What is XVL v10?
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Image left: Direct comparison testing for compression between XVL v9 and XVL v10 (codenamed U-XVL,) the newest, most compressed, format in the industry. (Click image for bigger version) |
XVL v10 delivers the industry's most compressed 3D file format ever, with very high accuracy of the data. XVL v10 builds on the long legacy of XVL development in 3D compression and 3D applications to enable digital manufacturing processes to be fast, easy and accurate. Prior versions of XVL both handled distinct areas of accuracy and compression:
P-XVL (the original XVL format which went to v3) delivered relatively accurate free-form NURBs surface and curve definitions with a very small footprint, suitable for fast network delivery of 3D CAD data for viewing. It could also save out to IGES and STEP formats.
V-XVL (v5, 7 and 9) delivered very high accuracy with tesselated curves and surfaces, with a larger footprint in the data size, but appropriate for highly accurate Design Review and simulation. It was unable to export to IGES and STEP.
XVL v10 (codenamed U-XVL) delivers the best of both prior formats by delivering very high accuracy freeform NURBs, tesselated curves and surface definitions at a much higher compression rate than ever before. This makes it suitable for very fast, highly accurate, hardware-intensive processes such as simulation, and animation of 3D processes but delivered with the small footprint needed for faster testing, sharing and usage of the 3d data. XVL v10 is also able to save out to surface formats such as IGES and STEP.
Compression, performance and memory consumption comparisons between XVL v9 and XVL v10.