Lattice Technology Releases Lattice3D Reporter 3.1

By DE Editors

Lattice Technology Inc. has released the latest version of the Lattice3D Reporter application, which embeds 3D, BOM, and related data in Microsoft Excel spreadsheets.

Lattice3D Reporter Version 3.1 delivers enhancements to security measures and display tools within the software, alongside new tools that enable the automated creation of spreadsheets, using 3D data, based on pre-defined templates.

The new Template Option for Lattice3D Reporter 3.1 delivers new tools to generate a 3D spreadsheet, with interrelated parts lists, BOMs, work instructions, etc. Depending on what templates have been pre-defined, manufacturers can load an XVL file and the application will automatically create the documents, including:

• Interactive 3D spreadsheets/BOMs that have linked lists and 3D data.
• Print-ready work instruction spreadsheets, BOMs, and other documents which include 3D images alongside written instructions and lists.
• Digital work instructions that include embedded animations of assembly processes alongside written instructions and parts lists.
• Multiple worksheets within the document describing each process.

The data used can be already embedded within an XVL file, as well as extracted from disparate sources such as PLM and ERP systems and 3D CAD data, including process instructions, BOMs, and 3D data.

Lattice3D Reporter Version 3.1 is delivered with ready-made sample templates that can be directly used or customized to suit a manufacturer's needs.

Other enhancements available in this new version include the ability to control the accessibility of the 3D data in the Excel file to ensure that it can only be viewed internally to the operation, tools to set more access levels to the Excel spreadsheet for added security, display of multiple parts in the 3D data when selected in the parts and instruction lists, and the inclusion of parts names and quantities in the embedded work instructions.

For more information, visit Lattice Technology, Inc.

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