Collaborative IP Management

Shorter time to market with multi discipline collaboration across distributed teams working on a common product structure allowing a model based approach.

• Real-time, concurrent design with Altium Designer across distributed teams with lifecycle and change management.
• Optimizes the design work through managed PCB components and tailored manufacturing information.
• Collaborate with all stakeholders on the multi-discipline product definition allowing a model based approach.
• Share designs directly in 3D PCB with the extended enterprise on any device at any time.

Shorter time to market with secure collaboration across disciplines and distributed detail design teams working on a common product including AutoCAD designs.

• Real-time, safe concurrent design across distributed teams.
• Collaborate with all stakeholders on the multi-discipline product definitions.
• Share drawings within the extended enterprise using a browser available on any device from anywhere at any time.
• Optimize the design work with an immersive development experience including tasks, issues, change management, maturity, and revisions.

Enables CATIA V5 designers to securely collaborate on the model definition across distributed design teams to develop the common product definition.

• Real-time, safe concurrent design across distributed teams using CATIA V5 as well as other CAD tools to build the full product definition.
• Leverage 3DEXPERIENCE CATIA to converge CATIA V5 designs along with other design models on products that require multisystem product definitions.
• Work in the full 3D context of a multiCAD product definition within CATIA V5.
• Share CATIA V5 designs with the extended enterprise using a browser available on any device from anywhere at any time.
• Optimizes the design work with an immersive development experience including tasks, issues, change management, maturity, and revisions.

Shorter time to market with multi discipline collaboration across distributed teams working on a common product definition enabling model based engineering.

• Maintain accurate representations of the intended design in the 3DEXPERIENCE platform
• Achieve centralized management of all CAD files including projects, schematics, pcb layouts, symbols, footprints, and 3D models.
• Control work-in-process, engineering changes, data, documents, and dynamic configurations
• Give non-engineering personnel direct, task-specific access to current CAD data
• Reduce the possibility of redundant, inaccurate, or out-of-date product information

Securely manage design files from within the design tools while connected to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

Shorter time to market with secure collaboration across disciplines and distributed design teams working on a common product structure.

• Share designs within the extended enterprise using a browser available on any device from anywhere at any time.
• Optimizes the design work with an immersive development experience including tasks, issues, change management, maturity, and revisions.

Collaborative Designer for NX enables designers to share design data and enrich NX with embedded productivity and
lifecycle management apps.

Optimized design work with tasks, issues, and change management integrated in SOLIDWORKS.

• Real-time, safe concurrent design across distributed teams.
• Collaborate with all stakeholders in the company on the multidiscipline and multi-CAD product definition.
• Share SOLIDWORKS designs with the extended enterprise using web based technologies available on any device at any time.
• Enables downstream usage of the vast 3DEXPERIENCE portfolio of applications.

Collaborative Designer for Solid Edge enables the sharing of design data and enriches Creo with embedded productivity and lifecycle management apps

Import ACIS models to support digital continuity across company boundaries including partners and suppliers.

• Provide a tool for customers migrating away from AutoCAD modeler.
• Incorporate accurate model representations from external data sources in global business processes.
• Improve decision making by capitalizing on data from any number of touch points globally.
• Increase performance throughput  by removing the added step of converting meshes to BRep with AutoCAD Civil3D.

Convert ACIS data to unlock the value of data-driven collaborative and innovation business processes

• Enable 3DEXPERIENCE collaboration with files originally created with the ACIS modeler format
• Import and export the ACIS files to and from the 3DEXPERIENCE platform
• Migrate from ACIS-modeler based applications to 3DEXPERIENCE applications

Import native designs to support digital continuity across company boundaries including partners and suppliers.

• Provide a tool for customers migrating away from AutoCAD modeler.
• Incorporate accurate model representations from external data sources in global business processes.
• Improve decision making by capitalizing on data from any number of touch points globally.
• Increase performance throughput  by removing the added step of converting meshes to BRep with AutoCAD Civil3D.

Convert AutoCAD data to unlock the value of data-driven collaborative and innovation business processes

• Enables users to collaborate on AutoCAD application files by importing them into the 3DEXPERIENCE platform
• Enables customers to migrate from AutoCAD to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform

Enable users to utilize COLLADA data including graphics, animation, kinematics, physics, and shade effect in the 3DEXPERIENCE® platform.

• Easy transition from COLLADA generated formatted files to 3DEXPERIENCE 3D models.
• Newly created designs may be used for clash interference detection.
• Calculate volume and area of imported models as part of the overall product/simulation.

Import Creo Parametric and Pro/ENGINEER designs to support digital continuity across company boundaries including partners and suppliers.

• Utilize accurate model representations from external data sources  in global business processes.
• Improve decision making by capitalizing on data from any number of touch points globally and concentrate on obtaining best in class suppliers and partners.
• Provide a tool for customers migrating away from PTC modelers.

Convert Creo and Pro/ENGINEER data to unlock the value of data-driven collaborative and innovation business processes

• Enables users to collaborate on CREO and Pro/ENGINEER application files by importing them into the 3DEXPERIENCE platform
• Enables customers to migrate from CREO or Pro/ENGINEER to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform

Enable users to utilize high fidelity FBX formatted data in the 3DEXPERIENCE® platform.

• Utilize FBX  models within the 3DEXPERIENCE  platform
• Easy transition from FBX formats to 3DEXPERIENCE  3D high fidelity models
• Calculate volume and area of imported models as part of the overall product/simulation

Utilize high fidelity FBX formatted data within the 3DEXPERIENCE® platform.

• Utilize FBX models within the 3DEXPERIENCE  platform as new physical products.
• Easy transition from FBX formats to 3DEXPERIENCE  3D high fidelity models.
• Calculate volume and area of imported models as part of the overall product/simulation.

Supports Data exchange between ICEM Surf and CATIA.

• Read / Write native ICEM Surf native data files (*.icem) within the 3DExperience platform.
• Supports Batch CATUtil for multiple file configurations.

Supports Data exchange between ICEM Surf and CATIA.

• Read / Write native ICEM Surf native data files (*.icem) within the 3DExperience platform.
• Supports Batch CATUtil for multiple file configurations.

Import IFC designs to support digital continuity across company boundaries including partners and suppliers.

• Collaborate with partners using IFC – a standard and open format (ISO 16739:2013).
• Make partner contributions available across the company for global business processes.
• Use IFC data when designing in context 3DEXPERIENCE applications.
• Import IFC data into the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to hold design reviews for better product quality.

Convert IFC data to unlock the value of data-driven collaborative and innovation business processes

• Collaborate with partners using IFC – a standard and open format (ISO 16739:2013)
• Make partner contributions available across the company for global business processes
• Use IFC data when design in context 3DEXPERIENCE applications
• Import IFC data into the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to hold design reviews for better product quality

Import Inventor designs to support digital continuity across company boundaries including partners and suppliers.

• Provide a smooth transition of Inventor models for consumption into the 3DEXPERIENCE environment.
• Utilize accurate model representations from external data sources  in global business processes.
• Improve decision making by capitalizing on data from any number of touch points globally and concentrate on obtaining best in class suppliers and partners.
• Provide a migration tool for customers moving away from Inventor modelers.

Convert Inventor data to unlock the value of data-driven collaborative and innovation business processes

• Enables users to collaborate on INVENTOR application files by importing them into the 3DEXPERIENCE platform
• Enables customers to migrate from INVENTOR to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform

Converter for JT enables users to import JT file format

• Utilize models from any CAD application as new products within 3DEXPERIENCE
• Transition any legacy CAD data, that has JT format available, into the 3DEXPERIENCE platform as active participating models.
• Import models as exact geometry or tessellated models depending on downstream utilization 

Import JT models to support digital continuity across company boundaries including partners and suppliers.

• Provide a smooth transition of JT models for consumption into the 3DEXPERIENCE environment.
• Utilize accurate model representations from external data sources  in global business processes.
• Improve decision making by capitalizing on data from any number of touch points globally and concentrate on obtaining best in class suppliers and partners.
• Provide a tool for customers migrating away from legacy modelers.

Enables users to reuse or migrate MicroStation application data in the 3DEXPERIENCE® platform

• Provide a smooth transition of MicroStation models for consumption  into the 3DEXPERIENCE environment
• Utilize MicroStation data by migrating data from MicroStation format on an as needed basis into the 3DEXPERINECE platform
• Import MicroStation files with exact data for collaborative design extension or as tessellated models for downstream visualization

Import MicroStation designs to support digital continuity across company boundaries including partners and suppliers.

• Provide a smooth transition of MicroStation models for consumption into the 3DEXPERIENCE environment.
• Utilize accurate model representations from external data sources  in global business processes.
• Improve decision making by capitalizing on data from any number of touch points globally and concentrate on obtaining best in class suppliers and partners.
• Provide a tool for customers migrating away from MicroStation modelers.

Import native designs to support digital continuity across company boundaries including partners and suppliers.

• Transition from NX modeling to 3DEXPERIENCE
• Provide a tool for customers migrating from NX modelers
• Incorporate accurate model representations from NX models without loss of data accuracy in global business processes
• Improve decision making by capitalizing on data from any number of touch points globally

Convert NX data to unlock the value of data-driven collaborative and innovation business processes

• Enables users to collaborate on NX application files by importing them into the 3DEXPERIENCE platform
• Enables customers to migrate from NX to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform

Converter for OBJ enables users to reuse or migrate .obj formatted data files in the 3DEXPERIENCE® platform.

• Combines all meshes from input file into single new 3DEXPERIENCE model
• Convert to tessellated geometry representation

Import designs of OBJ format to support digital continuity across company boundaries including partners and suppliers.

• Provide a smooth transition of OBJ formatted design files for consumption into the 3DEXPERIENCE environment.
• Utilize tessellated model representations from OBJ files in global business processes.
• Improve decision making by capitalizing on data from any number of touch points globally and concentrate on obtaining best in class suppliers and partners.

Import Parasolid designs to support digital continuity across company boundaries including partners and suppliers.

• Provide a smooth transition of Parasolid models for consumption into the 3DEXPERIENCE environment.
• Utilize tessellated or exact model representations from external data sources  in global business processes.
• Improve decision making by capitalizing on data from any number of touch points globally and concentrate on obtaining best in class suppliers and partners.
• Provide a tool for customers migrating away from Parasolid modelers.

Convert Parasolid data to unlock the value of data-driven collaborative and innovation business processes

• The supported Parasolid file types are “x_t” and “x_b”
• Enables users to collaborate on Parasolid modeler files by importing them into the 3DEXPERIENCE platform
• Enables customers to migrate from Parasolid to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform

Import Revit designs to support digital continuity across company boundaries including partners and suppliers.

• Easy transition from Revit formats to 3DEXPERIENCE 3D high fidelity models.
• Calculate volume and area of imported models as part of the overall product/simulation.
• Utilize Revit models within the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

Converter for Rhinoceros(Rhino) enables users to import RHINO .3DM files

• Import Rhino .3DM files as new products within 3DEXPERIENCE
• Import models as exact geometry or tessellated models depending on downstream utilization
• Calculate volume and mass properties on the new designs

Import Rhinoceros designs to support digital continuity across company boundaries including partners and suppliers.

• Provide a smooth transition of Rhinoceros models for consumption into the 3DEXPERIENCE environment.
• Utilize accurate model representations from external data sources  in global.
• Improve decision making by capitalizing on data from any number of touch points globally and concentrate on obtaining best in class suppliers and partners.

Import and export STEP files to support digital continuity across company boundaries including partners and suppliers.

• Incorporate accurate model representations from external data sources in global business processes.
• Improve decision making by capitalizing on data from any number of touch points globally.
• 3DEXPERIENCE nodes may be exported to STEP for exchange and archive purposes.

Reuse, Share, and Migrate STEP Data between CAD Systems and the 3DEXPERIENCE® platform

• Collaborate with partners using STEP – a standard and open format (ISO 10303)
• Make partner contributions available across the company for global business processes
• Use STEP data to “design in context” with the 3DEXPERIENCE platform
• Archive 3DEXPERIENCE designs in STEP format

Import Solid Edge designs to support digital continuity across company boundaries including partners and suppliers.

• Provide a smooth transition of Solid Edge models for consumption into the 3DEXPERIENCE environment.
• Utilize accurate model representations from external data sources  in global business processes.
• Improve decision making by capitalizing on data from any number of touch points globally and concentrate on obtaining best in class suppliers and partners.
• Provide a migration tool for customers moving away from Solid Edge modeler.

Convert SolidEdge data to unlock the value of data-driven collaborative and innovation business processes

• Enables users to collaborate on Solid Edge application files by importing them into the 3DEXPERIENCE platform
• Enables customers to migrate from NX to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform

Import XMplant files to support digital continuity across company boundaries including partners and suppliers.

• Use accurate model representations from external data sources  in global business processes.
• Improve decision making by capitalizing on data from any number of touch points globally and concentrate on obtaining best in class suppliers and partners.

Convert XMpLant data to unlock the value of data-driven collaborative and innovation business processes

• Migrate and reuse data from various systems that support the XMpLant file format
• Consolidate data from multiple sources to use in design review analysis and interference detection
• Incorporate XMpLant® data into 3DEXPERIENCE applications for designing and simulating a product

PLM Collaboration Services for AutoCAD enables enterprise-wide sharing of drawing data and enriches AutoCAD with embedded productivity and lifecycle management apps

• Connect CAD applications to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform to share data
• Perform data and lifecycle management from within the CAD applications
• Easily view and explore drawings from a web browser
• View and mark-up drawings in a web browser for improved collaboration
• Contribute drawing data to the complete product definition

Extend DesignSync Data management to any EDA tool for a significant boost in design productivity and reduced time-to-market

• Provides a programming interface for customizing DesignSync by adding Electronic Design Automation (EDA) data type recognition
• Manage any semiconductor design data by customizing  DesignSync to add Electronic Design Automation (EDA) data awareness for any data type
• Groups files and/or directories into abstract “collection” objects which are operated on atomically (ci, co, tag, etc.)
• Prevents modification of individual collection member files
• Custom icons for collection objects can be displayed in DesignSync GUI
• Data is modeled in a Tcl file called a Custom Type Package (CTP)

Collaboratively manages semiconductor and software designs 

• Work in a Familiar Environment: DDM commands such as checkin, checkout, and tag are integrated into the Cadence Virtuoso graphical environment.
• Cadence Library Recognition: Cadence library directory structures are recognized as such. Users manipulate familiar constructs such as libraries, cells, or views, while the tool automatically processes the underlying files and directories which comprise the data views. 
• Maintain Data Integrity: Operations on collection objects are atomic, such that a partial checking or checkout of a co-managed set of files cannot occur.
• Enforced Locking Model: Prevents  two designers making changes to the same version of a cell view, because once one checks in changes, there is no automated capability to merge the changes of the other.

Collaboratively manages semiconductor and software designs with module-based techniques for globally dispersed teams

• Connect and manage your entire design chain with a unified Design Data Management system
• Reduce time-to-market by increasing collaboration efficiency for a rapid payback and strong ROI
• Maximize your ability to reuse existing designs and embedded software
• Manage your design hierarchy as part of the design process
• Manage complex data types from a variety of EDA tool vendors

Connecting ECAD design to the enterprise results in real-time multi-discipline collaboration

• Maintain accurate representations of the intended design in the PLM database
• Achieve centralized management of all CAD files
• Control work-in-process, engineering changes, data, documents, and dynamic configurations
• Give non-engineering personnel direct, task-specific access to current CAD data
• Reduce the possibility of redundant, inaccurate, or out-of-date product information

Maximize the value or your AutoCAD design data with data management and collaboration while remaining in the native user interface

• Maintain accurate representations of the intended design in the 3DEXPERIENCE platform
• Achieve centralized management of all CAD files
• Control work-in-process, engineering changes, data, documents, and dynamic configurations
• Give non-engineering personnel direct, task-specific access to current CAD data

Maximize the value or your Cadence Allegro HDL printed circuit board design data through collaborative innovation

• Maintain accurate representations of the intended design in the PLM database
• Achieve centralized management of all CAD files
• Control work-in-process, engineering changes, data, documents, and dynamic configurations
• Give non-engineering personnel direct, task-specific access to current CAD data

Maximize the value or your Creo and Pro/ENGINEER design data with data management and collaboration while remaining in the native user interface

• Provides a common platform and schema that all applications share
• Stakeholders across the enterprise and extended enterprise understand exactly, in real time, what stage the design is in and what other processes are influencing the designs
• Locations and time zones no longer matter as designs and related information are visible no matter where in the world the users are or when accessed
• The 3DEXPERIENCE Platform and Power By xCAD Connectors provide a simple way for users to capture and manage designs directly from within their native tools

Maximize the value or your Inventor design data with data management and collaboration while remaining in the native user interface

• Maintain accurate representations of the intended design in the 3DEXPERIENCE platform
• Achieve centralized management of all CAD files
• Control work-in-process, engineering changes, data, documents, and dynamic configurations
• Give non-engineering personnel direct, task-specific access to current CAD data

Maximize the value or your Mentor Graphics Expedition Enterprise printed circuit board design data through collaborative innovation

• Maintain accurate representations of the intended design in the PLM database
• Achieve centralized management of all CAD files
• Control work-in-process, engineering changes, data, documents, and dynamic configurations
• Give non-engineering personnel direct, task-specific access to current CAD data
• Reduce the possibility of redundant, inaccurate or out-of-date product information
• Improve design control and business process management to realize truly functional product development and delivery

Maximize the value or your NX design data with data management and collaboration while remaining in the native user interface

• Maintain accurate representations of the intended design in the 3DEXPERIENCE platform
• Achieve centralized management of all CAD files
• Control work-in-process, engineering changes, data, documents, and dynamic configurations
• Give non-engineering personnel direct, task-specific access to current CAD data

Maximize the value or your Solid Edge design data with data management and collaboration while remaining in the native user interface

• Maintain accurate representations of the intended design in the 3DEXPERIENCE platform
• Achieve centralized management of all CAD files
• Control work-in-process, engineering changes, data, documents, and dynamic configurations
• Give non-engineering personnel direct, task-specific access to current CAD data

Maximize the value or your Zuken CR-5000 printed circuit board design data through collaborative innovation

• Maintain accurate representations of the intended design in the PLM database
• Achieve centralized management of all CAD files
• Control work-in-process, engineering changes, data, documents, and dynamic configurations
• Give non-engineering personnel direct, task-specific access to current CAD data

ENOVIA X-CAD Designer enables designers around the world to securely manage their file based design systems on the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform

• Provide consistent work-in-process data management across all popular mechanical and electrical design tools
• Allow design stakeholders to visually collaborate around the design information or other information related to the design
• Securely provide design information to suppliers and customers
• Create private and public workspaces for organizing and sharing designs with interla dn external partners
• Upload complex, multi-tiered, design hierarchies into the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform directly from the design tool
• Recursively check out or “open” complex, multi-tiered, designs into the CAD tool or onto disk either from the web or within the design tool
• Apply full revision and version control to all design models as well as synchronized product parts
• Reduce the number of design iterations by enabling enterprise collaboration throughout the design process between electrical and mechanical designers, purchasing, manufacturing, and partners.
• Allow users to utilize their design tool of choice while maintaining collaboration using the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform
• Reduce ramp up production lead times by providing component information to your supply chain earlier in the development process through preliminary bills-of-material (BOMs) that is synchronized from the design BOM