Delmia Glossary [new] May 2026

If you’ve just stepped into the world of DELMIA (Dassault Systèmes’ brand for digital manufacturing), you might feel like you’ve landed in a foreign country. Between the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, Process Engineers, and Robotic Workcells, the jargon can be overwhelming.

A single unit of work. It could be "Pick up screw," "Move to location A," or "Weld seam #4." delmia glossary

The process of telling a digital robot how to move. You don't just place a robot; you define its joints, limits, speeds, and kinematics (how the arm bends). If you’ve just stepped into the world of

This is the "operating system" that runs modern DELMIA. It’s a cloud-connected, collaborative environment where everyone (designers, engineers, managers) works on the same live 3D data. Note: Older versions (V5/V6) work differently, but 3DX is the future. It could be "Pick up screw," "Move to