Jack in the Box - Osaka Gas Co. Ltd, a leading Japanese Energy Company, is using UGS PLM solutions' Digital Human Model to design comfortable living environments

摘要

The cross-over between mechanical and architectural software is gathering apace -albeit mostly in one direction, The flexibility that some architects need for their latest models can only be achieved through the adoption of complex modelling solutions, with their capability for handling free-form design and the complex calculations needed to complete them. Some of the most interesting buildings being erected at the moment have more in common with modern sculpture, You only have to look at the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, to wonder how the design was converted from the architects physical model into working drawings. It is not only in the area of design that technologies developed for the mechanical market have found an outlet with architects. One particular area that occasions interest in both sectors of the market is the interaction of humans within a built environment, or in conjunction with the manufacture or operation of mechanical devices and components.