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Yellow River Engineering Consulting 3DEXPERIENCE Platform Case Study

YREC adopted Dassault Systemes 3DEXPERIENCE to replace 2D drawings with collaborative 3D models for water and hydropower projects.

Published
June 4, 2026
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3 min read
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Yellow River Engineering Consulting faced intense competition and complex design requirements in China's water management sector. The firm implemented the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to enable real-time multi-discipline collaboration, eliminate versioning errors, and support geodetic coordinate-based modeling. Benefits include faster design reviews, reduced field rework, and improved communication with owners and regulators across excavation, civil works, and reinforced concrete design.

Key takeaways

Replaced 2D drawings with single-source 3D models for real-time site and office coordination

Enabled concurrent multi-discipline review of excavation and civil works designs

Eliminated file versioning issues by moving from email exchange to platform collaboration

Supported full-scale modeling and automatic interference detection for rebar layouts

Captured institutional knowledge to reduce onboarding time for new engineers

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