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25 Years of Product Design
Excellence to Businesses of all Sizes

Based on years of experience in delivering solutions to SMB markets, Dassault Systemes understands the distinct PLM needs. CATIA PLM express are preconfigured solutions designed to help emerging SMB segment in multiple disciplines. EDS Technologies is actively involved in promoting this scalable solution which provides CATIA design excellence at an affordable price to customers in India. ... more

INDUSTRY NOTES
THE MEANING OF LIFECYCLE

PLM is an IT business strategy, the goal of
which is to transform Intellectual Property
(IP) from ideas to profits. An insight into
the process of a Lifecycle and its evolution
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TECHNOLOGY CORNER
Design improved product and processes

In this article, learn how PLM can help in
designing “mechatronics” which is nothing but
Products with mechanical, electronic, and
software components ....more

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
Achieving top line growth

Product life-cycle management
(PLM) solutions are nothing
new—after all, they've been
around for years. The
difference today is that
manufacturers now better
realize the scope involved
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ASK THE EXPERT

YOUR CATIA TROUBLE SHOOTING GUIDE

A new series on answering all
your queries on CATIA. This
section suggests answers or
solutions to any problems you
might encounter in your daily
work. Mail us your queries and
we will put them on to experts
in CATIA who will suggest
suitable answers.

This months Question:

Dear Sir,
My name is Mr. Kodanda Rao.

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TIPS FOR EXCELLENCE

PLM: Enabling Innovation

Innovation of process, when
coupled with innovative
products and services,
delivers top-line performance,
bottom-line profits, and increased customer
satisfaction.
In today's challenging global market,
enterprises must innovate to increase their market size, to bring significant value to their shareholders, customers, and employees, and in many cases to survive. ... more

KNOW YOUR HISTORY

A new Section which takes you back in
time to the early years of CAD /CAM and
evolution of Design from 2D to 3D and
also the origin of CATIA, as we know it
today.

Marcel Dassault founded his firm at the end of World War II, and subsequent years saw him propelling it to the high-ranking position it enjoys among the world's leading aviation firms today..

It has designed more aircraft than any other company. From the advent of jet-powered aircraft, spanning a myriad
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GREAT INDIAN CATIA CHALLENGE

	Thank You all for your encouraging response. We had answers pouring in from all over the country for the Challenge
		CONGRATULATIONS!! *“These are the winners of the October edition of the "Great Indian CATIA Challenge”.*

	Mr. Anil Varma Addepalli CS Software Enterprise Limited, Hyderabad.		Mr. Manik B Joshi Dana India, Pune.
	Mr. Arup Roy EDAG , Gurgaon		Mr. R. Sekhar Satyam, Bangalore.

Congratulations Winners. Your gifts have been sent. Keep those grey cells working and keep participating in the
"Great Indian CATIA Challenge" brought to you by EDS Technologies.

We value your feedback and comments on the same. Please feel free to write in to us at marketing@edstechnologies.com

Answers to the Nov edition of the “Great Indian CATIA Challenge”:

Q 1 > IV- a2, b3, c4, d1 Q 2 > c- Till CATIA V5R15 there was a module Automotive Body in Class A which was capable of
getting G3 continuity. Q 3 > c- BIW may contain Class A surfaces Q 4 > a- Bezier Curve Q 5 > 4- A) G1 Continuity
B) G0 Continuity C) G2 Continuity D) G3 Continuity

Here we go again... With yet another Great Indian CATIA challenge. Answer these simple questions and you could win loads of EDST goodies like Watches, Lap Top Bags, Pens, T shirts and Coffee Mugs.
CATIA QUESTIONS
1)	Match the Document extension with the corresponding Figure
	Section A 1) .CATPart 2) .CATProduct 3) .CATDrawing	Section B	Match a) 1A,2B,3C b) 2A,3B,1C c) 3A,1B,2C d) 1A,3B,2C

Match the pairs for design methodologies (Section A) with the corresponding Figures (Section B) to get the
following result.

Section A

A) Layered Approach
B) Potter's Wheel Approach
C) Manufacturing Approach

Section B

Section C

a) A1, B2,C3
b) A2,B3,C1
c) A3,B1,C2
d) A1,B3,C2



3.	Match the technical surface terminologies with its definition
	Section A 1) Manifold 2) Raster 3) Tessellate 4) Patch Match a) 1A,2B,3C,4D b) 1B,2C,3D,4A c) 1A,2B,3D,4C d) 1D,2A,3B,4C	A) A mathematical condition in which a sum of individual pieces of geometry can be defined in 3D space without ambiguity B) A graphical image consisting of pixels or dots. Common industry file formats are BMP, JPG, and TIFF C) A surface method of “filling” an area that has defined boundaries D) The process of decomposing a curve or surface into a polygon mesh


4)	DIGITIZED SHAPE EDITOR (DSE) in CATIA V5 is used to: a) Create surfaces which can be manufactured as it is b) Generate Free Form Styling Surfaces c) To import point cloud data, clean the data and mesh it d) To generate surfaces from the point cloud data	Section A

	Section B A) Definition contextual part B) Non-contextual part C) Instance of a contextual part D) Instance of the definition contextual part	Match a) 1A,2B,3C,4D b) 1B,2C,3D,4A c) 1B,2A,3C,4D d) 1D,2A,3B,4C To send your answers click here

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