This interview looks at how Dassault Systèmes is pushing 3DEXPERIENCE “virtual twins” into spatial computing, using the 3DLive enterprise app on Apple Vision Pro. Instead of exporting static geometry, the idea is to keep CAD/PLM context attached (configuration, metadata, revisions) so you can review, annotate, and validate a model in an immersive view, with natural interaction via gaze, hand tracking, and voice. https://www.3ds.com/products/3dexcite/unlock-next-dimension-3dlive
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The discussion frames “virtual twin” as more than a classic digital twin: design data plus behavior, constraints, and simulation, so engineering teams can explore alternatives before anything is built. That includes tying mechanical design to electrical routing, BOM, purchasing lists, and downstream manufacturing intent, so design-for-assembly and serviceability can be checked early rather than discovered late at the shopfloor.
Filmed at SPS 2025 in Nuremberg, the booth demo uses an automation cell as a concrete example of the “digital twin first, then build” workflow: create the robot/machine in CAD, validate motion and reach, then bring it into an immersive review for maintenance planning, training, or stakeholder sign-off. It also highlights how different tools fit the stack: SOLIDWORKS for broad mechanical design, CATIA for complex systems (automotive/aerospace), and platform data management to keep everything consistent across teams today.
On the simulation side, SIMULIA is presented as the bridge from geometry to physics: structural and multiphysics checks, plus electromagnetic analysis like RF/EM behavior and 5G propagation around devices and enclosures. For manufacturing, DELMIA extends the same model into process planning, robot programming, line balancing, and manufacturing execution concepts, so a factory layout can be simulated and optimized before commissioning work.
AI shows up in two practical ways: assistive automation and guided UX. SOLIDWORKS 2026 features like Auto-Generate Drawing (beta) aim to create 2D drawings from 3D with proposed views/dimensions, and AURA acts as an in-context companion to retrieve guidance and help users execute workflows on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, keeping humans in control while reducing repetitive CAD documentation effort too.
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