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Simplify Your 3D Models: Collaborative Engineering From Design to CAE and Downstream Processes

Increasing digitalization and global value-added networks have a strong impact on collaborative engineering. Companies are facing large amounts of data that need to be stored securely, transferred efficiently between partners, customers, suppliers, etc., and handled in various tools in defined business and engineering processes. 3D data is playing an important role as a communication medium throughout the entire product lifecycle - from conceptual design to downstream processes including CAE analyses, manufacturing, and after-sales - and therefore requires reliable IP protection. The value of 3D product information is even increased through approaches like Model-Based Enterprise and Model-Based Systems Engineering. This 20-minute webinar, demonstrates how 3D models serve as a key enabler for successful digitalization in heterogeneous system landscapes and efficient reuse of CAD data in CAE analyses and downstream processes as only the necessary information are processed. This webinar features CADdoctor by Elysium, available through the Altair Partner Alliance.

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CADdoctor Overview

CADdoctor was design to support your 3D data utilization. Going beyond CAD to CAD translation, CADdoctor has advanced capabilities to detect and heal errors and to optimize data for downstream processing, for instance prepping for FEA mesh generation. With CADdoctor, streamline and maximize the use of your 3D data.

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CADdoctor by Elysium: Simplification + Solid Enveloping Overview

Summary of the function and its benefits of Geometry Simplification & Solid Enveloping.

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Simplify Your 3D Models – Collaborative Engineering Based on Lightweight CAD Data

In collaborative engineering environments, handling large-size 3D CAD models with a high level of detail is becoming more and more challenging. Especially sharing of 3D CAD models between OEMs and suppliers as well as utilization in downstream processes require file size reduction for sufficient performance and IP (Intellectual Property) protection while maintaining the initial design intent. In this context, simplification of 3D geometry provides a valuable solution to companies through enveloping, defeaturing, and extraction of inner/outer surfaces. Lightweight CAD models enable the efficient sharing and communication of relevant 3D product information as the storage of redundant and confidential data is avoided. This is an important basis for efficient collaborative engineering in globally distributed development.

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CADdoctor Reduced 80% of CAD Data Error Repair Time (Customer Success Story)

IBUKI Inc., a mold development and manufacturing company introduced CADdoctor to check data quality, repair, and translate 3D CAD data provided by their customers. The CAD data repair time for engineers has been significantly reduced since the introduction of CADdoctor, and the CADdoctor became an important tool for their efficient mold development phase.

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The Future of Digital End-to-End Engineering Process and Its Interoperability

Kentaro Fukuta from Elysium Co. Ltd., an APA partner, discusses the future of digital end-to-end engineering process and its interoperability.

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Simplify your 3D Models: Use Cases for Automotive Engineering and Simulation

This webinar will cover the latest trends in 3D CAD data optimization and what you will see in the latest version release of CADdoctor. In automotive engineering and simulation, it is becoming more and more challenging to handle large size 3D models with a high level of detail. This is especially true when sharing 3D models between OEMs and suppliers in the design stage, as well as utilization in downstream processes and manufacturing required file size reduction for sufficient performance and IP (Intellectual Property) protection while maintaining the initial design intent. In this context, simplification of 3D geometry provides a valuable solution to companies through enveloping, defeaturing and extraction of inner/outer surfaces. Simplification accelerates the creation of simulation models. Using advanced healing technologies, a consistent quality level can be ensured. Furthermore, lightweight 3D models enable the efficient sharing and communication of relevant 3D product information as the storage of redundant and confidential data is avoided. This is an important basis for efficient automotive engineering and simulation in globally distributed development.

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Optimizing CAE Data Preparation Processes Using CADdoctor

As the use of 3D data throughout the produce lifecycle broadens, it is ever more essential to prepare high-quality 3D CAD geometry models to streamline the entire simulation process. CADdoctor is a tool to streamline CAD geometry preparation to make the data suitable for the HyperMesh simulation process. This helps to achieve reducing your simulation lead time and improving the accuracy of the simulation result. This presentation will be an introduction to one of the leading software on the Altair Partner Alliance and how this software has been benefitting users throughout the globe.

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Creating Lightweight CAD Data through Enveloping Technology

This guest contribution on the Altair Blog is written by Shun Higashide, Global Business Analyst from Elysium who is a member of the Altair Partner Alliance.

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Introduction to the Newest CADdoctor Release

This webinar will be an overview to illustrate the benefits and use cases of the rich functionalities available in CADdoctor. The webinar will take you through the newest capabilities and the use cases and we will also feature a general overview of this desktop application for users that are new to the APA and wants to know about the fundamentals of CADdoctor. This will be a great opportunity to know more about the software and address your issues with your data.

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Optimizing Your CAD Geometry with CADdoctor’s Various Enveloping Functionalities

This webinar discusses the benefits and use cases of CADdoctor’s enveloping functionality. It will also introduce the latest polygon optimization functionality.

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Elysium Solution Overview Video

An overview video of Elysium solutions and its advantages.

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CADdoctor Use Cases for Ideal CAE Data Preparation

This webinar will guide through general functionalities of CADdoctor as well as its applications for streamlining downstream processes utilizing capabilities such as healing, simplification, and reverse engineering.

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Arkal Automotive Case Study Video

Arkal Automotive Optimizes FEA Data Creation Workflow with HyperMesh and CADdoctor.

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CADdoctor 7.1 Reverse Engineering Overview Video

Reverse engineering that transforms STL polygon data into b-rep CAD models.

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CADdoctor Case Study: Arkal Automotive

Arkal Automotive Optimizes FEA Data Creation Workflow with HyperMesh and CADdoctor.

Case Study

Optimizing Your CAE Data Preparation with HyperMesh and CADdoctor

This webinar will incorporate how CADdoctor has been a flagship product in data translation and optimization by helping users to prepare the best 3D data for their optimal CAE analysis.

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Top Use Cases: CADdoctor

Presentation introducing a few of the top use cases for the geometry cleaning software, CADdoctor.

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CADdoctor Mid-Surface Generation Use Case

Narrated video showing a CADdoctor use case for creating the optimal mid-surface, which became a reality for Mazda Corporation. (Drag the .swf file to your browser to view)

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Partner Spotlight: Elysium

Mr. Kentaro Fukuta, General Manager of Global Business at Elysium, discusses 3D geometry healing and translation software, CADdoctor, available through the Altair Partner Alliance.

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CADdoctor Brochure

Short document explaining the features and functionalities of CADdoctor, a 3D Geometry Healing and Translation software application.

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Intro to CADdoctor Presentation

Presentation introducing CADdoctor, software for 3D geometry healing, simplification and verification, as well as data translation.

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