It's all about accelerating the collaborative design process, and involving more people in that process without the need for a special viewer or CAD software.
That is particularly useful for those creating service and training manuals, online brochures, and catalogues.
Service manual images are normally 2D bitmaps. What if you could put in rich, 3D data that show animations on how to assemble or disassemble a part?
What typically happens now is that the designer takes 2-D snapshots and e-mails them to suppliers and vendors, who then typically need to see the design from other angles.
This is a high-level business issue. Manufacturers compete in a global market and product lifecycles that were three years are now six months.
This is a high-level business issue. Manufacturers compete in a global market, and product lifecycles that were three years are now six months.
This speaks to the demands of design specialists, who need an easy way to communicate their 3D designs to others involved in a collaborative process. Too often these specialists find that two-dimensional images don't deliver enough detail to others working on a specific project.
