1 Integration of DB oriented CAD systems with Product Lifecycle Management

This paper describes the solution designed to integrate a DB oriented shipbuilding CAD system with product life cycle management systems. It is organized into three different phases: 1. Define Integration architecture through a neutral framework and first prototypes. 2. Solution release into a shipbuilding CAD: FORAN. Solution based on document management and on demand data publishing and synchronization between CAD and PLM, including metadata and 3D graphics. 3. Extended functionality by enabling automatic publishing and synchronization mechanisms, access control managed by PLM system and extended document management and 3D graphics support. The software solution described here is called FPLM