CAD/analysis integration

摘要

One of the most important problems currently faced by researchers in the CAD/CAM field, is the integration of different design activities in the same product model. The analysis aspect appears at the different stages of design, therefore theintegration of the analysis function in the CAD/CAM process is imperative. CAD/Analysis integration has been a crucial problem for many years, motivating a particularly active research. In this paper, we will begin by a state of the art in this field andwe make some general remarks about the analysis integration into the CAD/CAM process. Then we introduce the functionalities-based design as an efficient means to integrate several aspects of design, including analysis, into the same dynamic product model. Theintegration of machanical analysis in functional design will then be detailed along with a presentation of the modelling and implementation aspects. We will finally conclude on the perspectives and the limits of this work .