The 3DExperience: Ecosystem for all things computational modelling
Dear Reader, Computational Modelling MasterclassBefore we head into the newsletter, I wanted to know if you would be interested in a Computational Modelling Masterclass that I will host over the next few months. I am gauging the interest of my audience for this. Please let me know.
Hi Reader, I have been away speaking at three conferences for the last two weeks and so was unable to write my usual editions of this newsletter. Now Conference season is now over and I am winding down to my holiday. I will then be able to reflect more consistently and more importantly share some of my ideas in the future (second-half of the year). For today here are my focus:
Technical ReflectionsThe 3DExperience: The Computational MultiverseA multiverse is an fictional assembly of different universes. In the context of computational modelling, such a multiverse can represent a platform that can accomplish a range of diverse computational modelling tasks. I recently participated in a presentation by the team at Dassault Systemes where they described the 3DExperience Platform. According to the developers: The 3DEXPERIENCE is a business and innovation (online) platform that provides organizations with a holistic, real-time vision of their business activity and ecosystem. It connects people, ideas, data and solutions in a single collaborative environment empowering businesses – from startups to large enterprises, to innovate, produce and trade in entirely new ways.
- Quoted from the 3DExperience E-book
In the context of computational modelling, the platform offers unified computational modelling environment which consists the following software portfolio
The software that I use for videos posted on my CMVideos YouTube Channel is ABAQUS and it is hosted under the SIMULIA packages of the 3DExperience platform. Within SIMULIA we have other software like: Isight for process integration and design optimization; fe-safe for fatigue analysis and Tosca which is a topology optimization and shape optimization tool. My Reflection: The further you dig into this multiverse, the more software programmes you find. I have built my whole computational modelling journey around ABAQUS which is a sub-set of SIMULIA package. There are a wide variety of software products within this multiverse. The team at Dassault Systemes prioritise acquisition of software packages from startups and integrate same within their ecosystem of software products. There is a challenge of integration of these software into a design and descovery/innovation hub which organizations can leverage for greater competitiveness. I have been excited by it and I look forward to what the 3DExperience will become in future. The Living Heart Model that I discusse d in my last newsletter (read it here) is taken from the SIMULIA package of the 3DExperience. Behind the Scenes at CM VideosPlans for the SummerIn a previous newsletter article, I highlighted the conferences I will be attending this summer. So, to add more depth to my plans for the summer, here are what I intend to do:
That is the plan, and we will see how it goes. Wish me luck! Quote of the WeekThe Magic Number of GreatnessSo many people have referenced to the necessity of sticking with and practicing a new skill up to 10,000 hours for one to be truly proficient in it. This thought originated from Malcolm Gladwell and the quote goes thus: "Ten thousand hours is the magic number of greatness!"
- Malcolm Gladwell, from his book, The Outliers: The Story of Success.
Malcolm Gladwell is a Canadian journalist and author who, in the book The Outliers: The Story of Success, (published in 200) explores the idea that achieving mastery in any field requires approximately 10,000 hours of deliberate practice. This sort of consistent, focused effort over a long period is essential for exceptional performance. The crux of the quote is that you must practice a craft for 10,000 hours to be considered elite and truly experienced in it. It is often not simply to be an expert but to be a phenom - which is being freakishly awesome to be a standout among your peers, become asily recognished when people hear your name. One of the persons that readily come to mind is Cristiano Ronaldo, who is a Portugese footballer who is hugely known globally and has the largest instagram following on the planet. People who have worked with him speak of his deliberate practice of his craft, dedicating obscene amougt of time working on getting better. A stat about him stated that each post of his on Instagram generate a staggering $2.6 million of media value per post. In 2022, he was named the most powerful player on Instagram. He has a following of 634 million followers. Finally, his influence extends far beyond football field, making him a social media powerhouse. Having said all that, what does this mean for you and I? The Gladwell magic number of greatness of 10,000 hours is really for not just any person but those who would be outliers in their field. It still portends that if you want to be good at anything, then you need to apply yourself to study. If you consider that an typical Engineering undergraduate programme in the UK lasts 3 years. Each year, there is a 30 week teaching week out of a possible 52 weeks. Students will typically spend 40 hours of contact and study time per week. This therefore leads to a yearly hour total of 1200 hours. Over the 3 year duration, the student has accummulated 3600 hours. You can see this is about one-third of the Gladwell number of greatness. The implication of this is that your education or training simply positions you from the same start-off block as every other. Deploying yourself to more study and being deliberate in how you do this is what sets you apart from others - making you that outlier of greatness that Gladwell imagined.
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