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CERN CAD Viewer
Project summary
1EDMS: 1076927Michal Mlynarcik 01. July 2011
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Scope of the Project
• The scope is to deliver viewing and investigative
capabilities to collaborators of CERN
• CERN is an global scientific collaboration, the design data must be available to the collaborators which are geographically remote or/and unfamiliar to the local PDM system, CAD or engineering.
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Expressed needs
• Viewing 3D CAD files• Viewing the assembly tree structure• Perform measurements• Make sections• Easy way to access the data
But software can do a lot more…
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Possible viewer capabilities• Read CATIA native files + all relevant CAD file formats• Comparison of 3D/2D and their attributes to determine changes• Interference detection, minimum distance• Calculate mass properties as center of gravity, moments of
inertia, inertia tensor, etc.• Advanced 3D manipulation as Explode, Resize, Disassemble,
Assemble, Transform• Creation of notes, redlining, keep measurements• Collaboration possibilities• Search for parts in a 3D assembly based on a of native file
attributes• Support for Product Manufacturing Information (PMI)• And more…
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Read native or convert?
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Two main approaches
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Native CATIA format Viewer
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VARIANT “A”
EDMSSmarTeam
Publishing Action
Native CATIA
format and other file format Viewer
CATIA Check-in
CAT Part CAT
ProductCAT
Drawing
Pro Contra
Quality Sensibility
Universality Complexity
No versioningNo offline work
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Native CATIA format Viewer
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VARIANT “A”
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Company Software Pro Contra Note resu
lt
Oracle AutoVue
Brand, Formats, Features, Integration
Extension to converter
Big brad software with lot of features, no extension towards an convertor possible.
RasterexRxViewServer
Focused product, Features, Price?, Formats, Demo
Brand, 3D license
Small brand product developed for one purpose with good features, worth trying.
CoreTechnologie
3D_Analyzer
Formats, Quality checker, Convertor, Features
Integration
Focus on quality checking and translation, web integration not certain. Very useful for data conversion.
Second format Viewer
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VARIANT “B”
EDMSSmarTeam
CATIA
CAT Part CAT
ProductCAT
Drawing
Check-in
Second format
viewer
Batch translation to second format
“Batch server”
Publishing Action
storage
Pro Contra
Weight loss Loss of quality
Simplicity Basic features
Second format Versioning
Second format Viewer
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VARIANT “B”
Company Software Pro Contra Note resu
lt
Adobe
Adobe LiveCycle ES2
Reader, portable, free features, Simplicity
Not reusable data, Basic features
Software Instantly accepted by users . Simple and satisfying also for non technical users.
Adobe Reader
Dassault Systems
3DVIA Sync Visualization, Brand, V6 prep, Specialized
Basic features, Closed format, One way road
Developed for much more then viewing. Official Dassault strategy with licensing question.
3DVIA Composer Player
Siemens
3DevolutionBrand, Features, Specialized
Opposite global software strategy, Reusable data
Specialized tool with advanced features. Direct competitor of Dassault.
TEAMCENTER lifecycle visualization
Oracle, Adobe, Dassault
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Final candidates comparison
AutoVue web Adobe Reader 3DVIA Composer Player
Viewing neutral format CAD files
yes yes yes
Viewing the assembly tree structure
yes yes yes
Perform measurements yes yesLow ergonomy
yes
Make sections yes yes yes
Easy way to access the data
Web integration platform-indepent solution
Globally accepted viewerplatform-indepent solutions
Software installation needed.Not platform independent solution
Multi CAD support Virtually all file formats (100+)
All major CAD vendors and PDF print (30+ 100+)
Some CAD vendors (15)
OS / Web browser compatibility
Windows Server, Linux Server Java-enabled clientsMS Explorer, Firefox , Safari
Windows, Windows Server, Mac OS, Linux, SolarisMS Explorer, Firefox , Safari
Windows XP & 7, 32 & 64 bit ,
Comparison of 3D/2D and their attributes
yes no no
Interference detection yes no noMichal Mlynarcik 01. July 2011
Oracle, Adobe, Dassault
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Final candidates comparison
AutoVue web Adobe Reader 3DVIA Composer Player
Calculate mass properties Yes no no
Explode, Resize, Disassemble, Assemble, Transform
Yes no no
Creation of notes, redlining, keep measurements
yes yes yesCan’t save 3D for free (picture yes)
Collaboration features yes yesAs separate product
no
3D properties, attributes and text search
yes noText search only
no
Support for PMI yes yes yes
Can be used for offline presentations
no yes yes
Template support no yes no
Advanced Security settings and permissions management
yes yes no
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Oracle, Adobe, Dassault
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Final candidates comparison
AutoVue web Adobe Reader 3DVIA Composer Player
Installation and Maintenance
Was not installed successfully
Was not installed successfully
?
Support from the software vendor
Oracle ignored support requests
Adobe used unfair practices
? - anticipated
Costs for CERN Communication with vendor ended in the initial phase
Way too much, (commercial license)
Academic license
Costs for collaborator none Paying per viewing none
Software abandoned due to missing collaboration from the side of vendor. The system too complicated, we did not managed to set it up.
License terms and conditions of the software vendor made it impossible for CERN to use this solution.
Academic license acquired after settling the dispute over legal issue. By time of updating of this presentation (February 2012) the license was not yet received by CERN.
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Screenshot
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3DVIA Composer
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Screenshot
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Adobe Acrobat Reader
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Screenshot
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Oracle AutoVue
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Winner is: 3DVIA Composer Player
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Conclusion
EDMSSmarTeam
CATIACAT Part
CAT Product
Check-in
SMGZIP
Other?Batch translation to second format
3DVIA Sync
Publishing Action storage
CAT Drawing
Dow
nlo
ad &
open
3DVIA Composer
Player
• Chosen because of the advantage of single supplier of CAD system and viewer and because it was the only solution which we managed to bring in to the test phase.