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Testing was also complicated to a degree by prerelease beta versions of some applications that, in at least one instance, failed to convert some of our test files.
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It was not our intention to run applications through the gantlet, though it seems to have turned out that way. As noted earlier, our intent is to survey the range of applications available for publishing 3D content, rather than compare the features available in each application. With such a wide range of applications, to do so would certainly be comparing apples to oranges. As work on this review progressed, more vendors were able to provide beta versions that supported SolidWorks 2005.īecause this is not a head-to-head comparison of one application with another, we don't include a report card comparing features and performance. Some of the compatibility issues arose because support for SolidWorks 2005 is not yet incorporated into applications that otherwise might reasonably be expected to open such files. It quickly became apparent that many applications had problems opening one or more of the test files, much less converting them, so we elected to test the two AutoCAD drawings and two SolidWorks assemblies with each application to increase our chances of some success. Our original plan was to test one AutoCAD drawing and one SolidWorks assembly and convert them to whatever the base format of the individual applications happened to be, recording the speed of conversion and the size of the resulting file. SolidWorks provided us with this assembly for testing purposes. The second SolidWorks assembly, a Sea Scooter, measures about 64.9MB and includes a large subassembly. The assorted files for this assembly total 11MB in size. One assembly, from NOAO in Tucson, Arizona, has about 75 parts and two configurations-an exploded view and a built-in animation. We also used two moderately complex SolidWorks 2005 assemblies. Each drawing is just over 2MB in size, and both ship with AutoCAD 2005. Representing mechanical design is Welding Fixture Model. An architectural model, Hotel Model, includes a 3D model and a presentation view.
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The test system ran Microsoft Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2.Īs for the test files themselves, we used two DWG files from Autodesk for this project.
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The driver used for the FX 4000 was v6., the latest available from NVIDIA at the time testing began. The workstation included an NVIDIA Quadro FX 4000 graphics card with 256MB of onboard RAM. Tests were carried out on a system based on an AMD Opteron 246 microprocessor with 2GB of RAM and dual 120GB hard drives in a RAID configuration. The selected files were all moderately complex, although not so much so that they would bring the most powerful workstation to its knees. HOW WE TESTEDTo test the applications, we selected model files that represent production work that Cadalyst readers might deal with on a daily basis. Some vendors also offer server-based components for handling models and offer features beyond the basics. Products such as Lattice3D are more modular, with components available for adding animation to a model and applying the 3D data to a template for Web site production, complete with a parts list.
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Typically, each application has at least two software parts, one for generating the 3D content and another for viewing it.
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These seven applications include both free applications, such as ModelPress from Informative Graphics, and multifaceted enterprise-level applications such as the family of products from Lattice3D. Uses for these products range from sending a client a 3D model of an in-progress product design for markup and feedback to training to creating online catalogs of parts. The primary intent is to provide an overview of applications on the market, along with a table (online at that shows basic features without going into profound depth on individual feature sets. This is a survey article, not a nuts-and-bolts comparison of one application to another. 3D Format Frenzy 14 Dec, 2004 By: Ron LaFon Options for publishing 3D modelsĪlthough the basic premise behind all of the applications included in this article is essentially the same-providing a way to publish 3D data-the approaches vary tremendously, showing the diversity and vigor in this particular segment of the software market.