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16 March 2009
Product News
FormatWorks 2009 Delivers PMI with CAD Translation from CATIA® V5, Pro/ENGINEER®, UG-NX® to SolidWorks®
Spatial Corp. and Capvidia, a Belgium company offering specialized data translation products and services for the automotive and aerospace industry, announce the availability of FormatWorks 2009 Professional. This recently released product employs Spatial’s 3D InterOp with Manufacturing Option to provide high-quality CAD translation of geometry and Product Manufacturing Information (PMI) from CATIA V5, Pro/ENGINEER and UG-NX to SolidWorks.
The inclusion and exchange of PMI with 3D CAD models has become increasingly important among automotive and aerospace companies as a way to reduce costs and improve product quality throughout the supply chain. With leading manufacturing industries moving toward a single model-based definition, where all design and manufacturing information is embedded in the 3D CAD file, Capvidia has taken a leading role in supporting PMI exchange between disparate CAD systems.
“By having access to PMI within the 3D model file, our customers are able to improve their processes and reduce reliance on 2D drawings,” stated Lyle Fischer, Capvidia Technical Marketing Director. “When we implemented PMI within FormatWorks, we chose to partner with Spatial, an industry leader in 3D software components. Spatial’s 3D InterOp with Manufacturing Option provides all necessary data from each of the major CAD formats. FormatWorks completes the exchange.”
FormatWorks 2009 Professional supports PMI data stored in 3D CAD models in the following native formats: CATIA V5, Pro/ENGINEER and UG-NX. The PMI information is available for SolidWorks users working with native CAD data.
Capvidia´s implementation enables the display of model views and associated PMI data, including:
• Dimensions, tolerances, surface finishes, and product manufacturing notes
• Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance (GD&T)
• Functional Tolerance and Annotation (FT&A)
“Spatial 3D InterOp components are easily integrated into new or existing applications, enabling companies like Capvidia to respond quickly to end-user demands.” commented Ray Bagley, Spatial’s Director of Product Planning and Management. “By providing semantic PMI translation from the broadest range of CAD formats to complement our industry-leading B-rep translators, Spatial is enabling customers to deliver real value and increased productivity to the manufacturing supply chain.”
About Capvidia
Capvidia, a Belgium company, offers specialized data translation products and services for the automotive and aerospace industry. Both FormatWorks (the first and only SolidWorks Gold Product for CATIA translation) and 3DTransVidia provide advanced automatic repair and healing to resolve incompatibilities between different CAD systems. FormatWorks is tuned to satisfy SolidWorks internal requirements for forming topological solids with correct model tolerance, without gaps and missing surfaces and no deformation. For more information contact: info@capvidia.be
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