Okino Ships new Solid Edge Synchronous Technology CAD Importer and Autodesk Inventor 2010 CAD Conversion System

By DE Editors

Inventor engine imported into Okino's NuGraf for viewing, manipulation and rendering.

Okino Computer Graphics is now shipping its rewritten Solid Edge CAD conversion system, which is compatible with the Solid Edge Synchronous Technology modeling software. The conversion pipeline allows native Solid Edge assembly, part, weldment and sheet metal files to be converted to major animation and authoring packages, 3D downstream file formats and VisSim programs.

Okino's NuGraf and PolyTrans software imports crack-free geometry, hierarchy, and materials (assembly data) from native disk-based Solid Edge files or from a running copy of Solid Edge, and subsequently provides high-end rendering, viewing, and scene composition of the data, or have the data optimized and then pipelined into 3D file formats, animation packages and third party/OEM integrations. A resident copy of the Solid Edge software is not required, but having it installed on the same machine as the Okino conversion software will provide extended control and options over the process.

The company also announced that its software products have received the Autodesk Inventor 2010 Certification. Certification by Autodesk validates the overall completeness and robustness of the Okino Inventor importer solution. The certification is made by Autodesk's Inventor support staff by performing a series of tests for adherence and conformance to the Inventor API, robustness, completeness, and overall design quality.

Benefits of the importer include:

• Import complete assemblies (including assembly cuts and patterned geometry, as well as multiple sub-assemblies) from a live running copy of Autodesk Inventor, or from native Autodesk Inventor .iam and .ipt files on disk.
• Autodesk Inventor assemblies can be imported directly into Maya or directly into 3ds Max.
• The ability to quickly transfer assembly data into Okinos' NuGraf product for interactive scene manipulation, real-time OpenGL shaded views and object manipulation, complex material assignment, 2D bitmap and 3D procedural texture assignment.
• Okino's CAD Scene and Hierarchy Optimization System has been integrated into the Autodesk Inventor importer.
• Control over material parameter modification on an automatic basis.

For more information, visit Okino’s Solid Edge import module overview or Autodesk Inventor solutions page.

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