3DVIA Composer Helps to Overcome Language Barriers
The 3DVIA Composer technical communication software from Dassault Systemes Solidworks enables design teams to overcome language and knowledge barriers while reducing costs and production time. For instance, Design That Matters, a non-profit product design group, has used 3DVIA Composer to develop high-quality visuals of a phototherapy device to treat jaundiced infants in developing countries. The images enabled the design team to quickly gather feedback from and gain acceptance by physicians in Vietnam, where it would initially be produced and used in hospitals that may not be able to afford traditional Western machines.
Will Harris, a product designer with Design That Matters, said: 'We are dealing with a different language, culture and financial understanding. 'The only way to overcome these barriers is visually. 'A photorealistic rendering is the next best thing to putting the device in their hands, and with 3DVIA Composer they can see how the device goes together,' he added. The newest version of 3DVIA Composer, V6R2011x, transforms 3D computer-aided design (CAD) data into high-quality image or animated visual assets for use in product communication deliverables.
New features enable users to create lifelike images with precise detailing. Companies in industries as diverse as industrial equipment, marine engineering and consumer retail use 3DVIA Composer to reduce production time for documents such as user manuals, assembly instructions and marketing materials. Lifelike detail is achieved through features such as alpha channel support, ambient occlusion, per-pixel lighting and depth-of-field functionality. Cardiovascular Systems, a developer of treatment systems for vascular disease, can show how parts relate to assembly fixtures and how to use a range of custom-designed tools.
3DVIA Composer also contributed to a 25 per cent cut in assembly training time at the company. The software enables a faster turnaround time by creating images in parallel with product design. Using 3DVIA Composer, Allmand Brothers, a Nebraska-based company that designs and manufactures light towers and stands, compact loader backhoes and industrial heaters, reduced the time required to produce a manual for a complex assembly from a month to a week. The software is also designed to ensure higher productivity and efficiency from streamlined document production processes.
Sweden's Produktstall used 3DVIA Composer to improve documentation production efficiency by 70-80 per cent, freeing up resources to support the company's sales presentation needs. Kishore Boyalakuntla, director of product management at DS Solidworks, said: 'With 3DVIA Composer, users can overcome barriers to communicating design information to stakeholders in the design process - other members of the design team, customers, partners or vendors. '3DVIA Composer enables users to create visual assets that communicate exactly what they need to see, and with the software's latest enhancements they don't have to worry about errors in documentation,' added Boyalakuntla.
Will Harris, a product designer with Design That Matters, said: 'We are dealing with a different language, culture and financial understanding. 'The only way to overcome these barriers is visually. 'A photorealistic rendering is the next best thing to putting the device in their hands, and with 3DVIA Composer they can see how the device goes together,' he added. The newest version of 3DVIA Composer, V6R2011x, transforms 3D computer-aided design (CAD) data into high-quality image or animated visual assets for use in product communication deliverables.
New features enable users to create lifelike images with precise detailing. Companies in industries as diverse as industrial equipment, marine engineering and consumer retail use 3DVIA Composer to reduce production time for documents such as user manuals, assembly instructions and marketing materials. Lifelike detail is achieved through features such as alpha channel support, ambient occlusion, per-pixel lighting and depth-of-field functionality. Cardiovascular Systems, a developer of treatment systems for vascular disease, can show how parts relate to assembly fixtures and how to use a range of custom-designed tools.
3DVIA Composer also contributed to a 25 per cent cut in assembly training time at the company. The software enables a faster turnaround time by creating images in parallel with product design. Using 3DVIA Composer, Allmand Brothers, a Nebraska-based company that designs and manufactures light towers and stands, compact loader backhoes and industrial heaters, reduced the time required to produce a manual for a complex assembly from a month to a week. The software is also designed to ensure higher productivity and efficiency from streamlined document production processes.
Sweden's Produktstall used 3DVIA Composer to improve documentation production efficiency by 70-80 per cent, freeing up resources to support the company's sales presentation needs. Kishore Boyalakuntla, director of product management at DS Solidworks, said: 'With 3DVIA Composer, users can overcome barriers to communicating design information to stakeholders in the design process - other members of the design team, customers, partners or vendors. '3DVIA Composer enables users to create visual assets that communicate exactly what they need to see, and with the software's latest enhancements they don't have to worry about errors in documentation,' added Boyalakuntla.
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