Siemens PLM Software's JT documentation accepted by International Organization for Standardization

By DE Editors

Siemens PLM Software announced that the document describing the JT data format, a widely used 3D visualization format, has been accepted by the ISO body responsible for Industrial Data through a global ballot process. According to the company, this event marks the availability of the first ISO publication for 3D visualization in the PLM domain.

The JT data format has been used by companies for more than a decade to share and visualize 3D product data, and among a variety of CAD and PLM applications.

“Today’s announcement is a landmark event for manufacturers all over the world,” said Bruce Feldt, vice president of Open Tools, Siemens PLM Software. “Any company working with 3D digital product data in a heterogeneous environment requiring interoperability between internal departments or with external suppliers and partners can benefit from the use of JT. And now that its documentation has become an official ISO publication, JT is reinforced as the benchmark for openness in the PLM domain, paving the way for virtually any manufacturer to adopt JT as their common enterprise format for 3D workflows and long term data retention.”

The JT File Format Reference is more than 400 pages that describe the JT file format in detail, from a description of its file structure and data segments, to a thorough discussion of JT data compression, encoding and best practices.

In an upcoming opinion piece from IDC Manufacturing Insights, Joe Barkai, Practice Director, Product Lifecycle Strategies writes, "The achievement of ISO acceptance for Siemens PLM Software’s JT File Format Reference offers reason for end-user optimism. By having a neutral third party, such as ISO, evolve a CAD viewer standard as the market dictates, end-users can reasonably expect that the results will remain relevant and not be influenced by PLM vendor preferences or bias."

For more information, visit Siemens PLM Software.