概述
Virtual Motion 是机械系统动力学建模与分析领域领先的CAE软件供应商。作为一家私营企业,Virtual Motion亟需快速推出新产品以创造营收,但受限于时间和资源,公司难以自主开发3D几何内核。
通过集成Spatial 3D ACIS Modeler并借助AGM与HOOPS技术,Virtual Motion显著加速了DAFUL软件开发进程。采用AGM和ACIS方案后,开发周期缩短了50%,同时凭借强大的3D建模API获得了市场竞争优势。

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公司
Virtual Motion公司成立于2006年,主要开发并销售CAE工程仿真软件DAFUL(韩语意为"多物理场")。该解决方案专注于机械系统动力学与有限元分析领域,能够对刚体和柔体系统进行动力学分析,其中每个物体都可能经历大幅度的平移与旋转位移(多体动力学)。
目前DAFUL软件已在韩国多个工业市场获得应用,包括:汽车行业(现代汽车及其子公司与零部件供应商)、电子行业(LG与三星)以及重工业领域(卡特彼勒)。Virtual Motion公司正计划通过本地化版本拓展新区域市场,并开发包括计算流体力学、控制系统与优化分析在内的新软件模块。
采用DAFUL的客户可大幅降低机械系统设计成本与周期。零部件设计师通过该软件对虚拟样机进行分析验证,确保设计符合功能与安全要求。若未使用DAFUL,设计师往往需要制造多个高成本物理样机才能实现理想设计方案。

挑战
寻找合适的第三方 3D 建模内核
Virtual Motion面临的最大挑战是在有限的人力和财力资源下进行软件开发。此外,公司需要尽快将软件推向市场以开始创收。由于上市时间的限制,公司决定为软件的3D建模内核寻找第三方解决方案。



解决方案
Virtual Motion 研发总监 Daesung Bae 教授曾在上家公司接触过商用图形内核,虽然考虑过UGS Parasolid(现属西门子),但最终选择了Spatial公司的ACIS技术、应用图形管理器(AGM)以及HOOPS应用框架。
选择 Spatial 组件的决定基于以下关键因素:
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开发便捷性与图形性能/库的可靠性-Virtual Motion开发团队发现ACIS内核具备优秀的面向对象类库,编程体验显著优于其他方案。
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灵活的定价模式-Spatial的定价策略与Virtual Motion的软件销售模式高度契合。
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与其他面向对象软件的兼容性及转换器的易用性,两者能大幅减少编程工作量
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Spatial的AGM库可同时加速HOOPS和ACIS的应用开发(Parasolid缺乏此功能)。
此外,Daesung Bae 教授在评估方案时对Spatial区域经理的响应速度与专业素养印象深刻:"当外包软件成为产品核心时,企业的信誉度、可靠性和支持体系对我至关重要。"
从一开始,Spatial 为 Virtual Motion 开发人员提供的实际操作方法就给 Bae 教授留下了深刻印象。Spatial 派技术专家到公司进行了为期一周的培训,期间双方就如何通过ACIS、HOOPS和AGM优化软件进行了深度探讨。
"我们首先开发了向几何内核传递图形属性变更信息的接口。这使开发人员无需在多处重复编写相同代码,AGM极大缩短了开发周期,从而加速产品上市。"
Virtual Motion 还选择了 Spatial 的 HOOPS 3D 应用程序框架及其内置的图形仿真流程,从而最大限度地减少了开发工作量。"我们的系统有一个图形用户界面,可以构建机械系统的组件并以3D方式显示,Bae 教授解释道,"HOOPS提供了完美接口,能将我们的组件与Spatial组件连接以管理菜单布局等图形视图"。
虽然约20%的Virtual Motion客户会使用DAFUL创建3D几何体,但80%的模型来自其他CAD系统。Virtual Motion计划采用3D InterOp转换器实现STEP和Parasolid格式的高级3D数据互操作,从而简化数据导入流程。



成果
通过采用Spatial技术,Virtual Motion成功将整体开发时间缩减了50%。"Spatial帮助我们极大减少了编程工作量,从而加速了自有软件的开发进程,使公司在创立后短期内就能实现盈利,"Bae教授表示,"此外,其图形渲染质量与运行性能也极为出色。"
主要观点
解决方案
全球企业都在利用Spatial的SDK加速软件开发。Virtual Motion公司深刻认识到3D ACIS Modeler及其配套解决方案的强大实力,并由此获得了关键竞争优势。
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