New Version of the Free 3D Data Viewer Delivers Improved 3D Measurement and Cross-sectioning Tools
December 8, 2008. San Francisco, CA. Lattice Technology, developers of digital manufacturing applications using the XVL® format, today announced the availability of Version 9.2 of its XVL Player and XVL Player Pro products.
XVL Player is the company’s Free 3D data viewer that enables designers, engineers and manufacturers to view 3D data and 3D animations, measure, cross-section and share XVL data at no charge. It is in use by more than 2000 companies worldwide. XVL Player Pro, available for a small fee, delivers additional, more powerful functions within the XVL Viewer environment. With this upgrade, both versions of the software deliver greater power and functionality to its users.
XVL is a lightweight 3D format that enables the industry’s best 3D compression rates with no loss of accuracy of the data. With compression between 50 – 200 times smaller than original 3D data file size, designers needing to share and reuse massive 3D CAD assemblies can do so easily using XVL and retain very high accuracy of the data. XVL Player can also be easily embedded in other applications such as 3D BOMs, parts catalogs, PDM/PLM systems as well as customer applications developed using the XVL Player API. This allows lightweight 3D data to be used seamlessly throughout the product lifecycle from digital mockup through to sales and service.
XVL data in 3D can also include assembly animations, process instructions and motion simulations. These are created using Lattice Technology’s XVL Studio products. The XVL Player allows free viewing of that data without requiring high end CAD systems or robust hardware platforms.
New features Include:
Improved Measurement of 3D data: 3D XVL data offers mathematically accurate measurement and a wide variety of dimensioning inside XVL Player. Improvements to this feature include the ability to measure the length of a continuous wireframe within a 3D part, and also the ability to measure the length of a profile. These functions are particularly useful for sheet metal design and production planning.
Improved Cross-Sectioning Tools: Engineers using XVL Player can already rapidly check and view dynamic cross-sections of the 3D data. The cross-section function has been improved with the ability to move the cross-section cutting plane along the same direction of the user’s View. This enables the user to view and observe the transition of the 3D profile without changing the view
The XVL Player is available free of charge at Lattice Technology’s web site at www.lattice3d.com.
About Lattice Technology, Inc.
Founded in 1997 with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan and San Francisco, USA, Lattice Technology provides global companies with proven digital manufacturing solutions for 2D/3D design data across the manufacturing enterprise. With Lattice Technology’s XVL applications, engineers and manufacturers can perform design review, simulate assembly processes, automate creation of 3D parts lists / BOM’s and create animations with even the largest 3D assemblies. Lattice's standards based XVL (eXtensible Virtual world description Language) technology provides secure, highly accurate and compressed 3D files that can be used, shared and easily supported by partners, suppliers, and internal departments in a lightweight browser-based solution. XVL is unmatched in performance, compression and accuracy. For more information, visit www.lattice3d.com/.
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