CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
17 May 2005
Product News
Lattice3D Releases Enhancements for Leading 3D Publishing Applications
Lattice3D announced the release of enhanced versions of its 3D Publishing applications that allow manufacturers to use, share and repurpose 3D data across the enterprise. The products, named Lattice3D Embed, Lattice3D Composer and Lattice3D Publisher, have undergone enhancements to further improve the use of 3D data in business processes.
The latest versions add new functionality and continue to improve ease of use for downstream users. Lattice3D has committed to a program of regular software updates to ensure real world use is continuously reflected in the latest versions. Specific attention was placed on the standards-based extensibility and modular platforms.
New Applications:
Lattice3D's product suite is a set of highly interoperable XVL-based applications that create a very agile software ecosystem. Users have a choice of components for their current 3D Publishing needs, as well as in the future, as internal processes evolve.
Lattice3D Embed enables interactive 3D data to be manipulated and embedded in popular 2D document formats including Word, Powerpoint, Excel and HTML. The 3D data can be rotated, zoomed, cross-sectioned and manipulated for greater communication of information and immediate comprehension by its readers. New features include: measurements in cross-sectioned models, progress bars during long operations, better document export, easier installation and more.
Lattice3D Composer creates 3D documents linked to interactive 3D data, 2D images, parts lists, assembly structures and any other structured data. Composer documents may include all these data types as well as markup text -fully cross-referenced for collaborative problem-solving, process planning, training, design review, and other communications. Composer documents can also be embedded in popular 2D document formats including Word, Powerpoint, Excel and PDF, Microsoft Office and HTML. Composer has been enhanced in this release to offer greater hardware platform stability, an improved user interface and simplified embedding into other documents.
Lattice3D Publisher makes publishing of intelligent 3D information into lightweight, fast-loading web pages as simple as selecting a template and clicking a button. Interactive 3D parts, components, or complete products can be easily communicated with optional exploded parts views or animations. New features include enhanced extensibility, an upgraded publishing wizard and advancements in user interface and preview tools.
Lattice3D applications, which utilize the ultra-compressed XVL (Extensible Viewing Language) format, have been integrated into the systems of leading companies including Boeing, NASA, Toyota, L3 Communications, ImpactXoft, CoCreate and Dassault Systems. The XVL compression -typically providing 1/30 to 1/250 (better than 97%) file size reduction in a loss-less format -allows the unprecedented use of large-scale 3D data in a wide range of conventional PC applications. Compressed three-dimensional data is now lightweight enough to be sent via email or incorporated into web pages without loss of detail or visual fidelity.
3D Publishing
Development of advanced formats such as XML (Extensible Mark-up Language) has generated a burgeoning market for 3D Publishing. The advent of XVL creates an instant standardization for the very diverse array of file types commonly found in the 3D design and engineering industries, and a compression rate which allows the speedy transfer of previously cumbersome files.
"The market for 3D publishing is approximately $1 billion and growing rapidly," says Dave Burdick, President of Collaborative Visions. "It is currently characterized by a variety of ad-hoc tools used to capture 3D graphics and embed them into MS Office, Adobe PDF, and Web documents. No dominant player has yet emerged, but Lattice 3D is leading with a comprehensive vision and robust solutions."
The new Lattice3D Publishing applications are now available. More information can be located at http://www.lattice3d.com or by calling Lattice3D at: (650) 623-0890.
With over 500,000 users at over 2,000 companies, Lattice3D's software enables its customers to extend their existing 2D & 3D data beyond engineering drawing board and into the all aspects of their enterprise. The company's 3D applications creates interactive 3D documents directly from CAD drawings, while its compression capabilities allows for easy transfer of these documents into technical illustrations, integrated electronic training manuals (IETM), sales presentations and assembly instructions.
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