CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive

22 October 2013

Product News

QuadriSpace announces Pages3D 2013 for Document Authoring from 3D CAD Models

Today, QuadriSpace announced the immediate availability of Pages3D™ 2013 (www.quadrispace.com/products/pages3d), the QuadriSpace flagship product for creating multiple page documents from 3D CAD files. The latest edition incorporates new customer-requested features, performance improvements and the ability to publish 3D content to Share3D (www.share3d.com), a recently announced cloud-based distribution and collaboration platform.

Pages3D uniquely enables users to create complete multi-page printed or interactive documents from 3D CAD files. Using patented technology, Pages3D uniquely incorporates the use of 3D directly into full-featured document authoring software. This combination of 3D and page design makes it extremely easy to drag parts lists to the document page, include 3D graphics in multiple page document, author printed documents or interactive 3D documents, including 3D PDF. Pages3D enables the addition of informative content such as descriptive text, illustrated 3D views, step-by-step procedures, exploded views with balloons and custom parts lists, tables, images and more.

SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, Pro/E, Rhino, Google SketchUp, DWF, STEP, IGES and other exchange formats are supported. This version is compatible with the most recent CAD program releases.

Pages3D is available as a Standard Edition and a Professional Edition. While both editions are effective for the production of multiple documents with embedded 3D, the Professional Edition includes many additional timesaving and enabling features. Smart Template Technology™, a highlight of the Professional Edition, enables the rapid creation of step-by-step graphical content from an exploded view or isolated part graphics from a parts list. Professional also includes update capabilities that update entire documents when 3D CAD designs change. Additionally, professional include 3D tools for managing large models using configurations and working with multiple 3D models in a single scene or document.

New in 2013, advanced 3D content created in Pages3D can be published directly to Share3D. Share3D is a new cloud-based distribution and collaboration service with native apps for iPad, iPhone and PC users. With 3D-based content, not simply models, the use of 3D in the cloud extends beyond engineering to downstream uses in manufacturing, marketing, sales and field service. Design security is maintained by the use of lightweight models and data with high security servers. Share3D offers a free plan that allows users to collaborate on up to 3 projects. New accounts can be created for free at www.share3d.com/accounts/new.

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