Review: Cameo Systems Modeler - MBSE & SysML Support

Review: Cameo Systems Modeler / Enterprise Edition - MBSE & SysML Support

• Product Name: Cameo Systems Modeler / Enterprise Edition
• Brand: DSS CATIA / No Magic
• Description: MBSE system architecture modeling tool that complies with the OMG SysML standard and supports dynamic system and mathematical (parametric) simulations.
• Reviewer: Editor, MBSEworks.com
• Date: 01/15/2020
• Review Summary

Cameo Systems Modeler (Cameo SM) Enterprise Edition is a solid Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) tool that enforces most of OMG SysML's syntax rules and many of its semantic rules. Cameo support for basic requirements traceability, intermediate model simulations (dynamic and mathematical), and automated document generation. Plugins are available for selected Requirements Management tool integration (e.g., DOORS, RequisitePro) and enterprise architecture frameworks (e.g., DoDAF 2, MODAF, UAF).

Significant shortcomings include: the UX is gratuitously complex, Activity diagrams are difficults to scale and simulate, Sequence diagrams do not support full Interface and Signal semantics, and the XMI import/export feature does not work as advertised with competitive tools. In addition, Cameo SM is relatively expensive, and cost of plugins (DataHub, Enterprise Architecture Frameworks, etc.) is excessive.

Recommended as a pragmatic MBSE + SysML modeling tool that supports Agile MBSE and intermediate-level model simulations for medium-to-large Systems Engineering teams.

• Editor Rating: 3.7 / 5 Stars