Mechanical parts library integrated into Catia V5

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Nov 8, 2001

Trace Parts is to be the first Dassault Systemes Partner to complement Catia V5 standard parts catalogs by delivering more than 200,000 standard V5 parts directly accessible from DS 3D PLM solutions

Dassault Systemes has announced that Trace Parts has joined the Software Community Program (SCP) as a Partner.

Through this development partnership Trace Parts will be the first Partner to complement native Catia V5 standard parts catalogs by delivering to Catia V5 users more than 200 000 standard V5 parts directly accessible from DS 3D PLM solutions.

Trace Parts will leverage the V5 architecture to develop an extensive library of international standard Catia-native 3D parts.

Customers from all industries, and especially Industrial Machinery, will benefit from more than 200 000 of the most commonly used components in mechanical design from the largest names of the mechanical industry: Asco-Joucomatic, Bosch, Festo, Ina, Legris, Nadella, Norelem, Parker, Rabourdin, Siam-Ringspann, SKF, SMC, SNR, This product called "Trace Parts CAA V5 based", will offer an easy-to-use and visual user interface (including a powerful search engine) as a seamless integration into Catia V5: 3D components are just a mouse click away from the Catia session.

"We are very pleased by this partnership with Trace Parts because they have a unique expertise in managing the component information provided by standard parts manufacturers.

'Trace Parts CAA V5 based' offers to the Catia V5 designers, a productivity-driven content made up of international standard parts that can be easily accessed and inserted into the assembly: it will result in a negligible learning curve and result in users being immediately proficient in the use of the product" said Jacques Leveill?-Nizerolle Vice-President, R and D Catia - Dassault Systemes.

The Software Community Program is dedicated to companies willing to develop, market and sell applications expanding Dassault Syst?mes solutions to cover the SME and Digital Enterprise (DE) entire product life cycle.

Software Partners benefit from Dassault Syst?mes' Next Generation V5 Component Application Architecture (CAA V5) as well technical and marketing support to offer products directly interfaced to Catia V5.

As a result, our mutual customers take advantage of a larger set of products to answer their industrial needs.

Trace Parts is the ideal link between parts manufacturers and drawing offices.

It offers a unique software solution for the distribution of CAD models and component information.

Trace Parts CD is a very extensive parts library seamlessly integrated within all the main CAD software on the market: SolidWorks, Solid Edge, Inventor, Mechanical Desktop, thinkdesign, TopSolid, Catia V5 and soon Pro/Engineer.

Trace Parts Online is a powerful online internet portal that delivers CAD models coming from the same parts database as Trace Parts CD.

Trace Parts is a new and fantastic means of communication for all manufacturers, which brings major productivity benefits to drawing offices, whether they are specialised in the mechanical, electro-mechanical, tooling, aeronautical or automotive sector.