COE Ask the Experts Webcast Series

COE members now have year-round access to first-rate, technical education through the COE Ask the Experts Webcast series. Webcasts are scheduled on the first Tuesday of each month (with some exceptions). Ask the Expert Webcasts help users of Dassault Systèmes PLM solutions stay up-to-date on key product changes, issues and solutions, while providing education and training on the latest technology developments.

COE Ask the Experts sessions are a members only benefit. If you are not a current member of COE and would like to join, please click here for details. Members can also view past webinars by visiting the COE Ask the Expert Archive.

2012 Ask the Expert Webcast Schedule

February
Session Title: LOTAR (LOng Time Archive and Retrieval)
Session Presenter: Rick Zuray, The Boeing company

Date: Wednesday, February 29
Time:12:30 pm EST/11:30 am CST

Session Abstract:
Regulatory agencies require guaranteed longevity for a variety of digital data objects, (i.e. aircraft type design data, etc.). This type of data must be preserved and be accessible in a usable form during the operational life of the product. Failure to meet this requirement can lead to potential litigation costs associated with being unable to retrieve and use the data.  Preservation and accessibility of design and PDM data is very important for design re-use. It is critical that the data is retained and accessed with appropriate security mechanisms in place. It is important to ensure that the retrieved data is in a usable form.

This presentation will describe an overview and discuss the various working groups and activities being worked to address this growing topic.

Presenter Bio:
Rick Zuray has been with the Boeing Company for 25 years with the majority of those years in the CAD/CAM/CAI and Quality Engineering arena. For the past 16 years Rick has been involved in the long term archival and retrieval of digital product and technical data, product lifecycle management, data exchange methodologies and preserving the integrity of those data entities.

Rick currently is a Technical Principal and co-leads the LOTAR International consortium which is made up of the Aerospace Industries Association (AIA) AeroSpace & Defense Industries Association of Europe -Standardization (ASD-Stan), PDES, Inc. and ProSTEP iViP. This working group is writing a series of International Aerospace Standards designed to provide the capability to store, manage, exchange and distribute digital product and technical information, including 3D CAD, Product & Mfg Information (PMI), Composite and PDM/PLM data, in a standard neutral form that can be read and reused throughout its lifecycle, independent of changes in the IT application environment originally used to create it. The multi-part standard covers both the information content and the processes required to ingest, store, administer, manage and access the information.

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March
Session Title: Managing Catia V4 Obsolescence
Session Presenter:Tony Provencal, Senior Technical Consultant, ITI TranscenData
Date: Tuesday, March 6
Time: 11:00 am EST/ 10:00 am CST


Session Abstract:

The retirement of Catia V4 is causing companies to review their plans and support budgets to ensure that the eventual inability to operate V4 will not result in the loss of critical intellectual property still stored in V4 databases. Actively designed models may have been converted long ago, but the complexity and volume of data, and resulting error-prone conversion process have often left large amounts of data untouched. It is increasingly difficult and costly to find and maintain the hardware, operating systems, and V4 licenses needed to maintain this data, placing any remaining data at risk of being lost.

This session reviews the challenges encountered in migrating V4 data and overviews five strategies where tools and processes have been developed to preserve the content of V4 data while eliminating the need to run V4. These scenarios include:

1. Opening V4 data without Catia, for viewing or translation
2. Basic V4 editing without Catia
3. Migrating V4 data to V5 (and eventually V6)
4. Upgrading V4 model/drawing pairs to V5 model with 3D FT&A
5. Using validation to monitor Catia data quality

Presenter Bio:
Tony Provencal is a Senior Technical Consultant specializing in CAD implementation and interoperability. He currently leads ITI’s North American Proficiency practice, assisting clients with the automation of complex CAD translations including design history and associative drawings. Mr. Provencal has over thirteen years experience implementing and supporting engineering applications, and has delivered multiple presentations on CAD translation and validation at conferences including COE, PlanetPTC, and the Collaboration & Interoperability Conference. He received a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame. He lives in the Boston area with his wife and five children.

Ask the Expert Webinar Archives

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