Overview

Welcome to the DMU Space Analysis User's Guide. This guide is intended for users who need to become quickly familiar with the DMU Space Analysis Version 5 product.

This overview provides the following information:

DMU Space Analysis in a Nutshell
DMU Space Analysis is a CAD-independent product dedicated to interference analysis, sectioning, measurement and 3D comparison. It addresses the design review environment of digital mock-ups (DMU) and can handle a wide range of products from consumer goods to very large automotive or aerospace projects as well as plants, ships and heavy machinery.

DMU Space Analysis is a dedicated DMU Navigator workbench and is available on both UNIX and Windows environments.

Before Reading this Guide

Before reading this guide, the user should be familiar with basic Version 5 concepts such as document windows, standard and view toolbars. We therefore recommend that you read the Infrastructure User's Guide that describes generic capabilities common to all Version 5 products. We also recommend that you read the DMU Navigator User's Guide.

You may also like to read the following complementary product guides, for which the appropriate license is required:

  • DMU Fitting Simulator User's Guide
  • DMU Kinematics Simulator User's Guide
  • DMU Optimizer User's Guide.

Getting the Most Out of this Guide

To get the most out of this guide:

  • If you are a first time user, we suggest that you start with the getting started tutorial. Once you have finished, you should move on to the user task section of this guide. This steps you through basic procedures and includes useful tips for getting the most out of the product.
  • If you have used DMU Space Analysis before, go to your DMU Version 5 session and start reviewing your own documents. If you need some help in understanding tools and commands, use the on-line help. You can also take a look at the user task section of this guide to locate information with which you are not already familiar.

The workbench description, which describes DMU Space Analysis-dedicated menu bar and workbench toolbar, and the Customizing section, which explains how to customize your personal environment, will also certainly prove useful. A glossary of terms specific to DMU Space Analysis has also been included in this guide.

Navigating in the Split View mode is recommended. This mode offers a framed layout allowing direct access from the table of contents to the information.

Accessing Sample Documents

To perform the scenarios, you will be using sample documents contained in either the online/spaug_*X2/samples folder or in the online/cfysm_*X2/samples folder. For more information about this, refer to Accessing Sample Documents in the Infrastructure User's Guide.

*Where X can be C for CATIA, or E for ENOVIA.