Dassault Systèmes 3DVIA Integrates KineoWorks™ from Kineo CAM
3DVIA Composer
Features Automatic Path Planning
Paris, France – November 30, 2009 –
Dassault Systèmes (DS) (Nasdaq:
DASTY; Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), a world
leader in 3D and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, today announced that
the leading technology for automatic motion and path planning from Kineo
Computer Aided Motion (Kineo CAM), an independent software developer, has been
integrated with
3DVIA Composer. This integration, named 3DVIA Path Planning, allows
users to effectively communicate the most complicated steps of interactive
documentation with automatically generated, lifelike animations, rather than
photos and text.
Assembly and
maintenance tasks of tightly fitting components have always been difficult to
describe, regardless of the communication tool used. These processes are
complex to explain using traditional photo and text instructions, often leading
to misinterpretation, reduced quality, or damage to sensitive components. A
potential solution to this challenge is to provide users with 3D interactive
and animated instructions, which are more effective in communicating difficult
concepts. For example, an assembly worker with a 3D animated instruction for
the difficult removal of a component is better equipped to successfully remove
the part than a colleague that has been provided instructions with images and
text. Creating these 3D
animations, unfortunately, has traditionally been difficult and time consuming.
The combination of 3DVIA Composer and 3DVIA
Path Planning now automates the animation creation process, increasing the
quality and productivity of 3D interactive experience
authoring to deliver superior lifelike experiences that improve comprehension
and error-free execution by end users.
“We are very pleased that our software
technology has been integrated within 3DVIA Composer, making it easier for
users to access the power of our collision detection engine,” said Laurent
Maniscalco, CEO Kineo CAM. “With 3DVIA Path Planning, content creators can
automatically generate non-colliding animated paths between desired components,
helping to quickly plan and illustrate complex processes.”
3DVIA
Composer revolutionizes the product documentation process for enterprises of
all sizes. With its easy-to-use, desktop content-creation system, 3DVIA
Composer quickly and easily automates the creation of assembly and disassembly
procedures, technical illustrations, interactive 3D product experiences,
training materials, marketing materials, sales tools and more.
“With shrinking budgets and increasing pressures to bring products to market quickly, companies are unable to spend as much time creating technical documentation as they would like,” said Garth Coleman, 3DVIA director of product marketing, Dassault Systèmes. “Kineo CAM offers incredible capabilities will really benefit our users in all industries that are tasked with providing improved and more comprehensive instructions on shrinking budgets and delivery times. By combining the ability to create complex animations using 3DVIA Path Planning with the superior interactive capabilities of 3DVIA Composer, companies can quickly and easily create lifelike 3D experiences to improve comprehension of complex technical procedures.”
3DVIA Composer and 3DVIA Path Planning are
currently available. For more information, please visit:
www.3ds.com/products/3dvia/3dvia-composer.
3DVIA Path Planning video at
http://www.3dmojo.com/
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About Kineo CAM
Kineo Computer Aided Motion (Kineo CAM),
granted the 2005 IEEE/IFR innovation award, is the independent software
developer of the leading technology for Automatic Motion and Path Planning, KineoWorksTM. Being focused on the development of unmatched
efficient solutions, Kineo CAM addresses large companies and institutions in
the United States, Europe and Japan. Kineo CAM’s main market is PLM. In this
area, the large range of solutions, from stand-alone to fully integrated
software, enables digital mock-up users to save money and time in Product
Design (validation of mechanical mounting/dismounting) and Process (simulation
of operations in cluttered 3D environments). Visit the web site:
http://www.kineocam.com.
About 3DVIA
3DVIA, the newest brand in the Dassault Systemes portfolio, delivers lifelike 3D experiences to the
world’s rapidly expanding digital communities. It represents a bold commitment
to extend 3D technology to new users, businesses, and consumers. By delivering
products designed specifically for non-traditional users for 3D applications,
3DVIA establishes an entirely new way for companies to communicate across the
enterprise and directly with consumers using 3D as a universal language. For more information about 3DVIA, go to:
http://www.3dvia.com and
http://www.3dvia.com/software.
About
Dassault Systèmes
As a world leader in 3D and Product
Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions, Dassault Systèmes
brings value to more than 115,000 customers in 80 countries. A pioneer in the 3D
software market since 1981, Dassault Systèmes
develops and markets PLM application software and services that support
industrial processes and provide a 3D vision of the entire lifecycle of
products from conception to maintenance to recycling. The Dassault Systèmes portfolio consists of CATIA for designing the
virtual product - SolidWorks for 3D mechanical design
- DELMIA for virtual production - SIMULIA for virtual testing - ENOVIA for
global collaborative lifecycle management, and 3DVIA for online 3D lifelike
experiences. Dassault Systèmes’ shares are listed on Euronext
Paris (#13065, DSY.PA) and Dassault Systèmes’ ADRs
may be traded on the US Over-The-Counter (OTC) market (DASTY). For more information, visit
http://www.3ds.com.
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Systèmes or its subsidiaries in the US and/or other
countries.
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