3D images aid gearbox evaluation

Ondrives can now create 3D images and assemblies of its gearboxes helping to produce photorealistic images and 2/3D drawings for customer evaluation.

Ondrives of Chesterfield started using AutoCAD LT in 1997 and has steadily progressed over the past few years enabling it to accurately produce 2D scale drawings in dwg and dxf formats.

These early successes ensured the company upgraded to the latest released CAD when it became available.

Ondrives now has a 3D solution in the shape of Solidworks Plus which enables its engineers to draw 3D images and assemblies of the company's gearboxes helping to produce photorealistic images and 2/3D drawings for customer evaluation.

Images can be imported and exported in all major formats, including dwg, dxf, bmp, jpg and many others.

An additional feature is that images can be published in either html or e-drawing formats.

E-drawings can then be e-mailed and contain embedded software within the file which allows the customer to view and print the subject.

In addition to viewing a 2D image, the customer will also be able to view a 3D colour image which can be seen in animation sequence and can be stopped and fully rotated in any direction by the user.

The html version offers similar functionality but at a reduced file size.

This is because it uses viewer software which is available at no cost and may be downloaded from the Solidworks website.

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