2D Illustrations for manuals and 3D Instruction Animations
Lattice's novel and patented technology enables simple and inexpensive reuse of 3D CAD assets in highly visual 2D illustrations and 3D interactive animations - no CDs, DVDs, or Streaming networks needed.
2D illustrations in very high quality hidden-line and shaded formats can be quickly saved directly from your 3D data, reducing the time and effort normally devoted to recreating illustrations.
3D animations, which can be quickly posted to your web site, deliver a way to powerfully convey complex information for maintenence, repair and assembly operations.
With Lattice's digital manufacturing operations, users can extract product design and production data from original CAD files and convert those data into interactive dynamic visuals that communicate guidance and instruction with a new, higher level of comprehension and retention.
Realistic, clear and accurate 2D static illustrations can be quickly and easily saved from XVL data, and used in all standard documentation formats including Microsoft Office applications, PDF, and html. You can even save cross-section images rapidly.
3D animations allow every authorized user to view products and parts in three dimensions from any angle, easily create animated instructions, electronically assemble and disassemble parts, do real-time updates that make version control a memory, easily share information globally, and much, much more. The result: 3D interactive animations and manuals that dramatically reduce errors, speed the learning process, and increase worker flexibility - wherever 3D manuals are used, operations are improved!
Assembly animations and 3D manuals provide many benefits:
- More effective maintenance and repair - step by step disassembly and repair guidance can improve field service productivity and guide customer self service via your website.
- Shorter training - interactive & animated step-by- step instruction speeds training, service and maintenance procedures for any type of product or machinery.
- 3D asset re-use - re-use of 3D CAD models eradicates additional cost of graphic design or illustration to help make manufacturing and assembly more effective.
- Shorten time to market with better processes - 3D models enable digital process design and animation simulation prior to manufacturing, effectiveness of multi-lingual collaboration and cross-border communications are increased using 3D animations instead of translated text.
- Ease of use - easily operated, via mouse or touch-sensitive screen, with high fidelity/resolution 3D animations of products or 'exploded' parts - stop, play, zoom, and examine at any point.
- Auto-updating - automatically update measurements, annotations, numbering, and headers in new documents when 3D data are modified.
- Superior 3D animations - compared to Video or AVI, XVL animations are stored as highly compressed animated instructions, and new views are generated when needed.
- More effective assembly - use interactive 3D animations for clear step-by-step instructions to guide workers and reduce errors.
- High fidelity/resolution - extremely accurate and interactive 3D with no model size limitations.
- Free 3D viewing for all - the free XVL Player has no hidden costs for viewing your 3D content!
- Automatically post 3D animations to the web - XVL Web Master delivers automation to simply create an animation, or illustration, and send directly to the internet or intranet
- Easily create realistic 2D images for use in hardcopy manuals - realistic and usable 2D images drawn directly from 3D in XVL Studio with a few simple mouse-clicks for use in document layout and printing.
- Animation - Easily define assembly or disassembly processes in XVL Studio with rotating camera views around the model, play back assembly/disassembly animation at the touch of a button or stop to zoom, rotate, manipulate, and examine.
- Full View control. Pan, rotate, and zoom, full control for displaying 3D parts, assemblies, and animation.
- User-defined assembly. Parts hierarchy modification, regroup, change name/ assembly, edit properties, display, hide, color, and position components.
- Annotation/hyperlinks. Add for any part/ assembly to increase understanding.
- Measurement/dimensions. Measure dimensions, calculate area and volume, center of mass, and more, add dimensions to parts/assemblies.
- Transparent display/cross-sections. Use transparent views,cross-sections to view and analyze procedures.
- Fully customizable. API's and SDK enable extensive integration and customization.