Shipbuilding Industry Challenges

VR design

Design Challenges

  • Proprietary 3D CAD Software
  • No focus on human centric design
  • Physical prototyping for design validation causing huge delays

VR review

Review Challenges

  • Long decision cycles and iteration
  • Preparing data for review is challenging due to data size
  • Additional tools are required
  • Natural interaction is missing
  • Ergonomics reviews are not done

VR production

Production Challenges

  • No way to compare as built data with design data
  • Major cost escalations since design is not fully validated
  • Major delays in production
  • Expensive redesign

VR showcase

Showcase Challenges

  • No technology to showcase
  • Poor present ability of data
  • Less user involvement before purchase

VR maintenance

Maintenance Challenges

  • Training is stand alone and non-interactive
  • Final design data is not used for training
  • Effectiveness of training is poor

Digital First Approach

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of IT decision makers say that digital business has already helped their organization achieve revenue growth
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of organizations have adopted or have plans to adopt digital first strategy
34%CMOs27%CEOs19%CIOs15%CDOs5%CXOs
Using Immersive Technologies accelerates Digital
Transformation, Customer Experience and Innovation
-Gartner

Digital Transformation

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Increase effectiveness and training engagement with immersive tools and train directly on the final approved design
Collaborate with the production team with immersive technology and ensure as built data matches design data.
Perform human centric design with instant 1:1 scale visualization and natural interaction
3d virtual reality in ship design
Showcase the design to customers through immersive technology. Increase user engagement and finalise the design.
Connect directly to the design database with enterprise grade security and bring down review and design iteration time
STANDARDIZING
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION THROUGH VIRTUAL PROTOTYPING
FOR SHIP DESIGN

Commonly Used Process

Exxar cad process

Digital Transformation Center

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EXXAR Virtual Prototyping Software

  • 3D CAD tool to VR in Real-time
  • Complete digital mock-up functionality in 1:1 scale
  • Multi-level validation with visual, collision, kinematics
  • Natural interaction and ergonomics with full body tracking
  • Intuitive tools for analysis and feedback

State-of-the-art display system with Barco projectors & screen
Full body tracking system for interaction
Turnkey execution with single point of contact

Standardized New Process

3d virtual reality in ship design

Stage1

Design

With EXXAR at any point during design, the CAD data is viewed in 1:1 scale for quick visual assessments using HMDs
3d virtual reality in ship design

Stage2

Design Review

Since review is a collaborative task, with EXXAR the design directorate and manufacturer perform collaborative review on a Powerwall/ CAVE.
3d virtual reality in ship design

Stage3

Design Approval

After a more detailed physics based validation the data is now ready for showcase without any additional preparation increasing user engagement.
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Stage4

Production

The production data is taken in as scanned data which is compared with the design data for inconsistencies in production

Reviews to the next level with collaboration

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Key Achievements

  • From CAD to VR in 1-click, < 1-minute
  • 89% quicker design reviews
  • 33% reduction in related travel
  • 92% reduction in errors during production
  • Human factored engineering
  • Multi-level design validation
  • Improved user engagement during design
  • Integrated marketing

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