CAD File Translation - 3D InterOp
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Product Highlights .. High quality data exchange .. All major 3D formats supported .. For ACIS and Parasolid-based applications .. Fast and easy integration .. Optional PMI support DATA SHEET Product Overview Spatial’s 3D InterOp delivers the highest quality data exchange between CAD formats, enabling superior CAD fi le translation. The comprehensive suite of translators is embedded in many of today’s leading design, engineering, and manufacturing applications. The suite supports exchange of solid, surface (b-rep), wireframe and product manufacturing information (PMI) via a variety of neutral and native 3D formats. Spatial’s unique position as a provider of 3D translators and developer of 3D ACIS® Modeler ensures robust and comprehensive data exchange. 3D InterOp provides the ability to add a full set of 3D data exchange to applications without extensive code modifi cation. The result is more internal development resources devoted to core competencies and value-add, lower ongoing maintenance costs, and faster time-to-market. Comprehensive Suite 3D InterOp suite supports all major 3D data exchange formats that are required in today’s leading ACIS and Parasolidbased applications. Each translator is thoroughly tested, fi ne-tuned and regularly updated with each new release of CAD software and industry formats to ensure high-quality data exchange. 3D InterOp translators include: .. CATIA V5 .. CATIA V4 .. Pro/ENGINEER® .. Unigraphics .. SolidWorks® .. Inventor® The translators are available for Windows®, Linux, and Unix platforms. Native CATIA V5 Library Support The CATIA V5 format represents one of the largest and fastest growing installed bases in the industry. Spatial’s InterOp CATIA V5 Reader and Writer use native CATIA libraries from Dassault Systèmes, Spatial’s parent company, to provide unparalleled accuracy in translation. High-quality Data Exchange Spatial has developed commercial geometry tools for more than 20 years and this experience is refl ected in our InterOp Translators, which excel in precise translation of 3D geometry and associated engineering data. Automated Repair 3D InterOp translations support the translation of Solid, Wire, Surface (B-rep), free surfaces, free curves and free points. Advanced modeling technology is used in each of the translators to address common data translation diff erences including: .. Geometry Repair – geometric errors are automatically recognized and optionally repaired in order to produce a very high quality manufacturable model .. Topology Repair – automated topology repair is combined with advanced stitching capabilities to produce topologically valid solid models .. Tolerance resolution – tolerance related diff erences between importing and exporting systems are handled using tolerant modeling to ensure water tight solids Document / Assembly Structure Information 3D InterOp translators provide query information on both part and assembly 3D CAD models prior to geometrical and topological translation. Query information support includes: .. Header information – Author, Source system, Version, Units, Document Type, Model Tolerance .. B-rep information – Body type, Number of Bodies, Topology breakdown .. Assembly information – Product assembly structure Applications using 3D InterOp can translate selected data types from 3D models based on the results of Header and B-rep information and individual parts or sub-assemblies of large CAD assemblies using the assembly product structure on source documents prior to translation. 3D InterOp www.spatial.com .. ACIS® .. Parasolid® .. JT .. IGES .. STEP .. VDA-FS Part translated using 3D InterOp

Non-Geometric Data Support 3D InterOp Translators optionally translate non-geometric data attached to topology including: .. Names .. Color .. Coordinate systems .. Work planes .. Layers .. Layer fi lters PMI Support Product Manufacturing Information (PMI) attached to a 3D CAD model is essential for many of today’s manufacturing applications. PMI is vital for intelligent manufacturing and tolerance analysis, as well visual inspection. 3D InterOp translators support PMI from Siemens NX, Pro/Engineer part models, and CATIA V5 part & assembly models. PMI support includes: .. Notes .....