<s>
Digital	B-Algorithm
MockUp	I-Algorithm
or	O
DMU	O
is	O
a	O
concept	O
that	O
allows	O
the	O
description	O
of	O
a	O
product	O
,	O
usually	O
in	O
3D	O
,	O
for	O
its	O
entire	O
life	O
cycle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Digital	B-Algorithm
Mockup	I-Algorithm
is	O
enriched	O
by	O
all	O
the	O
activities	O
that	O
contribute	O
to	O
describing	O
the	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
objectives	O
is	O
to	O
have	O
an	O
important	O
knowledge	O
of	O
the	O
future	O
or	O
the	O
supported	O
product	O
to	O
replace	O
any	O
physical	O
prototypes	B-Application
with	O
virtual	O
ones	O
,	O
using	O
3D	O
computer	O
graphics	O
techniques	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
two	O
specific	O
definitions	O
refer	O
to	O
the	O
production	O
of	O
a	O
physical	O
prototype	B-Application
,	O
but	O
they	O
are	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
DMU	O
concept	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DMU	O
allows	O
engineers	O
to	O
design	O
and	O
configure	B-Algorithm
complex	O
products	O
and	O
validate	O
their	O
designs	O
without	O
ever	O
needing	O
to	O
build	O
a	O
physical	O
model	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
the	O
use	O
of	O
light-weight	O
3D	O
models	O
with	O
multiple	O
levels	O
of	O
detail	O
using	O
lightweight	O
data	O
structures	O
such	O
as	O
JT	O
XVL	O
and	O
PDF	O
allow	O
engineers	O
to	O
visualize	O
,	O
analyze	O
,	O
and	O
interact	O
with	O
large	O
amounts	O
of	O
product	O
data	O
in	O
real-time	O
on	O
standard	O
desktop	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
direct	O
interface	O
to	O
between	O
Digital	B-Algorithm
Mockups	I-Algorithm
and	O
PDM	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
active	O
digital	B-Algorithm
mockup	I-Algorithm
technology	O
that	O
unites	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
visualize	O
the	O
assembly	O
mockup	O
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
measure	O
,	O
analyze	O
,	O
simulate	O
,	O
design	O
and	O
redesign	O
.	O
</s>
