本文提出了数字物理元宇宙的理念，旨在明确和拓展工业仿真软件的核心内涵，突破工业仿真软件在通用性、易用性、算力及算法等方面的局限性，为工业仿真软件的未来发展提供理论支持与实践参考。全面把握从计算物理到工业仿真、从工业仿真软件到数字物理元宇宙的认识历程，在比较分析的基础上论述了数字物理元宇宙的基本内涵；进一步界定了数字物理元宇宙与工业仿真软件的异同关系，阐明了数字物理元宇宙的时效性、广适性、洞察性、非扰性、普及性等优势以及对教学及基础科研的积极促进作用。针对构建计算物理核心技术的领先地位、核心技术紧密联系实际应用、打破专业壁垒并促成跨学科知识交汇、改变传统工程研发的惯性并激发工程师的参与度等数字物理元宇宙的发展难点，提出了数字物理元宇宙的发展路径：成立跨学科的教学与科研中心，开发以数字物理元宇宙为框架的教学软件，建立与工业应用相结合的研发基地，设立独立的验证机构和学术交流平台。数字物理元宇宙作为工业仿真软件的高阶形态，将重构工业实验范式，为教学与基础科研提供全新的工具和体验，促进我国在新一轮国际科技竞争中抢占战略先机。

This study introduces the concept of the digital-physics metaverse, aiming to clarify and expand the core connotations of industrial simulation software, address its limitations in generality, usability, computational power, and algorithmic capabilities, and provide both theoretical support and practical guidance for its future development. By tracing the evolution from computational physics to industrial simulation, and from simulation software to the digital-physics metaverse, the study offers a comparative analysis and elaborates on the fundamental attributes of this new paradigm. The study further distinguishes the digital-physics metaverse from traditional industrial simulation software, highlighting its key advantages, including timeliness, universality, insightfulness, non-invasiveness, and accessibility, as well as its potential to enhance education and fundamental research. To address the critical challenges in developing the digital-physics metaverse, such as establishing leadership in core computational physics technologies, bridging the gap between core technologies and real-world applications, breaking disciplinary silos to foster interdisciplinary knowledge integration, and transforming the inertia of traditional engineering research and development (R&D) to encourage broader participation, the study proposes a comprehensive development roadmap. This includes the establishment of interdisciplinary teaching and research centers, development of educational software based on the digital-physics metaverse framework, creation of industry-integrated R&D bases, and setup of independent verification bodies and academic exchange platforms. As an advanced form of industrial simulation software, the digital-physics metaverse is expected to reshape experimental paradigms in industry, provide novel tools and immersive experiences for education and fundamental research, and help position China at the forefront of the next wave of scientific and technological competition.