shipbuilder. It reported that, not only is the Tribon Adaptor faster than any other package that purports to do the same thing, the quality of the translated data is unsurpassed, especially in the sphere of pipe data translation. Virtalis’ breakthrough allowed models created in Tribon to be easily translated into PTC’s DIVISION MockUp without any loss of data or formatting. Similarly, the VR models could move in the opposite direction and be translated into Tribon. The success of the Tribon Adaptor led
to calls for Virtalis to work with SENER to create a solution for FORAN. Another software package within shipbuilding, FORAN has been developed by SENER for more than 45 years and was created for the design, engineering and production of ships and off-shore platforms. A non-disclosure agreement was signed
and Virtalis’ team set to work. Tis time, they broadened the suite of adaptors, drivers and VR enablers and called it Virtalis Exchange. Tese tools promote the seamless reuse of 3D engineering and manufacturing data in VR
Virtalis has worked with SENER to broaden its suite of adaptors, drivers and VR enablers.
environments. Te Virtalis Exchange portfolio includes translators to Virtalis’ own visualisation soſtware, Visionary Render, as well as PTC soſtware, from 3ds Max, PDMS, FORAN and Tribon. Models, created in various packages, can now be exported to a file format ready for use in VR, including materials, polygons, vertices, metadata and some animations. Te Virtalis Exchange adaptors for Tribon,
Foran and PDMS are available in two parts, the Object Adaptor and the Metadata module. Te object adaptor provides the geometry, whilst the
metadata module gives access to the additional data contained within the files. Using the files that are generated from the host CAD package, Virtalis Exchange adaptors generate a series of files that can be read by PTC’s ProductView, PTC’s Division MockUp or Virtalis’ Visionary Render, complete with all the geometry and tree structure of the original CAD package. Te Metadata Module accesses the XML file and adds detail to the structure. It provides all the part names and any other data that is associated with the CAD. For example, it conveys detail like the material type, its weight, thickness, the part type etc. In fact, it transfers across any data that is embedded in the CAD file. Te files from these major CAD systems
can be accessed in VR through the use of the Virtalis Exchange using both the Object Adaptors and Metadata modules. Virtalis Exchange enables the fast creation of high visual quality content for VR installations across the world, so that design reviews can be more insightful and manufacturing and training processes made more efficient. NA
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