CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
5 March 2008
Implementation Investments
InterDesignTechnologies Selects D-Cubed 3D DCM for Mechatronics Simulation
Siemens PLM Software and InterDesign Technologies, Inc. of Tokyo, a leading provider of design solutions for embedded systems and system-on-chips, announced the use of the D Cubed™ 3D Dimensional Constraint Manager (3D DCM) constraint solver in InterDesign’s Vmech® mechatronics simulator.
Mechatronic systems are electo-mechanical devices driven by control software such as industrial robots, DVD players and digital cameras. Vmech accelerates the development of mechatronic systems, especially the control software, by simulating the mechanisms with which the control software interacts. Using such virtual prototypes at an early stage of the development cycle enables engineers to minimize the costs and risks associated with the development of expensive physical prototypes.
“We wanted a proven 3D constraint solver that would be easy to integrate in our application to characterize the linkages in a virtual mechanism, define its degrees of freedom and drive a motion simulation,” said Shoichi Motohashi, Senior Manager, Virtual Mechatronics Division of InterDesign Technologies, Inc. “The 3D DCM was the ideal solution, enabling Vmech to model accurately and reliably the behavior of the mechanisms in various control software scenarios. Furthermore, the 3D DCM is backed by Siemens PLM Software, a stable and trusted supplier of software components to the Japanese CAD, CAM, CAE and PLM marketplace over many years.”
“Mechatronics simulation unifies mechanical and electronic control processes in a sophisticated virtual prototype, demanding the most innovative and reliable software technologies,” said Bruce Feldt, vice president of Open Tools for Siemens PLM Software. “InterDesign Technologies’ selection of the 3D DCM is the latest in a long line of endorsements of our component technologies and we are pleased that our solutions are supporting their innovations in this field.”
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