Overview
FrançaisABSTRACT
Collaborative design is an organization based upon a system of at-distance-exchange of information between one or more partner companies. This organization requires that the designers, working far away from each other, dialogue on the mechanical system which is being designed (exchange of computer-aided design CAD data in particular) and in real time. The working methods can range from the usage of very simple tools up to the implementation of a rigorous organization of exchanges via complex databases and tools (collaborative portals) in order to ensure coherence during the implementation of the project and a centralized management of modifications.
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Pierre DEVALAN: Former director of Cetim's R programs
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Jean-Charles DELPLACE: Cetim engineer
INTRODUCTION
To rapidly renew their product offering and reduce development times, companies need to react quickly and anticipate change. In the context of general competition imposed by trade liberalization and the quest for volume, manufacturers are driven to reduce lead times and costs, and increase the range and quality of products and services to meet consumer demands. A company's competitiveness depends on its ability to control the entire product life cycle. As a result, manufacturers no longer hesitate to collaborate and join forces to bring new products to market. They deploy "project platforms", such as Renault's, which bring together all development teams in a single location. But they also use software to manage the exchange of information remotely, including advanced solutions such as "virtual platforms" to centralize all project information. In particular, this new organization of work involves upheavals in relations between principals and subcontractors.
This remote collaboration and exchange between industrial companies takes place within the framework of the extended enterprise, which corresponds to close links between partner companies, particularly in the design, production and distribution of the products they produce together. In particular, collaborative design is an important element of the extended enterprise, since it involves the design of a mechanical system by several companies, using information and communication technologies to exchange remotely all the information contributing to the design of the product, in a context of simultaneous engineering.
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Bibliography
Software tools
CAD file conversion
ACIS® SAT SAT files generated by Spatial Technologies®.
Autodesk®DWF format DWF (Drawing Web Format) drawing files from AutoCAD and Inventor
Autodesk®DWG format DWG drawing and models from Autodesk products
Autodesk®DXF DXF format (Drawing Exchange Format)
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Websites
A must-have encyclopedia that provides definitions and explanations of the various terms used in collaborative design. http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accueil
The Dassault system glossary http://www.3ds.com/fr/plm-glossary/
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Some service providers and collaborative platforms
OREE http://www.oree.info (Opération Régionale pour l'Entreprise Etendue), a platform implemented by the Rhône-Alpes region's espace numérique entreprise. Collaborative work tools will be made available free of charge to companies in the region during the trial period.
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