CADTranslate extends the value of 3D CAD data by enabling translation to support downstream processes or to share design data with suppliers and partners. It addresses data exchange challenges, leveraging CAD vendor API libraries to ensure data fidelity. The products support Brep and Tessellated data, full Product Structure, PMI data, and Metadata, enabling support for Model Based Engineering processes. CADTranslate provides control over what is processed and shared. For high-volume processing, it can be run in batch mode and driven from PLM. For one-off tasks, an inbuilt CADviewer allows users to visualize data outside of their CAD system and filter graphically. It supports advanced direct 3D CAD translation, built on top of CAD vendor APIs to deliver a high-fidelity, rich, and supportable suite of translation products between major 3D mechanical CAD systems. Besides full product structure and geometry support, CADTranslate also delivers rich PMI and CAD metadata transfer. It also supports desktop visualization using 3D XML, Creo View, and JT, by taking 3D CAD assets and translating them into these lightweight, but rich viewing formats. Where available it supports BREP and tessellated data, metadata and PMI, enabling users to benefit from 3D data on the desktop at low cost and in support of Model Based Engineering. It also enables CATIA and 3D Experience users to work interactively with data from Creo, JT and NX inside their active CAD session. It removes the need to run a separate translation process, enabling the CATIA and 3D Experience user to load Creo, JT and NX data directly in to their active design session, supporting interactive design in context processes.

Features & Benefits

• CAD Translation
  • Advanced direct 3D CAD translation products, built on top of the CAD vendors APIs to deliver a high fidelity, rich and supportable suite of translation products between the major 3D mechanical CAD systems. As well as full product structure and geometry support, CADTranslate also delivers rich PMI and CAD metadata transfer.
• Lightweight Formats
  • Supports desktop visualization using 3D XML, Creo View and JT, by taking your 3D CAD assets and translating them in to these lightweight, but rich viewing formats. Where available it supports BREP and tessellated data, metadata and PMI, enabling users to benefit from 3D data on the desktop at low cost and in support of Model Based Engineering.
• Design in Context
  • Enables the CATIA and 3D Experience user to work interactively with data from Creo, JT and NX inside their active CAD session. It removes the need to run a separate translation process, enabling the CATIA and 3D Experience user to load Creo, JT and NX data directly in to their active design session, supporting interactive design in context processes.