Seemage Integrates with SolidWorks

By DE Editors

Seemage (Newton, MA) was appointed a SolidWorks (Concord, MA) Solution Partner. Seemage v4.2.1 is compatible with SolidWorks 3D CAD software. SolidWorks users can use Seemage to create product deliverables such as animations, technical illustrations, and service procedures.

Built on an open, XML-based architecture, the Seemage system allows non-engineering personnel to accurately and safely create the product deliverables they require directly from the 3D SolidWorks design data. Design data can be combined with additional data such as bill-of-materials information from enterprise manufacturing systems.

“Today, 3D CAD data is increasingly recognized as a valuable enterprise-wide asset, which can be widely used beyond the engineering and design departments,” said Rainer Gawlick, SolidWorks vice president of worldwide marketing. “Now that Seemage is integrated with SolidWorks, delivering digital product information across the business will revolutionize processes like service and assembly procedures, training, manufacturing planning, marketing, and sales.”

Seemage podcast demonstrates how Seemage system can use SolidWorks model data.

Product designers can save a Seemage-formatted, XML-based file directly from within SolidWorks. All product structures, including parts and assemblies, are supported. In addition, any metadata such as part names, custom properties, color, and so on is managed by the Seemage integration. Seemage Sync can be used to automatically refresh downstream deliverables created from the Seemage files at any time, eliminating the problems and costs associated with late product design changes, according to Seemage.