Fast Concept Modeller - FCM is a workbench within CATIA V5 that enables the integration and convergence of design and analysis.
FCM was developed in a joint cooperation with BMW and focuses on the needs of the automotive industry in the early concept phase. FCM delivers a fast and intuitive generation of geometrical representations of a car concept and enables an automatic derivation of functional models to analyze and optimize the structure of a new car concept.
FCM is packaged in 3 main modules:
• P1 - FCM Parametric Modeller
• P2 - FCM Analysis Preprocessor
• P3 - FCM Structure Analysis Processor
and two CATIA add-ons:
• Z1 - FCM Section Master for CATIA V5
• Z2 - FCM Attribute Master for CATIA V5
Description :
FCM Section Master is an add-on for CATIA V5 and integrates the ease of creation of sketches and the dynamic positioning of DMU sections in both 2D and 3D modes in a unique and seamless tool.
Thus FCM Section Master is an ideal solution for a smoother workflow in a section based mock up process.
1. It offers extreme and fast one-click operations and enables the design engineer to create smoothened sketch curves.
2. FCM Section Master can work with geometries of all kind. It offers the unique capability to intersect the visualization of an entire vehicle based on CGR, IGES, STL or any CATIA readable Format in one step and more importantly, still gaining useable smoothed curves as a result.
3. Higher performance irrespective of the number of models loaded.
List of provided functions are:
• Creation of associative Curves
• Creation of smooth curves, irrespective of input geometry type
• Several transform operations are possible:
o Move
o Bend
o Copy
• Intersection of (virtually) Swept Surfaces
• New positioning of Sketches
• De-linking the linked Sketches
• Refreshing linked sketches to the parent sketch properties
• Filter Management
Customer benefits :
The current process of creating, modifying and managing sections in native CATIA V5 is constrained. Most part of the activities is ramp up time and therefore non value adding, precious resources are tied-up.
FCM Section Master reduces such non value adding activities by providing an ideal, time-saving and efficient workflow in the development and decision-making phases.
FCM Section Master can save up to 95 % of current time and effort involved:
- its intelligent and easy to use functions allow efficient and fast creation of sections
- creation of sections is independent of input data format and type
- working with sections is faster and easier. No more work-arounds.
- RAM will no more run out of space
- non CATIA V5 geometry can be used for master section books
- The capabilities to intersect through any CATIA readable format and to further use them within a PLM system are constitutional for working multi- or interdisciplinary.
1. Do you use CATIA for creating section in the Mock-Up Process and is this a major part of your daily work?
2. Do you have different input formats for your geometry?
3. Do you have the need to manage multiple sections?
4. Does your RAM often run out of space while you work with Intersect Product?
5. Would you like to hand over sections to another department, without breaking internal links?
Automotive Industry, Transportation, Aerospace
OEM, reference: BMW
Suppliers, reference: Magna
ESP, reference: Semcon
Design Engineers using CATIA V5