Today's fast paced product market has shorter lifecycles and tighter budgetary concerns. Tolerance analysis software provides an ideal solution to reduce the number of crucial steps needed to optimize a product at the design step itself. 3DCS Variation Analyst is the world's most used tolerance analysis software that is fully integrated into NX/ CATIA V5/ Creo and CAD Neutral Multi-CAD. 3DCS Variation Analyst is designed to use a consistent format and set of mathematical formulae that create reliable results, enabling engineers to gain a complete insight into their design. The software empowers design engineers to control variation and optimize their designs to account for inherent process and part variation, which in turn reduces non-conformance, scrap, rework and other associated costs.
About 3DCS Variation Analyst
Used by the world’s leading manufacturing OEM’s to reduce the cost of quality, 3DCS Variation Analyst comes in two flavours:
1) 3DCS Variation Analyst (NX / CAA V5 or Creo Based) is an integrated solution for NX / CATIA V5 or Creo. Since it is an integrated solution, users can not only activate 3DCS workbenches from within the modelling solution, they can use many of its inbuilt functionality to support their modelling.
2) 3DCS Variation Analyst Multi-CAD is a standalone CAD neutral software system. It is used for modeling variation that is caused by part tolerances as well as manufacturing and assembly processes. Using Transmagic conversion software, 3DCS Multi-CAD works with native CAD files (.prt, CAD product, etc), STEP, IGES and JT files. It thus provides a single, CAD neutral platform for designing products in an optimal manner.
How 3DCS Variation Analyst Works - Model Part and Process Variation
The software utilizes three methods of simulation to highlight the sources of variation and to identify the potential build issues of the product. Since the software accurately models the product build process, the user can accurately simulate in a virtual environment. In other words, the software essentially creates digital prototypes to test and validate design objectives of the product.
Why use 3DCS Variation Analyst?
Since the software allows a design engineer to simulate products in a digital environment, they are able to gain new insights into the product design and account for variation in key areas. This reduces rework, non-conformance and scrap at final assembly. Moreover, specifications that are less critical can be relaxed, increasing tolerances and allowing the use of less expensive manufacturing processes. This in turn reduces the product manufacturing costs without sacrificing its overall quality.
3DCS software has automatic report generation for fast, effective communication of analysis results, and easy collaboration with peers and managers.
Key Product Highlights:
3DCS Variation Analyst provides three analysis methods:
What-If Studies - Test design changes using simulation to reduce the need for prototypes.
Identify the Source of Variation - Find the true source of your problem to root cause build issues and non-conformance.
Apply Plant and Measurement Data - Incorporate physical or actual measurements to validate products and troubleshoot production.
Account for Processes and Tooling - Model assembly process, tooling, fixtures, clamping, Datum, Locators and account for their added variation.
Customize Your Setup - Use Add-on modules to quickly upgrade your system to utilize Finite Element Analysis, Mechanical Kinematic Assemblies and more.
Test and Optimize Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerances (GD&T) - Move from general tolerances to more specific tolerances that reflect your processes and manufacturing capability.
Salient Features of 3DCS Variation Analyst
Determine Design Objectives with High End Visualization
View gap and flush conditions with given tolerances to determine the effect of variation on the appearance of products.
Create a Model to Simulate Product and Process Variation
Apply part and process tolerances to simulate manufactured products. Test design and assembly options for optimal final configurations.
Run Analyses to Determine Contributors and Critical to Quality Features
Find primary contributors to variation and focus in on critical to quality features to monitor through production. Determine mathematical relationships between parts to maximize design changes. Find issues before making any products.
Create Reports and Collaborate
With push-button reporting, instantly create html and excel reports from your analysis results to share with colleagues and present to managers. Collaborate with teams in different regions while effectively communicating your results.
Make Changes and Test Your New Design
Change tolerances, assembly processes or design characteristics and determine the outcome. Find issues and test solutions before building expensive prototypes or beginning production.
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The 3DCS Variation Analyst comes with add-on modules that augment it's functionality. Please choose a module from below to know more about it: