DS CATIA P3 V5-6R2018 SP6

The 3DEXPERIENCE Release 2018x (R2018x) was announced January 23, 2018. All of Dassault Systèmes’ cloud customers were successfully and seamlessly upgraded to R2018x within a few hours and over the whole scope of the 3DEXPERIENCE offering

Noteworthy, R2018x sees the launch of an extended and enriched industry-focused 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA solution for Architecture, Engineering, and Construction(AEC) which addresses all participants in the end-to-end building processwith industry-tailored functions and templates, and powerful automation. Roles addressconceptual or detailed-oriented Architects, Structural Engineers,MEP Engineers,General Contractors,and Construction Model Managers.

R2018x opens up the power of the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform to users of CATIA V5-6. Customers will get all the benefits of the 3DEXPERIENCE and its platform without migrating their data (files) or disrupting their existing processes. Even users with a single seat of CATIA V5-6 can have instant and seamless access on the cloud to the 3DEXPERIENCE for Simulation, Manufacturing, Collaboration and unique additional Engineering capabilities.

With 3DEXPERIENCE Release 2018x (R2018x), users can benefit from many new and enhancedDESIGN/ENGINEERING roles:there are 85 roles on premise, 80 roles on cloudas a whole in R2018x. Overall, 13 New Roles, and over 600 new or enhanced functions have been added.

CATIA brings the new Stamping Die Designer role, which increases productivity by guiding users from the conceptual planning through to detailed tooling design of complex stamped sheet metal parts. Easy to use specialist features and wizards guide the user in best practices, helping the tool designer work with and extend complex surfaces without having to be a surfacing expert. The role has a discipline-specific set of functions for the optimization of stamping direction, creation of addenda surfaces, trim lines and spring-back compensation, all with full associativity to the original part geometry. This ensures high quality die geometry and right-first –time tooling.

R2018x sees the launch of an extended and enriched industry-focused 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA solution for AEC which addresses all participants in the end-to-end building process. It brings new roles tailored specifically to the needs of conceptual or detailed-oriented Architects, Structural Engineers and MEP Engineers. Industry-tailored functions and templates allow them to quickly and simply reach their required Level of Detail (LOD). Powerful automation accelerates the design process by eliminating repetitive tasks. For example, through an intuitive user interface, an entire facade of ‘unitized curtain’ wall panels can be automatically generated on the design surface of a conceptual building model, by applying a predefined knowledge-based reusable parametric template of the panel. As the LOD matures, full digital continuity is maintained across the lifecycle of the building.In addition, a new role has been created for General Contractors and Construction Model Managers. With this new role, construction projects will be better managed by integrating large models from multiple stakeholders to easily coordinate various building trades. By being able to zoom, review and analyze different parts of the project, check for geometric clashes or model simple shapes, this new role will put the 3D model at the center of construction projects.

In CATIA 3DEXPERIENCE R2018x, the unique Function Driven Generative Designer (GDE) role has been enhanced to allow non-specialist designers to automatically generate optimized conceptual assemblies from functional specifications. The designer simply provides a set of requirements, including the 3D envelope, connections, the loading scenario, material, weight reduction targets for lightweight engineering, and the desired manufacturing process, either traditional, such as milling, casting or forging, or additive manufacturing. The push of a button runs a simulation and generates the optimized concept assembly shapes. The designer can quickly create multiple variants for comparison and trade-off studies by varying the inputs, such as different weight reduction targets, load cases, constraints etc. So doing:

- This unique capability allows the creation of shapes which could not be imagined using a conventional design approach, while respecting the designer’s specification and dramatically reducing weight.
- This results in fully-usable high-quality real surface geometry, within your engineering and manufacturing CAD environment. The geometry can be directly refined and shared on the 3DExperience Platform by all disciplines, from detailed design through analysis and manufacturing. For instance, the product can then be comprehensively validated using full loading conditions such as frequency and buckling.

This release also introduces design features dedicated to specific manufacturing processes, such as overhang constraints for 3dprinted parts and a reconstruction wizard for milled parts.

R2018x delivers multiple advances in Cyber Systems Engineering, the multi-disciplinary design methodology which integrates RFLP product definitions. These are extending an already unique solution which delivers digital continuity to design, validate and experience mechanical, electronic and software systems, and fully integrates with other existing systems.

- The new Electrical and Electronic Architect role allows web-based definition, development & management of embedded electronics and software across a complete vehicle and its variants, including communications networks. Now Vehicle Hardware Architects, Functional and Software Architects and Network Architects can work and collaborate in the context of a shared complete vehicle architecture on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform, removing design errors and misunderstandings. This single view means that fully accurate reports can be generated and shared across the supply chain, ensuring consistency.

Minimum System Requirement

- Windows 10 64 bit (windows 7 and 8.1 works too but better go with Windows 10)
- Multi-core, 64-bit processor (Intel Core i7 or AMD with SSE2 supported)
- Dedicated graphics card recommended (not integrated on motherboard such as Intel Integrated graphics)
- 4 GB of RAM - 8GB or more is highly recommended
- 10 GB Free Hard Disk space