Project partners unveil 3D ship design project

The project by Bureau Veritas, Naval Group and Dassault Systèmes uses a 3D model platform to create 3D model of new Naval Group frigate.

“Design review is a very important phase in the process of classification. 3D classification means no more reliance on 2D drawings in the design review process,” said Matthieu de Tugny, COO, Bureau Veritas, Marine & Offshore.

“This will deliver a practical, shared and scalable model to demonstrate the advantages of the digital transformation in the marine industry.”

Combined expertise

The project combines the expertise of Bureau Veritas in testing, inspection and certification, of Naval Group in the design and construction of high technology military vessels and of Dassault Systèmes in 3D design software, 3D digital mock up and product lifecycle management solutions.

Together, the project partners aimed at enabling digital continuity to reduce the time and associated costs spent in design review, and to improve data accuracy and traceability by sharing information more effectively between different project stakeholders.

The 3D classification process was developed with Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform which means that comments and iterations can be tracked, acted upon and reviewed in real time.

This integrates with the Bureau Veritas suite of modelling and calculation software tools allowing Naval Group to ultimately increase the capability of its products.