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Feature Based CAD Translation
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Purchasing and deploying a new and better CAD system can provide many benefits, but also can create many challenges. The biggest challenge is the need to maintain access to legacy data for design reuse, while retaining all design intelligence through the upgrade process. It is also important to build a migration strategy that accounts for what data is critical and needs to be converted immediately while other data may be for reference or needed only on demand. ITI TranscenData delivers a reliable and repeatable process through the Proficiency technology that meets your migration needs.
With the Proficiency solution, all design intelligence can be retained when migrating to a new CAD system or consolidating legacy systems. Designers can access legacy data whenever it is required, and reuse existing designs regardless of the source CAD system. The process not only preserves the design history, but more importantly adds value by removing old issues embedded in the original model and extracting additional added value from a CAD migration or conversion. This results in fully functional models in the target CAD systems, which retain the original design intelligence while providing a reliable basis for further development. Designers are then allowed to spend more time designing, and less time recreating or re-mastering past designs.
Proficiency offers specialized migration solutions for the following:
- V5 (From CATIA V4, NX, I-deas or Pro/E)
- NX (From CATIA V4, V5, I-deas or Pro/E)
- Pro/E (From CATIA V4, V5, NX or I-deas)
See the Proficiency Tab below for more information.
Proficiency
Proficiency is a feature-based translation solution which enables the transfer of complete design intelligence between major CAD systems, including geometry, features, sketches, manufacturing information, metadata, assembly information and drawings. Accurate and usable models are achieved with up to 95% automation. Proficiency also provides a CAD completion wizard to help users improve the automated results.
Proficiency offers automated reporting, including feature Q/A validation, transaction records, and integration with CADIQ (for source-to-target validation and downstream usability analysis). This reporting allows design teams to understand issues related to their modeling practices such as which techniques and features are most or least portable, robust or standard. With this knowledge, designers can leverage the full power of their CAD tool without generating models limited by the peculiarities of one particular system or representation. The Proficiency solution is packaged as a scalable web-based server and may be integrated as part of a PLM workflow or embedded in an interoperability automation solution (i.e. DEXcenter).
To learn more please visit the Proficiency Product Page.
CADIQ
Independent Validation of Migrated 3D Models
With all 3D model migration approaches, there is a risk of unintentional changes being introduced. This makes a comprehensive validation solution a crucial element in a 3D model migration strategy. No legacy data migration process involving 3D CAD data is complete without applying an automated, independent validation process that can computationally confirm if changes to the product model may have been introduced during the migration process. This validation is especially critical in the case of feature translations and manual remastering, both of which have higher rates of differences being introduced due to the difficult nature of moving feature based models between different CAD systems. ITI is often engaged in Data Migration and other customer interoperability processes as an independent evaluator of the results. Our customers trust that our neutral validation of migrated data is well proven via TranscenData's cutting edge Validation Solutions.
To learn more, please visit the CADIQ Product Page.
DEXcenter
Automation of Legacy Data Migration
Getting high quality and consistent legacy data migration results is challenging. There are dozens of variables that affect whether a migrated model is usable or requires additional rework. ITI's DEXcenter Automation Framework incorporates the defined migration methodology in a repeatable way to ensure best practices.
Extensive Processing Support:
ITI TranscenData's DEXcenter migration automation is enabled to support processing of hundreds of assorted CAD related applications including but not limited to:
- CAD system standards translators (IGES, STEP, DXF, Parasolid, ACIS)
- Direct translators from ITI, other vendors, customer specific applications
- 2D drawing mapping and flavoring for migration via IGESworks
- 3D Model translation and repair applications such as CADfix
- Feature based translation through Proficiency
- Validation applications such as CADIQ
- Other generalized pre-post migration processing functionality that requires automation
- Integration into PLM/PDM systems to better automate migration worksflows
Intelligent, Scalable, Dynamic Migrations:
Legacy data migration automation can be configured to intelligently adapt to different translation conditions which might require using different translators or different translation options. It also supports multiple translation servers and load balancing mechanisms to allow scaling to achieve the desired throughput.
Effective Resource Utilization:
ITI TranscenData's approach to legacy data migration automation maximizes the use of expensive software licenses. Rather than have multiple software product licenses on assorted users desktops, consolidating use through the DEXcenter reduces the need for licenses. License checking and load balancing keeps these licenses busy while simultaneously reducing the risk of failures due to unavailable resources.
To learn more, please visit the DEXcenter Product Page.
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