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3DVIA your iPod#89: 3DVIA Path Planning

Posted on November 30, 2009 by Garth| 1 Comment

Podcast: Download (36.7MB)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnk-mArc2Ow

So just what is 3DVIA Path Planning?

This latest press release explains that it is a totally seamless integration between 3DVIA Composer and the Kineo CAM path planning engine, enabling the automatic creation of non-colliding animated sequences.

It is really amazing technology for situations when you have some tight-fitting parts and need to explain how to manipulate them for assembly or service instructions. These are the types of procedures where an animation is the ideal way to deliver precise information — but creating these animations is often tricky and time consuming (if you want to get it right).

3DVIA Path Planning automates this work, so you can provide a “lifelike experience” about how to remove or assemble parts to ensure complete understanding. Check out the video podcast for a few examples of 3DVIA Path Planning.

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HydroChina Chengdu Engineering Corporation (CHIDI) selects 3DVIA Composer

Posted on October 29, 2009 by Garth| Leave a comment

Full press release can be found here.

Over the years, you have seen that 3DVIA Composer has many uses across many industries. Here is another usage in the Energy industry:

CHIDI, which is recognized as one of the world’s major hydropower R&D organizations, has played an intrinsic role in the design and development of many of China’s most famous hydropower plants, including Ertan Hydropower Plant, currently the highest dam and largest hydropower plant built in Asia, Xiluodu Hydropower Plant on the Jinsha River, the world’s second largest hydropower plant, and Jinping Stage 1 Hydropower Station, the world’s highest arch dam with a height of 305m. To expand its reach and reputation, CHIDI decided to implement a PLM solution to improve its design quality and overall project management proficiency.

 

Specifically for 3DVIA Composer:

In addition, CHIDI is using 3DVIA Composer to produce 3D documentation for publications, ensuring effective communication with proprietors and construction units.

 

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3DVIA Composer helps students communicate at Taiwan OCU University

Posted on October 27, 2009 by Garth| Leave a comment

The full press release can be found here.

The quick summary: The Taiwan Overseas Chinese University has selected 3DVIA Composer in the Department of Industrial Engineering & Management (IEM). The department’s hand-selected students will use 3DVIA Composer to present their system integration ideas and plans professionally and with the ability to be exported into various widely accepted formats.

According to Professor Wang Tsung-Jung

With this new product documentation tool, our students are able to go beyond CAD capabilities and deliver quicker and more advanced projects,” said Professor Wang. “With 3DVIA Composer, students will understand how having an advanced technology can improve the product and process design while decreasing time-to-market. The department is very practice-driven and foresees that 3DVIA Composer will help students gain important hands-on experiences, thus increasing their job opportunities.

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Komatsu Forest chooses 3DVIA Composer!

Posted on August 25, 2009 by Garth| Leave a comment

Hello all! This press release was announced today, full details can be found from 3ds.com News by clicking here. (NOTE: Link updated September 3, 2009.)

They will initially be using 3DVIA Composer for assembly instructions, to help leverage their CATIA data and provide enhanced assembly documentation and communication. This will speed the time to manufacture as well as improve overall quality. These types of benefits –  enabled by Composer — will naturally progress into extended uses in service and maintenance documentation, dealer and operator training, and marketing.

My favorite quote from the announcement:

“It can be quite complicated to set up our machines. With moving images instead of the previous sketches on paper, the production process becomes much easier and leading to much better results”, says Maria Larsson, CAD manager at Komatsu Forest.

Komatsu Forest makes some pretty interesting machines, and their website is pretty cool too.

We’re happy to welcome Komatsu Forest into the 3DVIA Composer community!

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Welcome to 3DVIA.tv!

Posted on August 6, 2009 by Garth| Leave a comment

3DVIA TV

Last week we launched 3DVIA TV (www.3dvia.tv), our online video channel where you can get access to all things 3DVIA.

We’ll still be posting 3DVIA Composer video podcasts to 3dmojo and to our YouTube channel, but with our growing list of web resources and communities, we thought it would be convenient for everyone if we collected everything into one site. It’s really about the “3DVIA network” where you can go and tune into different “channels” based on what you’d like to watch.

Thanks to Josh for breaking the news yesterday on the SolidSmack blog.

[Josh, I'd have given you 5 stars if you had linked to a Composer video!] :-)

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