CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
28 February 2012
Product News
ISD Group Selects PDF3D® for HiCAD®
Engineering organizations can now benefit from direct 3D PDF publishing from HiCAD design software, achieving more versatile and immediately communication to extended supply chain teams with the announcement of the ISD Group’s collaboration with Visual Technology Services to integrate PDF3D. ISD Group’s innovative new Version 2012 of the CAD-Software, HiCAD provides state-of-the-art technologies and numerous new functions and enhancements, guaranteeing smooth and flexible production and business processes, including the benefits of cutting edge PDF3D® visuals.
HiCAD is the only CAD solution that offers, besides full 2-D/3-D associativity, all industry-specific functions and product data management tools in one system. ISD Group prides itself on the software’s Hybrid Technology which provides the flexibility and universality required for a successful product development. Furthermore 3D model assemblies can now be effectively presented in interactive 3D PDF format, enabling a thorough design evaluation by third parties without CAD experience, along with an extensive solution portfolio and comprehensive support services, now offers an unprecedented platform for a rapid and flexible product collaboration and communication of complex 3D designs.
Dr. Jörg Ruhwedel, managing director of ISD Group is delighted by the results of the collaboration. “The modelling export options made possible using PDF3D® has taken the industry potential of HiCAD to a new level and it is a real breakthrough for a single system to be so versatile and universally applicable. I am proud to offer a product of such simplicity and power to our industry clients. The high quality 3D PDF generation of HiCAD 2012 will definitely leave its mark in our market sector.”
Ian Curington, CEO of Visual Technology Services is equally aware of the potential success. “Our partnership with ISD Group has further strengthened our relations with the industrial PLM solutions sector and I am very pleased with how our technology has been seamlessly integrated into a product with a formidable track record.”
To find out more about the work of ISD Group and HiCAD, visit http://www.isdgroup.eu or for more information about Visual Technology Services and to see how PDF3D visuals can redefine your product’s potential, go to http://www.pdf3d.com.
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