Method for improving the performance in processing an interprocess digital mockup

1. A method for improving the performance in processing an interprocess digital mockup, wherein said method comprises:

importing a plurality of product data elements of a digital mockup;

wherein each of the plurality of product data elements comprises at least one geometry data element and at least one meta data element;

addressing and assigning each of the geometry data elements to a geometry structure, wherein a geometry in the geometry structure is combined such that a graduation of the geometry structure is reduced;

addressing and assigning each of the meta data elements to a meta structure;

addressing each of the geometry data elements also in the meta structure such that each of the plurality of product data elements is addressed and assigned in the meta structure;

wherein each product data element has a universally unique identification number such that each of the at least one geometry data element and the corresponding at least one meta data element of a product data element have the same universally unique identification number for providing a definite communication;

linking the geometry structure and the meta structure by a communication protocol such that bidirectional interaction between the geometry structure and the meta structure is realized;

selecting one of the geometry data elements in the meta structure;

forwarding the selection to the geometry structure by the communication protocol; and

illustrating and processing the selected geometry data element in an image processing device.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

illustrating and processing the meta structure in a browser.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

illustrating and processing the geometry structure in an image processing unit.

4. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the meta structure and the geometry structure have a tree structure.

5. The method of claim 4 ,

wherein the tree structure represents a product structure of the digital mockup.

6. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the identification number further comprises addressing information of the position of the product data elements in the meta structure and the geometry structure.

7. The method of claim 6 ,

wherein the addressing information of the corresponding identification number is changed when adding one of the elements of the meta structure and the geometry structure.

8. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein another identification number is added when adding one of the elements of the meta data elements and the geometry data elements.

9. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the geometry data elements are selected from the group consisting of positional data, geometric data, geometric dimensions, digital mockup-data files, and CAD-data.

10. The method of claim 1 ,

wherein the meta data elements are selected from the group consisting of time data, version data, development status data, component number data, positional data, geometric data, geometric dimensions, digital mockup-data files, and CAD-data.

11. The method of claim 1 , furthermore comprising:

dividing the meta structure and the geometry structure over a multitude of processors.

12. The method of claim 11 ;

wherein the multitude of processors substantially executes processes simultaneously.

13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising processing the geometry data elements to filter out all information that does not serve for visualizing the product data element.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising simplifying the processed geometry data elements.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the simplifying comprises changing the resolution of the triangles of a 3-dimensional triangular illustration.

16. A device for improving the performance in developing an interprocess digital mockup, with at least one processor programmed to:

import a plurality of product data elements from a digital mockup;

wherein each of the plurality of product data elements contains at least one geometry data element and at least one meta data element;

address and assign each of the geometry data elements to a geometry structure, wherein a geometry in the geometry structure is combined such that a graduation of the geometry structure is reduced;

address and assign each of the meta data elements to a meta structure;

address each of the geometry data elements also in the meta structure such that the each of the plurality of product data elements is addressed and assigned in the meta structure;

wherein each product data element has a universally unique identification number such that the geometry data elements and the meta data elements of a product data element have the same universally unique identification number for providing a definite communication;

link the geometry structure and the meta structure by a communication protocol such that bidirectional interaction between the geometry structure and the meta structure is realized;

select one of the geometry data elements in the meta structure;

forward the selection to the geometric structure by the communication protocol; and

illustrate and process the selection to the geometry data element in an image processing device.

17. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, in which a program for improving the performance in developing an interprocess digital mockup is stored, wherein said program processes the following steps when it is executed by at least one processor:

importing a plurality of product data elements from a digital mockup;

wherein each of the plurality of product data elements contains at least one geometry data element and at least one meta data element;

addressing and assigning each of the geometry data elements to a geometry structure, wherein a geometry in the geometry structure is combined such that the graduation of the geometry structure is reduced;

addressing and assigning each of the meta data elements to a meta structure;

addressing each of the plurality of geometry data elements also in the meta structure such that each of the plurality of product data elements is addressed and assigned in the meta structure;

wherein each product data element has a universally unique identification number such that the geometry data elements and the meta data elements of a product data element have the same universally unique identification number for providing a definite communication;

linking the geometry structure and the meta structure by a communication protocol such that bidirectional interaction between the geometry structure and the meta structure is realized;

selecting one of the geometry data elements in the meta structure;

forwarding the selection to the geometric structure by the communication protocol; and

illustrating and processing the selection to the geometry data element in an image processing device.