Revolutionising Design Reviews with Immersive Visualisation
A critical milestone in the product development process is also one of the biggest challenges for most companies: design reviews. They can be time-consuming and costly, yet are essential for evaluating prototypes and making necessary iterations before launching a product. However, the adoption of immersive visualisation for reviewing virtual designs is transforming the process, enabling teams to achieve more with significantly fewer resources.
A Better Perspective with Immersive Visualisation
Beyond just time and cost savings, today's VR technologies provide a more detailed and insightful approach to design reviews, resulting in faster and better outcomes. Stakeholders from anywhere in the world can experience a complete virtual model, regardless of its size or complexity, and assess it as if it were a physical prototype.
Unlike traditional virtual design review tools that only allow for external analysis, immersive visualisation offers the ability to explore both the interior and exterior of a product. This means users can examine parts that are normally hidden—like the internals of a sealed pressure vessel or the components of a complex mechanism. Additionally, virtual prototypes can be tested in challenging environments, such as inside a nuclear power plant or underwater, without the inherent risks.
The ability to gain earlier insights into a prototype’s potential successes or failures dramatically reduces the time and money spent on redesigns or rework in the final stages of development.
Substantial Cost and Time Savings
Companies like Raytheon Technologies, a multinational aerospace and defence firm, have embraced Visionary Render to streamline their design review process across multiple disciplines. By connecting design centres using immersive software, Raytheon has fostered greater collaboration, leading to more efficient reviews and improved outcomes.
According to Raytheon, "Our development process has been quicker, and our designs more creative. They include fewer, less complex parts and cost less."
In one instance, Raytheon collaborated with a supplier to design a missile wire harness, completing the project eight months ahead of schedule and 40% under budget. "In general, we've enabled a 25% reduction in risk and cost, equating to millions of dollars saved annually."
Expedited Production and Enhanced Collaboration
The design review process is complex, regardless of the project's scale. What was once only possible through expensive and time-consuming physical prototypes can now be achieved more comprehensively in a virtual environment. This shift not only accelerates production but also enhances collaboration by allowing stakeholders to work together in real time, no matter where they are located.
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