Data Exchange

Data Exchange

Data Exchange
One of the core strategies of VEMS is the ability to manage harness definition content across different authoring and technology tools.

Harness objects can be defined in the VEMS data manager and inform (exchange data with) the authoring tool at any level of the product definition process.

Authoring and technology tools can inform the VEMS data manager of new or updated harness objects. At no time is a complete harness definition required. In fact, VEMS' infrastructure is designed to capture definition from individual authoring tools and manage both the design and life cycle of the harness.

Two issues typically arise with data exchange: graphical representation and logical representation.

Graphical representation problems fall into two categories: native authoring tool symbol management and consistent replication of data. Data items managed by VEMS can have associated native authoring tool representations stored with the object. Users have the option of using the VEMS representation or native tool library representations. To address consistent replication issues, VEMS associates each graphical object both physically and logically allowing connectivity and spatial associations.

Logical representation is not often addressed in data exchange tasks. A core strategy of VEMS is to exchange any and all logical information to the authoring tool as realistically possible. Object and system attributes and relations are maintained between VEMS and the authoring tools.

VEMS' data exchange capabilities range from Systems Engineering to Simulation and Prototype. Since VEMS uses Standards based proprietary and open formats, there is no need for flavored translators. The VEMS Data Exchange and Collaboration suite use the same file format.

VEMS' integration uses native authoring and technology tool environments mapped to STEP (ISO 10303) standards.

Current Interfaces include:

Metaphase / Teamcemter Enterprise

I-DEAS

UG NX

CATIA

Innoveda

Oracle

Knowledge Fusion

P-CAD

Interfaces available soon include:

SLATE

Mentor Graphics CAP-H