SysML Tool Review: Cameo Systems Modeler

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Cameo Systems Modeler - MBSE & SysML Support

Dassault Systèmes (formerly No Magic), France

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Function: Draw SysML
Function: Simulate / Execute SysML
Team Model & Interop
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PROS

Comprehensive support for OMG SysML notation and semantics, with exceptions noted in CONS
Enterprise edition bundles Cameo Simulation Toolkit (otherwise must buy separately) which supports both mathematical (parametric) and dynamic (behavioral) Modeling & Simulations (M&S)
Imports/exports from spreadsheets (CSV format) and various Requirements Management tools (e.g., DOORS, PTC Integrity, RequisitePro)

CONS

Suffers from tool featuritis and UX is gratuitously complex
Activity diagrams relatively easy to simulate, but are awkward to nest and scale
Sequence diagrams do not properly support directional flow semantics of Interfaces and Signals
Tool is relatively expensive, and cost of plugins (DataHub, DoDAF/UAF, etc.) is excessive
XMI interoperability does not work as advertised with competitive tools

BOTTOM LINE

Recommended as a pragmatic SysML enterprise architecture modeling tool that supports Agile MBSE for Digital Twin applications.

Review: Cameo Systems Modeler - MBSE & SysML Support

Product Name: Cameo Systems Modeler w/ Cameo Simulation Toolkit
Brand: Dassault Systèmes (formerly No Magic, Inc.)
Description: SysML enterprise architecture modeling tool for Agile MBSE applications. Enterprise edition bundles optional Cameo Simulation Toolkit plugin supports behavioral and parametric simulations.
Reviewer: Editor, MBSEtoolreviews.com
Date: 01/05/2023
Review Summary:

This Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tool review features Cameo Systems Modeler (Cameo), No Magic's re-packaging (re-branding) of its flagship MagicDraw UML modeling tool to include a SysML plugin for MBSE applications. The review evaluates Cameo's MBSE and SysML modeling capabilities using the following weighted evaluation criteria: Usability, Major Functions (Drawing, Simulation & Execution), Standards & Interoperability, Team Modeling & Tech Support, and Value.

Cameo is a robust choice for a MBSE tool that strictly enforces SysML well-formedness rules for syntax (notation) and semantics. Cameo offers proprietary and commercial plugins to integrate with Requirements Management tools (e.g., DOORS, PTC Integrity) and Simulation tools (MATLAB/Simulink, Mathematica).

Shortcomings include, but are not limited to: gratuitously complex UI, featuritis, Activity diagrams do not nest cleanly, and Sequence diagrams do not fully grok semantics of Interfaces and Signals.

Cameo is recommended as a pragmatic MBSE + SysML modeling tool that supports Agile MBSE methods and intermediate-level model simulations.

Editor Rating: 3.8 / 5 Stars

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