Dassault Systèmes Brings Advantages of 3D XML to Toyota Motorsport’s Design Process

06/04/2006

CATIA V5 brings competitive benefits to Formula One team

Paris, France, April 6, 2006 — Dassault Systèmes (DS) (Nasdaq: DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced that Toyota Motorsport GmbH will integrate the advantages of 3D XML into its design process to boost its usage of the CATIA V5 design solution. 

“We are in no doubt that 3D XML will improve our fast-paced design process, allowing us to rapidly communicate design development to our mechanics on the track, and bringing far more accurate transfer of information,” notes Magnus Lidström, VPM Parts Manager for Toyota Motorsport GmbH. “We predict it will greatly aid our long-term goal of being a race-winning team.”

“The proven advantages of 3D XML will revolutionize the way the Toyota F1 team modifies its racing cars,” says Denis Senpéré, general manager, PLM North Europe, Dassault Systèmes. “Being able to share information in 3D will bring tremendous advantages over using traditional 2D data. Dassault Systèmes’ powerful industry leading CATIA V5 software makes this possible.”  

In tests, Toyota Motorsport found that 3D XML helped improve its approval process on technical changes, and plans to implement it throughout design development. With engineers sending one 3D representation instead of multiple 2D images, all aspects of a part can be visualized quickly and easily by the mechanical team. This will not only save time, but with the many different players on the team being able to access the data simultaneously on laptops right at the track, makes it also a more reliable way of ensuring everyone has the required data at the same time. 

The evolution to CATIA V5 with 3D XML fits well with the Toyota Motorsport philosophy of breaking down barriers to create total integration across departments, known as its ‘one-roof concept.’ The company has already seen many benefits from gathering the production of the racing cars in one location ─ something only a handful of Formula 1 teams are able to do ─ and 3D XML will allow the teams to work in closer collaboration than ever before. 

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О About Toyota Motorsport GmbH

Toyota Motorsport GmbH (TMG) has been at the forefront of Toyota’s international auto racing programs for nearly 30 years. During this time, it has won 3 World Rally Championships for Manufacturers, 4 World Rally Championships for Drivers, and 43 World Rally Championship events. In 1998 and 1999, TMG designed, built and operated the Toyota GT-One for the Le Mans 24-Hour race. It recorded the fastest lap both years and, in 1999, claimed the pole position and second place in the race. In December 1999, TMG secured the right to participate in Formula 1 racing, and will enter a team no later than 2002. With this overriding objective, TMG is expanding its Cologne, Germany headquarters, adding approximately 10000 square meters of facilities, making approximately 30000 in total dedicated to Formula 1 development. TMG employs a multinational team of over 400 designers, engineers and support personnel.

О About Dassault Systèmes

As world leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, the Dassault Systèmes group brings value to more than 90,000 customers in 80 countries. A pioneer in the 3D software market since 1981, Dassault Systèmes develops and markets PLM application software and services that support industrial processes and provide a 3D vision of the entire life cycle of products from conception to maintenance. Our offering includes integrated PLM solutions for product development (CATIA®, DELMIA®, ENOVIA®, SMARTEAM®), mainstream product 3D design tools (SolidWorks®), 3D components (Spatial/ACIS®) and SIMULIA™, DS’ open multi-physics platform for realistic simulation. Dassault Systèmes is listed on the Nasdaq (DASTY) and Euronext Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) stock exchanges. For more information, visit http://www.3ds.com