CATIA & SIMULIA Innovation Days at NIAR - Agenda

Tuesday, July 7, 2026

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM CDT

Registration

8:30 AM - 8:35 AM CDT

Welcome & Overview

8:35 AM - 9:00 AM CDT

CATIA: What's New

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM CDT

Introduction & Dassault Virtual Twins Powered by CATIA

This session introduces Dassault Systèmes' Virtual Twin technology and its role in modern product development. Attendees will learn how Virtual Twins—powered by...

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM CDT

What’s New in 2026x for Core Mechanical Design

Stay current with the latest enhancements shaping everyday design work in the 2026x release. This session highlights key updates to core mechanical design...

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM CDT

Break

10:45 AM - 11:45 AM CDT

Building Stable Models in a Changing World: Resilient Modeling & Modules with CATIA 3DEXPERIENCE

In this session, we will explore different resilient modeling strategies in CATIA 3DEXPERIENCE to help engineers build designs that remain stable as requ...

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM CDT

3DEXPERIENCE Electrical: 3D Harness as Single Source of Truth

Dassault Systemes continues to pave the way for advanced harness design in 3DEXPERIENCE. The application of Cameo and 3DEXPERIENCE has enabled significant gains...

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM CDT

Lunch

1:15 PM - 2:15 PM CDT

CATIA Generative Experience using AI

Explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the CATIA design experience to accelerate and enhance engineering workflows. Discover how generative AI capa...

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM CDT

Constraining, Animating, and Validating Mechanical Assemblies in 3DEXPERIENCE

This session covers the manual and automatic creation of Engineering Connections (assembly constraints). As well as using Engineering Connections in the...

2:45 PM - 3:00 PM CDT

Break

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM CDT

3DEXPERIENCE Fasteners for Digital Continuity

The updated 3DEXPERIENCE Fasteners deliver a scalable, industry-ready solution for managing fastening systems within complex products. This session demon...

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM CDT

3DEXPERIENCE Fastener Setup and the Fasteners Pocket Guide

This session highlights the latest 3DEXPERIENCE Fasteners capabilities and introduces a newly developed Fasteners Pocket Guide designed to standardize be...

4:00 PM - 4:05 PM CDT

Closing Remarks

Wednesday, July 8, 2026

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM CDT

Registration

8:30 AM - 8:35 AM CDT

Welcome and Overview

8:35 AM - 9:00 AM CDT

Enabling Digital Engineering with SysML v2

As product complexity accelerates, traditional document-based systems engineering can no longer keep pace. SysML v2 represents the next evolution of Mode...

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM CDT

Design Smarter: Unlocking the Power of CATIA Knowledge-Based Engineering

Modern engineering demands more than geometry — it demands intelligence, automation, and reusable expertise embedded directly into the design process. This...

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM CDT

Break

9:45 AM - 11:15 AM CDT

Requirement Driven Mechanical

This session demonstrates how requirements can directly orchestrate engineering workflows from systems models through mechanical realization and verifica...

11:15 AM - 12:45 PM CDT

Lunch and Hackathon

12:45 PM - 1:45 PM CDT

AI-Powered MODSIM on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform

This presentation explores how the convergence of MODSIM and GEN7 AI technologies on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform is transforming product development by enabling p...

1:45 PM - 2:15 PM CDT

Motion Roles

This session highlights the motion simulation capabilities of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform for analyzing and optimizing the dynamic behavior of mechanical systems....

2:15 PM - 2:30 PM CDT

Break

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM CDT

Engineering for Performance: Connecting Aerodynamics and Composite Structures on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform

Engineering performance is shaped by decisions made across multiple disciplines, yet aerodynamic and structural workflows are often disconnected. This session p...

3:00 PM - 3:30 PM CDT

Print to Perform - Additive Manufacturing on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform

In the evolving landscape of digital fabrication, our additive manufacturing solution on 3DEXPERIENCE is designed to revolutionize the way products are conceive...

3:30 PM - 3:35 PM CDT

Closing Remarks

Thursday, July 9, 2026

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM CDT

Registration

8:30 AM - 8:35 AM CDT

Welcome & Overview

8:35 AM - 9:00 AM CDT

SIMULIA: What's New

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM CDT

MBSE + SPDM + Simulation

In this session we will outline the creation and evolution of a mission model of a drone-based package delivery system using CATIA Magic, derived from stak...

9:45 AM - 10:30 AM CDT

Smarter Testing: Virtual + Real Showcase

As simulation-driven design matures, the primary challenge for engineering teams has shifted from simply generating data to validating virtual methods through r...

10:30 AM - 10:45 AM CDT

Break

10:45 AM - 11:30 AM CDT

Vibroacoustic and Shock Analysis Possibilities for A&D Applications with wave6

Wave6 is a modern and highly customizable vibroacoustic and shock analysis software based on deterministic and statistical solution methods covering the fu...

11:30 AM - 12:15 PM CDT

Overview of SIMULIA's Plastic Injection Engineer

SIMULIA's Plastic Injection Molding webinar explores advanced simulation techniques to Validate and optimize Injection molded plastic part and mold tooling desi...

12:15 PM - 1:15 PM CDT

Lunch

1:15 PM - 2:00 PM CDT

Simulation-Driven Analysis of Electromagnetic Effects in Electronic Warfare

Mission critical systems in the modern age have a heavy reliance on electromagnetic (EM) systems. In contested electronic warfare environments, resilient syste...

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM CDT

2025x / 2026x Structures Updates

New capabilities and functionality are continually being added to the 3DX Platform. This session will cover the updates for the SIMULIA 3DX structures apps for...

2:45 PM - 3:30 PM CDT

2026x CFD

This seminar explores the dual-solver Computational Fluid Dynamics strategy within the SIMULIA portfolio, highlighting the complementary roles of PowerFLOW and...

3:30 PM - 3:35 PM CDT

Closing Remarks