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RFNC-VNIITF recently licensed the full set of the C3D Toolkit from C3D Labs. The solution was delivered to Rosatom by ASCON Group’s Ural regional center. RFNC-VNIITF -- the Russian Federal Nuclear Center, Zababakhin All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Technical Physics -- is the second research institute of SC Rosatom to select C3D for writing its in-house software.

"We relied for a long time on open source components to develop our proprietary engineering software,” said Igor Pavlov, head of the Software Development department at RFNC-VNIITF. “We were, however, never satisfied with it, be it in terms of performance or functionality. We had been eyeing C3D for some time, and so conducted a major cycle of testing, which proved that the geometric kernel was indeed a component that would be reliable and fast enough for our needs.”

One substantial deficiency of open source components is the lack of technical support from developers and right holders, even in the paid versions of the products. This is why Rosatom decided to switch entirely to C3D Labs, whose mature technology has been developed over 20 years. C3D had already been providing components for some applications used at Rosatom.

“Collaboration between RFNC-VNIITF and C3D Labs began in 2016,” explained Eduard Maksimenko, head of the Application Software department at C3D Labs. “RFNC-VNIITF boasts a wealth of experience in developing software with a variety of components for developers. I know that our components would provide a reliable foundation for researchers at SC Rosatom, and our cooperation will ensure further progress.”

It turns out that the team from Rosatom was able to move its software to the C3D Modeler geometric kernel and C3D Vision visualizer quite quickly. Following testing of the C3D Vision module, the specialists at RFNC-VNIITF made recommendations to C3D that will inspire further development of the product.

In addition, the specialists at RFNC-VNIITF identified tasks that need development in application software. Armed with tools such as the C3D kernel, ASCON-Ural implemented the necessary measures to put it into trial operations. C3D proved that it could handle the tasks defined by the scientific center. 

“RFNC-VNIITF and ASCON-Ural have been partners for many years now,” said Sergey Kartashov, Commercial Director at ASCON-Ural. “Our primary area of collaboration includes the automation of design-to-manufacture processes. We know that our C3D Toolkit will enhance the quality and reliability of software solutions created by RFNC-VNIITF, while helping ASCON develop further functionality of our product.”

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