Application of the CBM Silicon Tracking System CAD model for integration studies

The high density of equipment inside the gap of the CBM dipole magnet requires special attention to the integration effort and, more generally speaking, to the system engineering of the set-up. In this report we discuss the current status of the system integration effort, the tasks to be solved and the methods in use. CAD (Computer Aided Design) software is one of the major tools in complex system development. It is used to create a virtual model of the product in development. For the CBM STS detector system a virtual model of the whole system is created with CATIA, a software package for product development that covers the whole process from first sketches to final drawings for the manufacturing of components.