SDX Extension
Structure Concept to Design (SDX)
CATIA PLM Express
Provides a unique end-to-end solution for “virtual structure” design
Overview
CATIA - Structure Concept to Design streamlines processes ranging from functional definition to manu-
facturing preparation. This offering provides a unique answer to physical design challenges in Shipbuilding
and in the Architecture & Construction industries.
- Easy definition of structural design elements and materials used to build military and commercial
ships as well as plants - Improve instantiation of functional volumes and integrate the creation of planning breaks at an
early stage of the design - Enable unprecedented productivity and a short learning curve for shipbuilding structure definition
and for the creation of functional structure objects - Enhance the creation and modification of detailed structures
- Prepare the manufacturing build-up process with dedicated features that resolve the design intent
Capabilities
- Rapid modeling tools for the creation of functional structure objects (such as plates, beams,
and pillars) and detailed features (slots, end-cuts, …) - Knowledge-based design rules to drive and automate design work
- Capture full topology of the structural model (all connections and their characters)
- Enable the automatic generation of blocks and design units based on planning break definitions
- Automate detailed work (slot or end-cut definition)
- Deliver piece-part generation for the preparation manufacturing at the end of the design phase
- Early and accurate reports