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FEATURE COVER STORY Expand Your Cad data Capabil


Theorem Solutions has been working with engineering design data for over 30 years, supporting the automotive, aerospace, and manufacturing sectors. Based in the UK, the company has a global customer base in


diverse industries, who rely on their robust enterprise solutions to optimise, visualise, and collaborate around their engineering design data


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his is a challenging yet exciting time for the engineering industry as organisations are facing significant global challenges


around delivering greener designs that will provide a more sustainable future for us all. Theorem’s mission is to provide the innovative design and collaboration tools needed to empower our customers to exceed their business objectives and to meet the demands of a fast-paced consumer market. Theorem’s suite of software products can


support a range of industries, allowing people to design, visualise, and collaborate on projects in an immersive way – from factory layouts to vehicle design. This enables users to share the experience at full scale and in context, without the need to travel. In turn this supports the reduction of carbon footprint, saves time, uses fewer resources, and reduces costs. Customers see efficiencies and profitability improve, and it’s a positive experience for their team. Theorem Solutions enables engineering


and manufacturing companies to extend the use of their design data through cutting-edge products. CAD translation, 3D PDF, and XR


data preparation and experiences offer the opportunity to use your existing CAD data in new ways. This enables users of 3D design data to collaborate with their customers and suppliers in the 3D format and device type driven by their specific use case and requirements. Theorem also holds a unique position of being both data and device neutral, to deliver support to meet the needs of engineering today and for the future.


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The CADverter brand has been Theorem’s flagship product for over three decades, helping engineering and manufacturing firms to achieve a completely digital product lifecycle process. From concept, to design, to production – we help users reduce costs and time to manufacture. Theorem is CAD independent and offers


support for all the major CAD systems including CATIA V5, Creo, NX, 3DEXPERIENCE, and SOLIDWORKS, as well as visualisation formats like 3DXML, JT and Creo View. CAD translation is important in many industries, but particularly the automotive and aerospace industries that Theorem predominantly works with. Not every


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partner and supplier working on a project will be using the same CAD system, so it’s important to have a translator that retains information from the original CAD data. Theorem Solutions’ Cad translator is built


upon the CAD vendor API’s, rather than being reverse engineered, which allows for more accurate and robust translation. All the important information is brought through including PMI, model-based definition, assembly structure, geometry, attributes, colour information, and metadata. Using the vendor APIs allows for the creation of plugins, so users can use the CAD translators from within their CAD system directly. This can be useful as many engineers don’t want to understand multiple formats, so being able to work within a familiar system can simplify the process. Theorem’s translators are configurable, so


users can determine what they want to translate into the new system. For example, geometry, metadata, and PMI information are all configurable options. Theorem Solutions also allows users to translate data in batch mode or automate it for use with PLM systems.


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