The integration happens at base level by a data management and collaboration server called ENOVIA that allows users with different roles to create, modify, share, manage or propagate data from one person to other without using share drives, emails or any sort of data migration. The 3D Experience platform integrates and brings together all the departments involved in product lifecycle including simulation experts. Moreover simulation forms a process of product lifecycle only when a new concept design is launched that has to be virtually tested either to save cost, reduce time or meet certain requirements imposed by regulatory boards such as NHTSA, FAA, FDA etc. that are a part of overall product lifecycle management. The complexity of products these specialists use has been an overwhelming task for other departments such as design, production, marketing, procurement, IT etc.

The reason of working in isolation has been simple and justified till now. These are small departments of very specialized people in large organizations that mostly work in isolation. The word silos may seem unpleasant to hear at times but thatРІР‚в„ўs exactly how FEA or MBD simulation community has been since many years. The idea behind its introduction is very clear from simulation environment. The north quadrant symbolizes collaboration, the east quadrant symbolizes 6W Tags, the west quadrant symbolizes designer applications and the south quadrant symbolizes our favorite simulation applications. This image is called 3D Compass and its four quadrants symbolizes four major offerings available in an integrated fashion with the platform. The image above is the brand logo of Dassault Systemes next generation innovation called 3D Experience platform. In this article, I am talking about what this image means from simulation perspective. Users of Dassault Systemes must have seen the following image multiple times in last few years.

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