Integrating VR and CAD

Author

Berta, J.

Author_Institution

Fakespace, Mountian View, CA

Volume

19

Issue

5

fYear

1999

Firstpage

14

Lastpage

19

Abstract

Suppliers of advanced computer-aided design and engineering applications (CAD/CAE) intend to make interactive, immersive visualization an integral part of their product offerings. Adding virtual reality (VR) capability helps reduce users´ design-cycle time and cut costs. Advances in computing power and 3D visualization functionality enable this logical evolution of technology. While many VR companies have established procedures for importing data from CAD applications into VR applications, Dassault Systemes takes a different approach to integrating CAD with VR. Through collaboration with Fakespace, the company is developing native support for immersive visualization display devices within its Catia Version 5 applications. The paper discusses the functionality required to enable immersive visualization and hands-on interactivity within CAD applications. It also describes the joint development effort to bring this functionality into Catia

Keywords

CAD; computer aided engineering; data visualisation; user interfaces; virtual reality; 3D visualization; CAD; Catia; Dassault Systemes; Fakespace; computer-aided design; costs; design-cycle time; engineering applications; hands-on interactivity; immersive visualization; virtual reality; Application software; Collaboration; Computer aided engineering; Costs; Data visualization; Design automation; Design engineering; Power engineering and energy; Power engineering computing; Virtual reality;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0272-1716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/38.788793

Filename

788793