Xirus | Augmented CAD: next generation of computer-aided design & engineering

Summary
Today’s architects, engineers & product designers rely on 3D modelling to design, build & fabricate a wide range of complex products—from household appliances to airplanes. 3D digital models are produced with the help of powerful computer-aided design (CAD) & computer-aided engineering (CAE) software. Most existing CAD/CAE software relies on complex mathematical models that have been developed & introduced ~40 years ago. There have been no major improvements since.
Building up on 10+ man-years of our fundamental mathematical research, we have developed a novel augmented CAD solution Xirus. Xirus simulates real-world physical contact between the product designer & the 3D object during the 3D modelling process. With Xirus the designers reshape the digital 3D models as if they were handling them with their hands instead.
Xirus provides a 10X+ boost in the efficiency of designers by enabling higher precision & speed of modelling of complex surfaces & volumes. Moreover, Xirus overcomes the mathematical limitations of the existing CAD/CAE software & makes possible high-precision 3D models that current CAD/CAE products cannot support.
Xirus is a future-proof technology that will allow smooth transition of 3D designers to usage of novel augmented reality/VR devices.
The added value of Xirus has been confirmed by 3 major international architecture firms—Herzog & de Meuron, Foster + Partners & UNStudio.
We have published the trial version of Xirus in Jan 2018 to overwhelming interest from the target market (420+ qualified leads in 3 months). Sales will commence in mid 2018. We are aiming at €11m worth of licenses to be sold by 2023 & €32m revenues & 50+ FTEs by 2025.
In this Phase 1 project we will carry analysis of key verticals & their market potential, impacts of online marketing, commercial potential of product variants & a go-to-market strategy.
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Web resources: https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/827885
Start date: 01-09-2018
End date: 31-12-2018
Total budget - Public funding: 71 429,00 Euro - 50 000,00 Euro
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Today’s architects, engineers & product designers rely on 3D modelling to design, build & fabricate a wide range of complex products—from household appliances to airplanes. 3D digital models are produced with the help of powerful computer-aided design (CAD) & computer-aided engineering (CAE) software. Most existing CAD/CAE software relies on complex mathematical models that have been developed & introduced ~40 years ago. There have been no major improvements since.
Building up on 10+ man-years of our fundamental mathematical research, we have developed a novel augmented CAD solution Xirus. Xirus simulates real-world physical contact between the product designer & the 3D object during the 3D modelling process. With Xirus the designers reshape the digital 3D models as if they were handling them with their hands instead.
Xirus provides a 10X+ boost in the efficiency of designers by enabling higher precision & speed of modelling of complex surfaces & volumes. Moreover, Xirus overcomes the mathematical limitations of the existing CAD/CAE software & makes possible high-precision 3D models that current CAD/CAE products cannot support.
Xirus is a future-proof technology that will allow smooth transition of 3D designers to usage of novel augmented reality/VR devices.
The added value of Xirus has been confirmed by 3 major international architecture firms—Herzog & de Meuron, Foster + Partners & UNStudio.
We have published the trial version of Xirus in Jan 2018 to overwhelming interest from the target market (420+ qualified leads in 3 months). Sales will commence in mid 2018. We are aiming at €11m worth of licenses to be sold by 2023 & €32m revenues & 50+ FTEs by 2025.
In this Phase 1 project we will carry analysis of key verticals & their market potential, impacts of online marketing, commercial potential of product variants & a go-to-market strategy.

Status

CLOSED

Call topic

EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020

Update Date

27-10-2022
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EU-Programme-Call
Horizon 2020
H2020-EU.2. INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP
H2020-EU.2.1. INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies
H2020-EU.2.1.0. INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies - Cross-cutting calls
H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020
H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1
H2020-EU.2.3. INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs
H2020-EU.2.3.0. INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs - Cross-cutting calls
H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020
H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1
H2020-EU.3. SOCIETAL CHALLENGES
H2020-EU.3.0. Cross-cutting call topics
H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020
H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1