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The paper will show and discuss different strategies of integrating applications into a Virtual Prototyping Environment. The ability to rapidly prototype a proposed design in a Virtual Environment is becoming a key contributor towards fulfilling the business requirements embodied in a short time-to-market, in cost-effective and high quality manufacturing, and in easy support and maintenance. The ability of integrating already existing applications into such an environment is fundamental. The paper first clarifies the different notations used for the different forms of integration. Afterwards a communication system as a basis for integration is proposed, which tackles most of the problems concerning the communication between heterogeneous applications Finally, different strategies to integrate an already existing CAD system are shown and discussed.
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Jasnoch, U., Kress, H., Rix, J. (1995). Integrating Applications into a Virtual Prototyping Environment. In: Rix, J., Haas, S., Teixeira, J. (eds) Virtual Prototyping. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-34904-6_21
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