In the past I’ve had the need to bring in some dummy resource geometry into my DELMIA simulation. Instead of spending time modeling it in a CAD program like CATIA, ProE, NX, or any other software, I always surf the web to see if someone has already done it. In this particular case I was looking for a CNC machine 3D model. Of course you can use this procedure for just about anything you find in Google SketchUp. If you haven’t...

DPE (Process Engineer) has a function that will allow you to open a Process or Operation directly in DPM.    There are a couple of things that more than likely will need to be set up in order for this to work.   1.  In DPE look under Tools > Settings > Change…       2. On the “Other DS Software Modules” screen you need to set the V5 (Name and Path) setting. Set it to the following then Apply and OK the...