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The 3DEXPERIENCE SAP Connector is a pre-configured solution that seamlessly integrates the 3DEXPERIENCE and SAP platforms, providing businesses with efficient connectivity on cloud, on premises, or in hybrid environments. This powerful integration solution ensures that all stakeholders have access to the same data, eliminating the need for manual data transfer and significantly reducing errors and delays. By enabling holistic digital processes and data continuity, the 3DEXPERIENCE SAP Connector enhances collaboration between engineering and manufacturing, improves overall performance through data-driven processes, and delivers instant business overviews with up-to-date and reliable information.

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Cars are designed in respect of different international rules, norms and standards. In a common venture with the German automotive OEMs Transcat has developed a solution covering this requirement.CAVA is complementary software to CATIA V5 from Dassault Systemes. The CAVA products consist of design and help tools to enable automotive OEM’s and their suppliers around the world to assure compliancy of a car’s design to both national and international standards and norms. An automaker has to comply with many different government-regulated standards and norms.The list of CAVA products includes CAVA OVA - Overall Vehicle ArchitectureAt the start of the design process detailed geometry for the vehicle typically is not present. The definitive vehicle parameters, such as dimensions and seat positions, are still subject to alteration. CAVA offers a wide range of options to quickly and visually verify the various (legal) requirements applicable to vehicle design.CAVA VisionThere are numerous requirements requiring compliance related to the driver’s direct and indirect vision. The influence that geometry has on the driver’s field of vision can be easily investigated with CAVA Vision.Questions such as ‘will the vehicle still fulfill the requirements for A-pillar obstruction if the SRP (Seating Reference Point) is changed slightly’ are readily answered.CAVA SafetyThe direct safety of passengers and pedestrians plays a major role in the development of new vehicles. CAVA Safety provides features to analyze the bonnet and windscreen for pedestrian safety and interior points to address head impact. Support geometry is created within CATIA and reports are available on critical areas early in the process.CAVA ManikinWithin the sphere of ergonomics, SAE standards specify a two-dimensional test dummy for use in determining passenger positions

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CAVA - CATIA Automotive Extensions Vehicle ArchitectureCATIA solutions for car design and legal compliance"CATIA - Automotive Extensions – Vehicle Architecture" (CAVA) resulted from a joint project by Transcat PLM and the German car manufacturers. International rules, norms and standards are provided during the entire design process - from the concept phase to the homologation. CAVA is a feature-based and associative technology integrated with CATIA V5 and V6.CAVA - Solutions for car design and legal compliance in CATIA CAVA is a suite of products: CAVA OVA (Overall Vehicle Architecture) CAVA Vision CAVA Safety CAVA Manikin CAVA Wiper CAVA Tools These six applications are available as seperate products or as CAVA All bundle, containing all six applications.

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VDAFS CAA V5 based supports VDAFS Version 2.0. It converts CATParts into VDAFS files and VDAFS files into CATParts. Expanding on the VDAFS standard, the TransCAT VDAFS Processor transfers not only points, curves, surfaces, but even topologies and bodies via the VDAFS element 'TOP'. An outstanding feature is its full integration with CATIA V5. Converting CATIA V5 models to VDAFS format is possible by simply using the 'Save As' item from the CATIA 'File' menu. In the same way, VDAFS files can be opened as CATPARTs with the 'File Open' menu sequence. In addition to the interactive CATIA integration, the product also includes a graphic user interface (GUI) variant that can be started from within or outside of CATIA and a batch module for integration into automated processing applications.

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Handle Model Modifications In the context of a global collaborative development process, tools helping engineers to handle their complex engineering data are getting more and more relevant. Consequently, a large variety of questions have to be answered. Do my models meet the minimum quality and methodology requirements? What has recently been added or modified in models I work with? Have suppliers modified models from the last release interchanged, and what?xCompare compares CATIA V5, SMG and JT data, to find differences in two revisions of products, parts and drawings or to verify the conversion process.

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In many industries CATIA data are translated into different neutral formats to provide downstream processes with the right data. In particular in the automotive industry, CATIA data are converted into the JT format. For some downstream processes it is important to ensure that there are no changes between both data caused by the translator. Unacceptable differences must be found easily before the model moves into downstream.xCompare is an application to compare CATIA V5 and JT data. Primarily, it is used for the comparison of geometric data – potential nonconformities will be shown graphically. By using xCompare, comparisons of V5 B-Rep with JT B-Rep (JT or XT B-Rep), V5 B-Rep with individual JT LODs (Level of Detail) and V5 CGR data with JT LODs can be performed. The presentation of results is carried out within V5 and will graphically display the differences in geometry. As a matter of course, the results will be saved in XML reports for further documentation. The xCompare V5 / JT solution has the advantage to directly validate the original data format without prior conversion into a vendor own data format.

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xCompare V5 / SMG verifies the conversion process from CATIA V5 in SMG (3DVIA Composer), which is very important for downstream process and the long term data archival. Various criteria of a CATIA V5 model are compared to a SMG model. In order to perform this comparison, xCompare uses directly the models to analyse the features as well as the geometry without converting them first into a internal format. Hence, a ensured and reliable verification is guranteed. xCompare V5 / SMG is fully integrated in CATIA.

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Exchange of consistent CATIA V5 data In the global development process data exchange is getting more important every day. Complex file sets are sent by cooperating development departments to other companies worldwide. Supports data exchange of partners in different PLM environments Ensures that the sent container is complete Lists addressee embeded and missing files Automated integration in data exchange processes possible Supported by German car makers and Dassault Systèmes Construction data, such as drawings, assemblies and parts are related, links define their connection. Sending and receiving data requires a lot of time to verify if the file sets are complete, if all linked objects are included. For huge data structure this is a timely and costly procedure, causing a lot of unnecessary communication.XFileV5 guides the file based data exchange between different design and data management environments. While sending data it ensures that the container is complete, receiving data it lists embedded and missing data. An user interface guides users through the interactive mode, the batch mode is suitable for an automated data exchange integration. Sending: User selects one root document All required documents are zipped into one container file An XML-file describing the structure is added Receiving: Verify if

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