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3DVIA Composer brings virtual online training to “A Roof in My Country” in Argentina

This announcement was posted a few days ago:

“Un Techo Para Mi Pais,” (UTPMP), recognized by the United Nations as one of the non-governmental organizations best suited for public-private partnerships, gives disadvantaged families a new start by offering the security found in a new home,  along with the social, educational and micro-financing services needed to create a responsive community or “barrio” where they can thrive.

But like many volunteer organizations, UTPMP faces the challenge of how best to train new volunteers while capturing the lessons learned by others leaving the organization.  To do this, UTPMP is creating a real-time and online 3D community for sharing and retaining organizational knowledge.

3DVIA Composer to the rescue! This sort of remote training is ideally suited for strong “Product Explanations” by empowering non-CAD experts with 3DVIA Composer to enrich 3D data — to easily build interactive and animated experiences and deliver them to remote support personnel:

With 3DVIA Composer, UTPMP can efficiently facilitate volunteer training through the use of the latest technical documentation and 3D animation technologies. Leveraging these forms of visual communication enables UTPMP teams to more clearly understand technical content. This also helps UTPMP create online communities that have easy access to project content such as training guides, service and maintenance manuals, and assembly instructions.

You can read the full press release here.

3DVIA Featured in Let’s Go Design Series

Have you been watching the Let’s Go Design web series? 3DVIA Composer and 3DVIA Scenes were featured in the episode 5… Check it out!

http://www.solidworks.com/pages/programs/letsgodesign/

3DVIA your iPod #90: “More Kinematic Tips”

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhfO_fC6So4

Hi folks, and Happy New Year to everybody.

Tod’s been busy with kinematics again, and has prepared yet another informative video on this topic. He provides a couple of nice tips to help simulate moving parts around, like a robot, where you need to first pick up the piece, move it with the help of kinematics, and then drop it.

Enjoy!

3DVIA your iPod#89: 3DVIA Path Planning

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.

COE “Ask the Experts”

Ask the expert

Hi everyone!

Just a short announcement that Tod will be hosting Part 2 of his “Ask the Experts” webinar series. He’s going to get into some nifty advanced animation techniques — so whether you’re a newbie looking for more horsepower, a seasoned pro who wants a refresher, or just generally interested in taking a look at 3DVIA Composer, please sign up and attend.

Presentation is TODAY, July 14th @ 11:00 am Eastern time, and free for all COE members!

Here’s the link to the registration page. Enjoy!

(If you missed Part 1, no worries… they keep an archive of previous sessions.)