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News Release from: Lattice Technology | Subject: XVL viewer
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 10 March 2006
High compression enables downloadable 3D
catalogue
3D publishing technology with high compression feature enables on-demand 3D spare parts catalogue software for industrial manufacturers and distributors.
Catalog Data Solutions (CDS) has adopted Lattice Technology's XVL technology to enable its on-demand 3D spare parts catalogue CDS specialises in on-demand software for industrial manufacturers and distributors
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 20 Jun 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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XVL-compressed 3D models are lightweight enough to be easily emailed, so suppliers, partners and customers can participate in discussions about the details of components and assemblies.
The software includes interactive online catalogues, product configurators, 3D spare part catalogues and 3D CAD drawing downloads.
These help manufacturers grow sales, reduce support costs and strengthen customer loyalty by simplifying the selection and purchase of standard and configured products.
The company puts 3D data directly into its online catalogue to enable the efficient selection of engineered and aftermarket parts.
CDS has built its latest product - the 3D spare parts catalogue - around Lattice's XVL viewer to enable 2D and 3D selection of spare parts for all types of industrial machines.
XVL is 3D publishing technology that provides compression rates of more than 97% on large 3D files, so they can be easily shared, viewed and used in downstream processes.
"This is an ideal application of XVL", said Hiroshi Toriya, CEO of Lattice Technology.
"XVL is extremely web-friendly which means that 3D data that would normally be retained in proprietary formats can be seen, used and leveraged for online sales and purchasing systems such as this".
John Major, CEO of CDS, said: "The superb compression of XVL was a major aspect of our choice to adopt XVL".
"XVL means we can include massive 3D assemblies in the parts catalogues that would have previously been too big to handle in online applications".
"The ease of use for people using our 3D spare parts catalogue is now second-to-none".
CDS is also using Lattice's applications to assist with the creation of 3D spare parts catalogues for their customers: using the XVL convertors the company can rapidly convert its existing 3D CAD for use with the 3D spare parts catalogue.
CDS also supports almost any type of 3D CAD format supplied from its customers.
"The release of the 3D spare parts catalogue means that even the smallest manufacturers can consider using tools such as this", said Major.
"This could not have occurred without Lattice's XVL technology". Request a free brochure from Lattice Technology ...
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