ELYSIUM to Release ASFALIS K2 for Circulation of 3D Data

By DE Editors

Elysium Co., Ltd. has announced the upcoming release of ASFALIS K2, a new system for managing 3D data distribution in manufacturing industries.

Products are made by global networks of suppliers that frequently employ incompatible brands of CAD software. Elysium says time and cost savings can be realized by distributing three-dimensional product models to suppliers. However, the difficulty of translating 3D models among proprietary systems consumes much of the potential savings. ASFALIS performs three functions designed to increase the efficiency of 3D model distribution:

• Data translation automation
• Data distribution record keeping
• Assembly configuration management

ASFALIS K2 allows document-control specialists to set up profile cards for each supplier that include information about the suppliers’ 3D model needs, such as CAD system brands and release levels, the supplier’s requirements for metadata such as part numbers, release levels, and dates, and the data recipient’s name and address. When a manufacturer submits product models to ASFALIS along with the name of the target supplier, the system automatically checks the input data for errors, performs the translation, and validates the translated data quality.

Elysium’s system also records all translations with date stamps and keeps copies of all files. This data store enables customers to know what they sent to each supplier and when. If there is doubt about the quality of the original models, customers can check them. The system enables workers to search records by CAD attributes and quickly compare original and revised models. ASFALIS K2 also supports incremental translation so that when only a few parts in a complex assembly are revised, only the parts that have changed need be translated again.

ASFALIS K2 also allows manufacturers to configure assemblies using parts from multiple CAD systems, according to the company.

ASFALIS K2 will be release March 9, 2011. For more information, visit Elysium Co., Ltd.

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