Copilot for engineers
Ansys Discovery
Ansys (Synopsys) is the world’s largest engineering simulation company with over $2.5 billion in annual revenue.
TYPICAL USER
Mechanical engineers
SCENARIO
Run variation study to find the best design
GOAL
Envision how to incorporate AI into the engineering workflow.
MY ROLE
Product design
TEAM
PM Frontend Dev Backend Dev
TIMELINE
1 month
What is Ansys Discovery?
3D design software that allows engineers to quickly explore and test ideas with real-time simulation early in the development process.
Current challenges
Vision
Planning
From what we can do to what we ultimately achieve
I collaborated with the PM to ensure our project is feasible in the short term, yet ambitious enough to move the needle and tell a compelling story.
Adaptive copilot
Short term
Design strategy
Incorporate and consolidate current workflow
Instead of separating different AI functions everywhere, I've decided to leverage the current toolbar as a compact AI portal to provide contextual help and make it easier for users to find and interact, in the hope of incorporating everything into the user's workflow.
Load possible tools
Add context
Execute simulation
Check simulation
Virtual engineer - Plans, explores, tests, iterates
Long term
