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News Release from: Lattice Technology | Subject: XVL products
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 27 December 2007
3D data format software is interactive
To improve industry-leading 3D publishing tools, updated ultra-compressed 3D data format software offers interactive and print media for digital assembly and digital mock-up.
Developers of the XVL ultra-compressed 3D data format, Lattice Technology has released a range of updates to the Lattice product family Lattice's XVL products are claimed offer the industry's widest range of applications that allow engineering and non-engineering users to reuse 3D engineering data in interactive and print media for downstream needs such as the following
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 8 Jun 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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* Digital mock-up.
* Training.
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* Assembly instructions.
* User manuals.
* Maintenance and repair instructions.
* Marketing XVL is the industry-leading 3D publishing file format that enables 3D data to be used intelligently, downstream.
Lattice's newly enhanced products include the following * XVL Studio Pro version 7.1.
* XVL Play Pro version 9.0.
* XVL 3ds max Converter version 3.1.
* XVL Filter version 5.3.
* XVL Processor version 2.1.
* XVL Reducer version 2.1.
XVL Player 9.0 introduces the next generation of XVL Player with enhanced features including: easy to use measurement, cross-section profiles of 3D data; assembly tree information and updated security features.
XVL Player 9.0 also features an interface and tool bars that are consistent with XVL Studio.
XVL Studio 7.1 includes many new features and updates for greater productivity, including STEP file Input/Output, Direct Input of CAD data, 3D PDF Export, Windows Vista Support, Orthographic View, Dotted Line View for Hidden Line, easier part movement, profile toolbar, as well as animation target selection by drag and drop.
Lattice Technology has also released updates to the System Toolkit, which includes the XVL Filter, XVL Processor and XVL Reducer tools.
Lattice Technology has also announced the release of Lattice3D Outliner, a dedicated tool for creating 2D technical illustrations directly from 3D data.
Outliner is a stand-alone application, based on the XVL Studio platform, and delivers the ability to rapidly and easily create and publish technical illustrations with exploded views, call outs, user controlled line weights and more.
Purchase price for Lattice3D Outliner is US$1995.
"It is always exciting to see new releases that reflect a mix of innovation and customer requested enhancements," said Bill Barnes Lattice Technology general manager.
"I expect that our existing customers and prospective customers will be very happy with the new functionality and increased productivity it will bring." Lattice Technology's existing users subscribing to active maintenance will be able to receive the product family of updates free of charge.
* About Lattice Technology - founded in 1997 with headquarters in Tokyo, Japan and San Francisco, USA, Lattice Technology provides global companies with proven solutions for the propagation of 2D/3D design data across the enterprise.
Lattice's standards based XVL (eXtensible Virtual world description Language) technology enables companies to securely provide highly accurate and compressed 3D files to partners, suppliers, and internal departments in a lightweight browser-based solution.
XVL is unmatched in performance, compression and accuracy.
XVL is widely introduced in more than 2000 companies, mainly in the automotive and electronics industries. Request a free brochure from Lattice Technology ...
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