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IBM PLM Offers New Shipbuilding Solutions

IBM and Dassault Systemes intro- duced Release 12 of their Product

Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions suite for the shipbuilding industry, fea- turing new applications for Structures and Compartment Design. Included in

Release 12 is the latest version of

CATIA Version 5, which continues to expand outfitting/machinery design and now fully integrates piping, tubing,

HVAC. raceway/conduit, waveguide, electrical/instrumentation and hanger design. The latest version also provides new tools for detailing steel piece parts. as well as the layout and detailing of entire structural systems like decks, reinforced panels, bulkheads, etc. With

Release 12. IBM and Dassault Systemes deliver 21 new applications for ship- building.

CATIA Compartments and Access

CATIA - Compartment and Access (CNA) is dedicated to the definition of compartment and access objects within a ship design. It is dedicated to defining the limits of compartment and access forms (doors, hatches, windows, port- holes etc.) within a ship design. CNA provides the user with the ability to define a compartment's boundary sur-

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