Add existing data to worksheets

User support for inserting existing data has been extended. When searching for existing data, it is now also displayed hierarchically. There is also a free text search. This means that data can now be better viewed and found more quickly (Fig.1).

Search in the tree

It is now possible to search for (and find) model elements, even if they are hidden in the tree display. With v10, the entire path of an element in the tree can be displayed via the data list. This enables a faster search, especially in large projects. (Fig.2)

This innovation is also based on the input of our customers from the DACH region, which we pass on to our Japanese colleagues in a structured manner. We work very closely with our colleagues there and exchange ideas regularly – most recently, our IT expert Georg spent a few days in Japan at the headquarters of DENTSU SOKEN.

Extension of the history search to all save states

In addition to the history list, which has been available in iQUAVIS for some time, there is now the “Entire History Search” (Fig. 3). This means:

• Each individual save is listed here, regardless of whether a history state was created or not.
• The saves can be opened and searched like history states.

Other changes

As part of the v10 update, there are other, smaller updates:

• The update buttons for architecture and project plan have now merged into one button.
• Ctrl+K also works within tables for attributes (matching column is selected)

• “Responsible” can be displayed in the tooltip
• Schedule:
  • Highlight Changed Tasks
  • Collapse Child Tasks

When is the v10 coming?

Our customers will receive the v10 automatically during the month of May. If you are interested in iQUAVIS, please feel free to contact us.

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iQUAVIS

Our lives revolve around our MBSE tool iQUAVIS, so it is of course the first priority in our annual review. In 2024, we wanted to focus on the interfaces, which we succeeded. This year, our IT developers have developed new and successful interfaces to Codebeamer and Jira, among other things. We then also made requirements management tools a topic here on the blog.

The iQUAVIS update v8 brought some innovations, which we present in the linked article. In addition to these two topics, we have developed an automated code generation as part of the MoSyS research project in cooperation with our customer HARTING Applied Technologies. Tailor-made solutions like these, tailored to the needs of our customers, are our speciality and give us a lot of pleasure.

Two Pillars on the road at trade fairs, events and with customers

In 2024, “we”, i.e. mostly our managing director Christian Tschirner and our consultant Matthias Greinert, were on the road a lot. We mostly document the trips on our LinkedIn channel and less here on the blog, but today we look back on some highlights of the business travel year .

The first half of 2024 was marked by many appointments. We invited people to a get-together here in Paderborn in January. Prof. Dr. Lydia Kaiser from the TU Berlin gave a lecture. We are planning the next Get Together in January 2025.

Many events followed in March and April: The MoSyS final meeting took place in March, as did the SE Expert Forum, which also celebrated its 10th anniversary at Kannegiesser GmbH in Bielefeld. The cake was delicious!

This was followed in April by prostep ivip, where we were represented together with AVL and DENTSU SOKEN . This cooperation will continue to accompany us in the coming years. In addition, the “Lean SE Symposium” took place in April in cooperation with our customers Palfinger AG, Fraunhofer IEM and the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences at Urach Castle near Salzburg – free of charge!

This year, we have increasingly offered free webinars, always alternating between the topics of “Introduction to Systems Engineering with iQUAVIS” and the advanced topic of “Variant Management with iQUAVIS”. Both webinars take place regularly and offer you the chance to ask our experts Matthias Greinert your questions. The links will take you to the recordings of the webinars.

The second half of the year began internationally with the trip to Japan of our Managing Director Yuki Matsuda. Dr. Christian Tschirner traveled to Dublin for the INCOSE meeting in July 2024.

In the summer it was also a bit quieter for us, and in autumn it really took off again: Christian Tschirner and Matthias Greinert held an MBSE workshop at sst and also visited customers. In October, the online information event “Future PLM” took place, which we will discuss in a moment.

In November, of course, the TdSE 2024 in Leipzig followed, the highlight of the year. As a Gold Sponsor, we were there with two lectures and the World Café . Here are a few impressions of this year’s TdSE:

Future PLM

In October, our free information event on the joint project Future PLM took place. PLM is a huge topic that we will deal with even more in the future. The joint project in cooperation with Fraunhofer IEM aims to prepare companies for the topic and to accompany them. It will run until the middle of next year. We will also present the results on this blog. We are very much looking forward to it!

Research projects

We have already mentioned our participation in the MoSyS project several times. This year, the project was completed. Our result was automated code generation, which we developed together with the company HARTING Applied Technologies. In this video, Sarah Brüggemann presents it:

In October 2024, the paper “Model-Based Handling of Variability in Offer Management in Mechanical and Plant Engineering” was published, in which our Managing Director Dr. Christian Bremer co-authored. You can find it on this page.

We are Systems Engineers

This year, two interviews have been published in the series “We are Systems Engineers”: Rebecca Heitmann from HARTING AT reported on her experiences and her career in special machine construction. Philipp Porten from Bauer AG reported on how iQUAVIS is used in the planning of offshore projects.

After a short break in the series, we will soon continue with more interviews! We have had conversations with exciting conversation partners who offer a very realistic insight into their everyday work.

Two Pillars Team

What is it actually like to work at Two Pillars GmbH? We asked our colleague Edith Schygulla these and other questions, and she reports on her everyday work and introduces herself a bit. As our accountant, she is less prominent in marketing, but our clients may at least know her name. You can find our current vacancies here.

Outlook for 2025

What will happen in 2025? Find it out:

• Future PLM’s kick-off event will take place in the first quarter of 2025 – the date has not yet been set
• on January 30, the Get Together will take place again here in Paderborn . To register, click here.
• we are planning the next live webinars in February

In the background, we are already working on further plans and of course pursue our mission to bring iQUAVIS into the world. We are working on some interesting projects that we will be able to reveal more about soon. We are also expanding our product range for the new year. We will report regularly on this in the coming weeks.

Our joint project Future PLM will also continue to accompany us – we are very much looking forward to it!

Stay loyal to us, for example via LinkedIn, or talk to us – in person or virtually. We look forward to seeing you!