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From Specifications to Concept

Vehicle Architecture
To run this Training on 3DExperience R2018x level
▷Modify the data as below :
► Open the “Generic Vehicle assembly”
► Edit the part “Concept Surfaces”
► Set the Open_Body “Driven Skeleton” to layer 22
► Edit the part “Windshield”
► Under the Open_Body “Legislative_Area_C/Intersections”
► Edit the feature “Intersection_Zone_C_Global_Swept_Zone_Surface1” and replace “Intersection_Zone_C_Global_Swept_Zone_Surface1” by
“Intersection_Zone_C_Global_Swept_Zone_Surface2” located under Open_Body “Results”
► Edit the feature “Intersection_Zone_C_Global_Swept_Zone_Surface2” and replace “Intersection_Zone_C_Global_Swept_Zone_Surface1” by
“Intersection_Zone_C_Global_Swept_Zone_Surface2” located under Open_Body “Results”
► Delete “Right_Swept_Zone” and “Left_Swept_Zone” under Open_Body “Results”
► Update the main assembly “Generic_Vehicle”
► Save All
Training objectives
Illustrate how 3D Experience R2018x can manage the web of
conflict between sub-systems of the vehicle in the conceptual
phase.
This is due to unique technologies (Knowledge Ware,
Assembly, …) and the capacity to manage one model as a
reference to different processes.
Customer Situations
► Current Customer Problems
▷ Limited time to test different options
▷ 80% of the cost of the vehicle is fixed during the first 20% of the development
process
▷ No real tool to support the conceptual phase for geometry

► How to approach to solve the problems

▷ A generic vehicle was designed
▷ Modifications are done on this model to fulfill specifications of the marketing
▷ Adaptative and parametric vehicle enables you to test a lot of configurations in a
limited time

► Customer Benefits
▷ Time is gained to test maximum of options
▷ Know-How is embedded in models, to insure legislations, standards, … are
passed very early in the process
▷ Time is spent on added-value tasks by modifying high level parameters
Differentiation
✔ A unique platform for complete PLM (no data translations)
✔ Native associativity that provides automatic links between the different
assembly areas
✔ Embedded KW facilities as a core technology (parameters, formulas)
✔ KW Tools
• Basics : Knowledge Advisor (Checks, Rules)
• Advanced : Scripts, Knowledge Expert, Generative Script

✔ KW Optimizer
✔ Publication
• Used as geometric references for design (GSD, Part, etc..)
• Used by assembly constraints
✔ PowerCopy, User Defined Features to encapsulate geometric constructions,
rules, checks and instantiate in context
✔ OLE links (Design Tables & Reporting), a bridge to classic architect tools
(Spreadsheets)
✔ Backbone supported by Platform
Training Major Steps
► Step 0: Modify vehicle’s main dimensions
► Step 1: Update and modify the cockpit
► Step 2: Update and modify concept surfaces
► Step 3: Update the concept BIW
► Step 4: Design the roof member
► Step 5: Packaging checks, DMU
► Step 6: A-Pillar Optimization
► Step 7: Windshield study
► Step 8: Indirect Vision
► Step 9: Introduction of ergonomics studies
Setting the environment
► Hardware Prerequisite
▷ Windows 10, 8 GB Ram (minimum)
▷ Filters work only with English Language,
we advice you to switch to English
► Open Preferences
▷ In General/Parameters/Knowledge
► Select with value
► Select with Formula
► Select Load extended language libraries under knowledge environment
Setting the environment

▷In Infrastructure / 3D Shape Infrastructure

►Select Constraints
►Select Parameters
►Select Relations
►Select Keep link with selected object
►Select Manual Update
►Select Activate local visualization
Setting the environment

▷In Mechanical Design / Drafting / Display

►Select Parameters
►Select Relations
Preparing for the training
►Load the assembly Generic Vehicle assembly provided
under Data directory
▷You can have a problem of synchronization
with the Excel File
►Select Properties of Table under Main
Dimensions part
►Select the file Main_Dimensions.xls under
Data
►Click OK
Step 0: Modify vehicle’s main dimensions

► Start from this view

To get this view Hide the Hide
following parts in assembly tree

• Main dimensions A 1
• Concept surfaces A 1
• BiW A 1
Step 0: Modify vehicle’s main dimensions
► Edit the Main Dimensions part
▷Show the specifications tree
►Expand and select the Open_Body named
‘References Planes’
The main dimensions of the vehicle are driven by these
planes
►Expand the 3 first planes Expand
All the dimensions are following the SAE standards
Step 0: Modify vehicle’s main dimensions

►Modify the configuration of the vehicle

▷Edit the Design Table named ‘Table’
►Double click on Table
All the main dimensions are driven by a Excel File which is one of the standard tools
used by architects
Each row is corresponding to a set of dimensions

►Click on Edit Table to display the Excel file

Step 0: Modify vehicle’s main dimensions
►Switch between different sheets ‘Width, ‘Length and ‘Height

1 2 3

The dimensions are stored in different

sheets to facilitate the readability of the
data
Step 0: Modify vehicle’s main dimensions
►Close the Excel Application

►Select the configuration no 1

►Click on OK button

▷ Come back to workbench GSD

►Update the part by clicking the icon Update

Step 1: Update and modify the cockpit

►Update the Wheels

►Double click on Wheels Assembly

►Click on Update icon

The wheels are updated to the new position
Step 1: Update and modify the cockpit

►Update the Cockpit

►Double click on Cockpit assembly
Step 1: Update and modify the cockpit
►Modify the Rear passenger position
►Under the part Rear-Passenger , expand the Parameters group
►Edit the parameter L32, switch to 420mm

►Edit the parameter H31, switch to 220mm

►Edit the parameter W25, switch to 330mm

Step 1: Update and modify the cockpit

►Click on Update icon

The rear manikin is repositioned on the other side of the vehicle at a different seat height.
The position to the rear axle is also modified.
Step 1: Update and modify the cockpit
►Change the driving side
►Double click on product Cockpit
►Select the parameter ‘Driving’
►Switch to Left value

►Update Packaging Applications

►Double click on Packaging Applications
►Click on Update icon

* Updated View of Cockpit

Step 2: Update and modify concept surfaces
►Display the concept surfaces
►Update the Concept Surfaces
►Double click on part Concept Surfaces

►Click on Update button

Step 2: Update and modify concept surfaces
► Modify the Concept Surfaces
▷ Modify the overall height of the boot
► Double-Click on the blue ‘Rear Top Plane plane

► Set the Offset value to 160mm, and click on OK

► Click on update icon

Step 2: Update and modify concept surfaces
▷ Modify the geometry of the boot
►Double-click on point Translate.24

►Set the distance value to 110mm, and click on OK

►Click on Update icon

Step 2: Update and modify concept surfaces
The concept surfaces are now updated to new configuration, and to a new boot
concept
Step 3: Update the concept BiW
►Display the concept BiW
▷Show the BiW and Concept Surfaces only
and hide the rest of parts
▷Modify graphic properties of the Concept
Surfaces
►Under the part Concept Surfaces,
select all the surfaces of the Open Body Result
Surfaces
►Set the transparencies to 75%
Step 3: Update the concept BiW
►Update the BiW
►Double-click on part BiW
►Show that there is a mismatch between the concept surfaces and the BiW

►Click on Update button

Thanks to the local visualization option, you can follow the update procedure
Step 3: Update the concept BiW
► Explain the BiW construction
►Under part BiW, show the Open Body named 2D
The doors are designed in 2D and then curves are projected on surfaces and glass cylinders

►Then hide the Open Body

Step 4: Design the roof member
►Display the engineering data
►Show the Body BiW and Hide all other Bodies in product tree
►Show the Open Body ‘Design under part BiW
►Define the Open Body ‘Design as In Work Object with contextual menu
Step 4: Design the roof member
►Hide the previous junction
►Select the right and left junction and hide them

►Insert the roof member from a catalog

►First Import Beams.catalog file to workbench
►New tab will open in workbench named catalog app
Step 4: Design the roof member
►From the tab Catalog app right click on the structure and select
item and then click on Use Item in contextual menu
►Switch to Ccar A1 tab and select the roof plane
►Select the normal plane, modify the orientation
►Select the guide curve, modify the orientation
►Select the zx plane
►Select the roof surface, modify the orientation
Step 4: Design the roof member

►Show the parameters, and select ‘3segments’ as value for SectionType

►Then validate
►Close the catalog browser and show the result
►You can hide engineering data
Step 4: Design the roof member
►Design the junction
►Create 3 boundaries for each beams
Use boundary function
Select the surface and limit the curve by selecting the vertex
Step 4: Design the roof member

►Create the section of the roof member with the intersection function

Select the beam

Select the Normal Plane

Step 4: Design the roof member
►Create the junction with the new GSO function
Select the 3 boundaries previously created with each support
You can see the performing pre-vious function
Click on apply to have the final result
Step 4: Design the roof member

►Create the symmetric junction

Select the junction and the zx plane
Step 4: Design the roof member
►Modify the graphics properties
Select the roof member and the 2 junctions and set the same properties of the rest of the structure Use
Set the edge color to black
Hide the Normal Plane, the 3 boundaries and the intersection
Step 4: Design the roof member
►Modify the roof member topology Edit the parameter ‘SectionType under the udf
RoofMember.1
Switch to 4 segments then validate and update
Switch to 5 segments then validate and update
Thanks to user defined feature, junction and knowledgeware, you get a very flexible structure well adapted to preliminary
studies
Step 5: Packaging checks, DMU
►Display the Cockpit, Concept BiW and Concept Surfaces
Step 5: Packaging checks, DMU

►Make a sectioning in the Vehicle

►Switch to DMU Space Analysis workbench
►Click on icon Visualization Sectioning
►Select Y Normal

►Move the sectioning plane to obtain the

result described by the picture
►Click on OK button
Step 5: Packaging checks, DMU
►Check the Head Clearance
▷Design the inside surface
►Double-click on part Concept Surfaces
Check that Open_Body Result Surfaces is the Work Object
►Click on Offset icon
Select the roof surface as the surface to be offset
Invert the orientation arrow
Set the offset value as 20mm
Click OK to validate
Change the transparency of the surface to 75%
Design is done in the context of DMU
Step 5: Packaging checks, DMU
▷Check the clearance
►Double-click on product Ccar to go to Mechanical Interface Templates capture WB
►Click on icon Measure Between
Select Between two selections
As selection 1, select the inside surface just created
As selection 2, select the HeadForm
Click on Ok button
Step 5: Packaging checks, DMU
►Check other distances
▷Check Knee Clearance with the Steering Wheel
►Click on Measure Between icon
Leave the default values
Select as first geometry the steering wheel
Select as second geometry the driver’s leg
Step 5: Packaging checks, DMU
▷Check Shoulder Clearance with the B-Pillar
►Click on Measure Between icon
Select Point on geometry for Reference mode and Target mode
Select as first geometry a point on shoulder
Select as second geometry a point on B-Pillar structure
Step 5: Packaging checks, DMU
▷Check Shoulder Clearance with the B-Pillar
►Click on Measure Between icon
Select Point on geometry for Reference mode and Target mode
Select as first geometry a point on steering wheel
Select as second geometry a point on A-Pillar structure
Step 5: Packaging checks, DMU

▷Clean up the graphic

►Undo the Visualization sectioning by clicking on
visualization sectioning icon under view.
►Select the group Distance and hide it
Step 6: A-Pillar Optimization

►Display the Cockpit and Concept BiW

►Expand BiW tree

►Show the Open_Body ‘A_Pillar_Obstruction_Angles
►Switch to Top View
Step 6: A-Pillar Optimization
▷Define the optimization
►Click on Optimize icon
Select Target Value as Optimization type
Select parameter Right_Obstruction_Angle as Optimized parameter
Set the target value to 4.7deg

Select 2 dimensions on the section as free parameters (18mm and 16mm)

Step 6: A-Pillar Optimization
Select Constraints tab
Click on New… icon
Create the equation
((…\Length.1)/(…\Length.2)) == 0.88, Length.1 and Length.2 are the 2 dimensions you
have already selected for free parameters
Set Precision to 0 .1
Select Problem tab
Click on Run Optimization button
Type Results as Optimization
log out file
Step 6: A-Pillar Optimization
You should be in this configuration
Step 6: A-Pillar Optimization
►Click on Stop icon after 15 updates
►Click on Show curves … icon
Switch between different values

Close the window

Step 6: A-Pillar Optimization
►Click on OK button

►Double-click on BiW part

►Click on Update icon

Step 7: Windshield study
►Display the Cockpit and the Windshield
▷Edit the windshield part
►Double-click on part Windshield under
product Packaging_Applications
Step 7: Windshield study
►Update the wiper and legislative zones
►Click on Update icon
The wiper and the zones are updated to the new windshield and to the right driving
The same geometry is used for right and left, according to new f(x) constructor
►Expand Relations group
With the right button on Relations, under Relations Object,
select Asynchronous relations Update
Step 7: Windshield study
One message is telling us that check is not fulfilled,
Zone C is not sufficiently wiped.

Click on OK button

Note that checks are stored in Specs tree

Step 7: Windshield study
►Modify the Blade lengths’ values
►Under Parameters, edit the Right_Blade_Length
Switch to 500mm

►Under Parameters, edit the Left_Blade_Length

Switch to 520mm

►Click on Update icon

The wiped zone is recalculated
Step 7: Windshield study
►Double click on the parameter
‘Windshield\Report
Select Go
Select OK
Update
A Excel Report is automatically
generated
Step 7: Windshield study
▷ Information are automatically fulfilled in the spreadsheet

Lengths of the blade

Checks

Reminder of legislation

Documentation
Step 8: Indirect Vision
►Display the Cockpit
▷ Edit the Indirect_Vision part
►Double-click on part Indirect_Vision under product Packaging_Applications
Step 8: Indirect Vision
►Update the Mirrors Centers
►Click on Update icon
The two points are updated according to the new dimensions of the vehicle. They are directly linked to concept surfaces
document.
Step 8: Indirect Vision
► Insert the right Indirect_Vision construction
► Insert the Side Mirrors from a catalog
► First Import Side_Mirrors.catalog file to workbench
► New tab will open in workbench named catalog app
► From the tab Catalog app right click on the structure
and select item and then click on Use Item in
contextual menu
► Switch to Ccar A1 tab and select the roof plane
Step 8: Indirect Vision
►Click on ‘Use identical name button
The system is scanning in the part and is connecting automatically the elements with the same names
►Select the inputs that have not been automatically connected
Select the ground under part Main Dimensions/Publication
Select the SgrP point directly in the graphic
Select the 2 parameters Half_W-107 et H101 under part Main Dimensions/Parameters
Step 8: Indirect Vision
►Click on Parameters button
The default values for Right Mirror are displayed
We leave them as they are
Click on OK button

►Click on OK button
A message is displayed telling us that is check is not fulfilled
Click on OK button

►Click on Update button

►Display the Specs tree and show the rules and check stored
Step 8: Indirect Vision
►Modify the parameters to fulfill the legislation
►Edit the parameter Right_Mirror_V_Angle
Set the value to –21.4deg
Click OK
►Edit the parameter Right_Mirror_H_Angle
Set the value to 3.5deg
Click OK
►Edit the Right_Mirror_Center point
Set H to 160mm
Set V to 20mm
Click OK
Step 8: Indirect Vision
►Click on Update icon

►Show that the check is now OK

►Show the concept surfaces

Step 8: Indirect Vision
We can now check the interferences
between vision and concept surfaces
Step 9: Introduction of ergonomics studies
►Display the elements
►Insert the 95% manikin
►Select the product CCar
►Start the Ergonomics for car design workbench
►Select the button ‘Create a manikin
Check that father product is selected (CCar)
As manikin name, type ‘Acme
As Percentile, select 95
Click OK
Step 9: Introduction of ergonomics studies
► Modify the position of the ‘H-Point
► Drag and drop the compass on the H-Point of the manikin
You can hide the Cockpit if necessary
► Edit the compass position
With the contextual menu, select edit
Type the following values
Click on Apply new position button
Close the window
Step 9: Introduction of ergonomics studies

►Apply defined posture parameters

► Insert the V5 HM postures from a catalog
► First Import V5 HM postures.Catalog file to workbench
► New tab will open in workbench named catalog app
► From the tab Catalog app right click on the structure and select item and then click on Use Item in contextual menu
► Switch to Ccar A1 tab and select the Maniqin

►Open the Catalog browser

Select the library ‘V5 HM postures.Catalog
Select the Driver M95 1 one and apply it
Then close the window
Step 9: Introduction of ergonomics studies

►Analyze the vision

►Select the vision function
Click on ‘Modify the vision of the manikin button
Click on ‘Vision window
Click on ‘Rendering
Select ‘Edges points, ‘Shading, ‘Outlines
Type 2 for the scale
Step 9: Introduction of ergonomics studies
►Analyze the vision
▷ Move the head
▷ Click on ‘Eye sight line (Blue line)
▷ Select the manipulate button
▷ Move the compass axis
▷ You can see the vision
▷ updated in real time