Aras Announces 3D Geometric Search for Enterprise Open Source PLM Solution

By DE Editors

Aras has announced that ShapeSpace, developer of a geometric shape search technology for CAD and PLM, and AESSiS, a provider of PLM solution services for engineering processes, have developed a 3D Geometric Search connector for the Aras Innovator PLM suite. The companies say it goes beyond traditional search methods, enabling designers, engineers and others in the product design workflow to locate and identify parts and components based on shape, size or other attributes. 3D geometric search is designed to improve part reuse, reduce part number counts and optimize external part purchasing and part inventories.

The 3D Geometric Search connector combines ShapeSpace’s adaptive browser and geometric indexing and retrieval algorithms with AESSiS’s knowledge of the Aras PLM suite to enable users to locate, navigate and filter product shapes, as well as manage part libraries from within the Aras PLM environment. 3D geometric search enables engineers to locate and use previously designed parts and build future products based on common standard parts.

“3D geometric search goes far beyond traditional metadata and key word searching, creating a unique geometric signature for every CAD model, comparing that signature across tens of thousands of models and delivering instant results displayed in an intuitive and visual manner,” says Andy Sherlock, CEO of ShapeSpace.

“Until now, only the human eye has been able to determine if two part designs were the same,” says James Byrne, CTO of AESSiS. “As new products are designed, the problem continues to build on itself resulting in the creation of massive part inventories for what is often the very same part. 3D geometric search embedded in the PLM system changes all that by automatically classifying part items and integrating duplicate analysis into the change and release workflows so every part is analyzed for reuse before it is released.”

For more information, visit Aras, ShapeSpace and AESSiS.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.