3D InterOp

logical agenda()

{logical success = TRUE;

char *InterOp;success &= Year_in_Review(InterOp);

char *R15;success &= Product_Review (R15);

char *Platforms, Formats, Features;success &= RoadMap(Platforms, Formats, Features);

return(success);}

Year_in_Review( Market );

A Banner Year for InterOperability ProblemsMarket Growth

PLMGrew more that 11% in 2004

Design CentricGrew more than 15% in 2004

Growing List of 3D File Formats3D XMLJT OpenPLM XML

National Institute of Standards and Technology estimated in 1999 that interoperability problems cost the automotive supply chain alone over $1 billion per yearImagine what that cost is today?

Year_in_Review( InterOp );

PLM Market GrowthCATIA

33,000 new CATIA seats added in 2004

UnigraphicsMinimal seat data availableClaims over 35% of 3D digital product data authored in UGS softwareAggressively moving I-DEAS customer base to Unigraphics

Pro/Engineer12% growth in total seat count25% growth in small and medium sized businesses

Year_in_Review( InterOp );

Design Centric Market GrowthSolidworks

Over 130,000 commercial seats29,882 new Solidworks seats added in 200418% growth in new seat count in 200425% growth in new seat count in Q1 2005 (vs. Q1 2004)

Autodesk InventorOver 140,000 commercial seats37,423 new Inventor seatsadded in 200450% growth in new license revenue in 2004All numbers include Mechanical Desktop and AutoCAD Mechanical seats as well as Inventor

Year_in_Review( InterOp );

Emerging FormatsJT

Format of choice for TeamCenter productOver 2 million installed seats

3D XMLDWFPLM XML

Year_in_Review( InterOp );

Product_Review( InterOp );

Translates product structure (assembly) and part geometry

Reliable geometry based translation of points, curves, surfaces and solids (B-rep)

Automatic data healing for geometric problems such as:Tolerance differences2D and 3D CurvesSurfaces

Reduces or eliminates need for model clean-up

Important non-geometric data such as layers, filters, coordinate systems, work planes, color and names also translated

Product_Review( R15 );

Standards Data Components

Generic version not available

FormatRead Write

Versions Extensions Versions Extensions

IGES* Up to 5.3 .igs, .iges 5.3 .igs, .iges

STEP*AP203, AP214(Geometry Only)

.stp, .stepAP203, AP214(Geometry Only)

.stp, .step

VDA-FS* 1.0 & 2.0 .vda 2.0 .vda

Product_Review( R15 );

CAD Data Components

Generic version not available

FormatRead Write

Versions Extensions Versions Extensions

CATIA V4 4.1.9 – 4.2.4.model, .exp, .session

4.1.9 – 4.2.4 .model

CATIA V5 R2 – R15.CATPart, .CATProduct

R6 – R15.CATPart, .CATProduct

Inventor* 6 to 9 .ipt N/A N/A

Parasolid* 10.0 – 16.1.x_t, .xmt_txt, .x_b, .xmt_bin

16.0 .x_t

Pro/E 16 – Wildfire 2.prt, .prt.*, .asm, .asm.*

N/A N/A

Solidworks* 98 – 2005 .sldprt, .prt N/A N/A

Unigraphics11 to 18, NX, NX2, NX3

.prt N/A N/A

New

New

New

Product_Review( R15 );

Supported Platforms

* Only 32 bit platforms supported

SGI platform eliminated from R15

Platform Hardware Operating System Compiler

WIndowsIntel® Pentium® III/IV, andAMD® Athlon™

Windows 2000 SP4

Windows XP Professional SP1a

Windows Server 2003

Visual C++ 6.0 SP5

Visual C++ .NET 2003

HP PA-RISC Workstations HP-UX 11.0HP aC++ Version A.03.39

IBM RS/6000 Workstations AIX Version 5.1 VisualAge C++ 6.0

Linux Intel® Pentium® III/IVRed Hat® Enterprise Linux, Version 3

GNU C++ gcc 3.2.3

SunUltraSPARC™ Workstations

Solaris 8 and 9 Sun ONE Studio 8

Apple Power Mac® OS X 10.3.4 (Native BSD)GNU C++ gcc 3.3and XCode 1.5

Product_Review( R15 );Model Preview

Rapidly generates HOOPS Stream Format (HSF) representation of CATIA V5 modelsVery fast and compact - does not require full geometry/topology translationLightweight HSF models to move smoothly through concept, design, analysis, manufacturing, marketing, e-commerce, maintenance and end-of-life phases that make up the full product life-cycle.The specification to HSF is publicA free version of the HSF read/write SDK is also available to OpenHSF members for use in their applications.The OpenHSF Initiative is an industry-wideeffort to establish (HSF) as a common, open and rich streaming format for sharing visualization dataMembership in the OpenHSF Initiative is free and open to all interested parties.

Product_Review( R15 );

Connect InterfaceEasy to useConsistent interface for all data formats

Object oriented interfaceData translation controlled through simple options

Plug in architectureSimply add new data component to support data format

Product_Review( R15 );

R14 (legacy) InterfaceLegacy interface will be preserved for R15No requirement to rewrite an InterOp applicationWill be replaced by Connect interface in a future releaseNew features/functionality will only be available through Connect.

Goals

PerformancePrimary goal of InterOp product line has always been to produce high fidelity, manufacturable models.

We have succeeded

Primary goal of InterOp product line for all future releases will be to produce high performance, manufacturable models

Performance tuningConfigurable healingMemory tuning

InterOp in 2004

QualityExceeding 94% success rate for reading all native CAD formatsImproved handling of colors, units, progress monitoring.

FunctionalityFocused on your #1 priority – updated version support

Updated version support for CATIA V4, CATIA V5, Inventor, Parasolid, Pro/Engineer, SolidWorks, and Unigraphics formatsAdded support for native Pro/Engineer files

PerformanceNew option for improved CATIA V5 read performance

Turning off EDGE attribute processing greatly improves translation performance

Reduced file size when writing CATIA V4 filesNew B-spline approximations greatly reduce file sizes

3D Interoperability Strategy

Provide 3D InterOp Components that:

Enable accurate data exchangebetween native and neutral3D formats

Allow transparent direct andindirect exchange of solid,surface, and wireframe data

Eliminate the need forintermediate files

Develop partnerships to enable data exchangesolutions between proprietary solutions

Screen captures provided courtesy of CADKEY Corp.,created by Montalvo Corp. in ACIS-enabled CADKEY

Benefits of 3D InterOp Translators

Quality—Assuring accurate data exchange through regular updates and quality control

Translators subject to more than 73,000 tests daily to identify areas for improvement

Most Spatial translators use manufacturer’s native libraries, no intermediate files

FunctionalityWorks with geometry, topology, and attribute data

Thank You.