CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
14 April 2011
Product News
Cortona3D Launches RapidAuthor 6.0 A Single Suite of Tools for all Support Documentation: Manuals, Parts Catalogs, Training Materials and Assembly Instructions
Cortona3D announced the release of Cortona3D RapidAuthor 6.0, a new product suite including the previously standalone products RapidManual, RapidCatalog, RapidLearning and RapidWorkInstruction. With a variety of new features and improvements, organisations can now create all their support documentation in a single tool, enabling companies to produce documentation quicker whilst delivering higher quality output, and all at lower cost.
Matthew Booth, VP sales, said “The range of enhancements included in the new RapidAuthor 6.0 continues Cortona3D’s drive to improve and speed the production of end user materials for maintenance, installation, assembly, training and repair of complex equipment. Cortona3D’s vision has always been to maximise customer productivity by providing one integrated tool to author all required graphical and textual information. Cortona3D RapidAuthor now provides the first complete technical authoring solution.”
RapidAuthor 6.0 also sees the launch of a new Cortona2D Viewer, an interactive 3D and 2D CGM viewer. This further supports the fast implementation and transition from a traditional process to the unified RapidAuthor interface where it is much more efficient to author text, 2D and 3D illustrations simultaneously. RapidAuthor can import legacy data and existing structured documents or illustrations ensuring a smooth transition from 2D to 3D driven authoring directly linked to engineering change.
Building on the existing integration of XMax from Just Systems, a lightweight, easy-to-use XML editor, authors are able to work in a familiar word-processing interface to create the XML text while simultaneously creating the necessary graphics and synchronizing both. It is now possible to embed and view 2D images directly in the XML window and apply all graphical references directly in the tool.
With the globalisation of companies Cortona3D is pleased to launch versions of RapidAuthor in German and Russian – more languages will follow shortly. RapidAuthor now provides full support for all major CAD tools and formats including NX, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, Inventor, CATIA, Pro/E, 3DXML, I-deas, IGES, Parasolid, STEP, STL, VDA-FS amongst others.
For a full listing of all the new features and benefits in Version 6.0 please click here
Become a member of the CIMdata PLM Community to receive your daily PLM news and much more.
Tell us what you think of the CIMdata Newsletter. Send your feedback.
CIMdata is committed to your privacy. Your personal information will never be sold or shared outside of CIMdata without your express permission.