (KPI) values of weight, center of gravity, and inertia matrix for parts and products designed on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform.

This pack enables the user to define weight target, monitor KPI values and follow-up trend of the product maturity. Managers and engineers can assess the weight definitions and the center of gravity, considering variants of a product, to meet efficiency and sustainability requirements. The fully integrated applications on both Windows and web enable the user to interact with KPI values associated with 3D geometries, eliminating conventional Excel-based calculations and file management. In a tightly secured environment, the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform enables the engineer and the manager to perform an efficient review and assessment of product status based on weight definitions and the center of mass distributions.

Benefits

• Calculations of the weight, the center of gravity and the inertia matrix, which have been conventionally performed on paper and Excel, are now fully automated and integrated into the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform.

• Weight definition and measurement status of each part and product can be visually shown with 3D geometries.

• Rich information of weight, center of gravity, and inertia matrix is displayed in a web browser, enabling managers and inspectors to quickly access important KPIs in a timely manner.

• Schedling for Automatic computation of KPIs and generation of reports from those computations.

• Integrating multiple pieces of information from different sources regardless of original data management systems and databases is now possible.

Highlights

• Weight and Balance Analyst makes important KPIs such as the weight, the center of gravity and the inertia matrix easily accessible, allowing managers and designers to define target values with tolerances and assess them with a pie chart, a radar chart, and a history graph.

• The real time analytics of weight and center of gravity are quickly displayed in web applications, helping engineers and inspectors to identify problems to be resolved.

• Easily accessible web interface displays necessary KPI values and drill-down of details with configurations and filtering.

• Weight distribution analysis with color codes on 3D geometries is possible on Windows applications integrated on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform, which eliminates management of multiple Excel files and documents.

• Responsive web applications adjust the layout of charts and icons, enabling product assessment both on small screens and on big monitors.

• Comparing estimated, calculated, and measured weights and identifying missing definitions are all possible on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform.

• Comparing different variants or configurations enables the user to perform analysis on radar chart and bring competitive advantages to the product.

Insight:

• Weight and Balance Analyst is a pack which was introduced in the R2017x release. Following are the applications that it offers:

  • CATIA Business Planner 

    • Offered with Weight and Balance Manager (KPZ)

    • The web application that enables the user to schedule computational tasks.

  • CATIA Business Target Definition

    • Offered with Weight and Balance Manager (KPZ)

    • The web application is a spreadsheet editor to define KPI objectives with minimum and maximum values. The user can add, modify, or delete each KPI value on the spreadsheet in a widget.

  • CATIA Business Value Definition

    • Offered with Weight and Balance Manager (KPZ)

    • This web application offers a spreadsheet to define the weight and center of gravity KPI values with a minimum number of interactions.

  • CATIA Weight and Balance Assessment

    • Offered with Weight and Balance Manager (KPZ)

    • This web application gives an assessment of predefined KPIs and their trends for a specific part or a product. Responsive interface makes it possible to perform weight and balance analysis on any devices ranging from tablets to full desktop machines.

    • The new Inertia Matrix solver computes the inertia matrix of an assembly using the optimized calculation algorithm. The user can quickly assess and analyze moments of inertia of huge assemblies stored in the database without even opening the entire structure of the assembly.

  • CATIA Product Performance Assessment

    • Offered with Weight and Balance Engineer (KPT)

    • This desktop application offers a full analysis of KPIs necessary for product development. The application enables weight managers, engineers and compliance managers to observe weight requirement, keep track of weight values, balance the center of gravity, and analyze the inertia matrix for any node of the product structure.

      • Center of Gravity Tolerance
        In order to show the tolerance of the center of gravity (CoG), two default values are now available in the “Weight Management” tab of the Preferences.

      • Weight Distribution Curve
        The user can see the weight distribution curve of an assembly along a predefined axis. The calculated results is written in the CSV format and downloadable.

      • Explicit Formulae
        The user can specify the calculation formulae to determine KPI values with the XML format. Since a human activity can influence and impact weight calculations, the user can associate KPI values with such factors as a distance (km) and a projected surface via the formulae defined inside the XML file.

      • Volume Filter
        This function enables the user to select a space reference from Space Allocation app to calculate the consolidated weight of objects contained inside the specified volume.