CAD File Translation - 3D InterOp0 pages

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