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News Release from: SolidWorks Corporation
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 02 February 2007
Redesigned website offers easy catalogue
access
SolidWorks Corporation has redesigned its website, offering millions of product models in a standardised format.
SolidWorks Corporation has redesigned its 3D ContentCentral website, presenting online catalogues in a common format, enables engineers to quickly find appropriate 3D CAD models, and accelerates the product design process A standardised view of millions of product models reduces time spent searching through supplier catalogues and frees engineers to spend more time designing better products
This new version of 3D ContentCentral is free to registered users and is available in English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, simplified Chinese and traditional Chinese.
Users may now access supplier product information, 3D CAD models and 2D drawings in a consistent format and quickly complete cross-catalogue searches to find the desired component.
3D ContentCentral's new interface and multi-language support address a growing global demand for online content.
3D ContentCentral currently hosts more than 175 supplier catalogues and showcases "supplier certified" models which represent millions of part numbers.
In addition, 3D ContentCentral offers quick access to more than 5300 models contributed by the 3D ContentCentral user community which are featured in 3D ContentCentral's User Library.
Catalogues available on 3D ContentCentral allow engineers to streamline product development by finding and configuring a supplier part or assembly they need in seconds, not weeks.
They can then download the 3D model or 2D drawing directly into their design, checking form and fit prior to purchase.
3D catalogues save product designers valuable design time which they would otherwise spend looking through paper catalogues or on the phone with the supplier's sales support staff to find and configure a supplier component.
The 3D-enabled catalogues available on 3D ContentCentral showcase everything from sensors to large motors.
Components from global suppliers such as SMC of America, Misumi USA, CarrLane, Omron, and Bimba Manufacturing are among those featured on 3D ContentCentral.
"Getting up-to-date design information on the internet is a key aspect of how our users design products", said Lynne Wilson, SolidWorks Vice President and General Manager, Content Solutions.
"The new 3D ContentCentral Web site, with its enhanced navigation and cross catalogue search, was designed with a single goal of making it an everyday resource for product designers to download 3D models in all CAD formats".
"We strongly believe that the new website will continue to accelerate the adoption of 3D ContentCentral by the CAD community as the premier online resource for CAD component models on the internet".
All 3D components can be conveniently accessed for free via SolidWorks' 3D ContentCentral service.
Over the past year, more than 228,000 users have registered on 3D ContentCentral to find, configure, and download 3D part models or 2D designs for their product development.
3D ContentCentral allows users to browse supplier catalogue and product categories such as tooling, power transmission, or pneumatics via the internet, or directly from within SolidWorks software.
"Having access to a multitude of component manufacturers from a single website saves time and effort in locating the part models I need", said Ricky Jordan, Senior Mechanical Design Engineer at Dynetics.
"Instead of going from one supplier Web site to another, I can quickly and easily search 3D ContentCentral and find the models I need in a single location".
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