SolidWorks CAD Connectors for Aras

By DE Editors

Aras (Andover, MA) announced a packaged CAD connector from ICP Solution GmbH & Co. KG (Solothurn, Switzerland), a provider of CAD connector integration products and PLM solution deployment services, for the Dassault SolidWorks 3D and 2D software products.

The ICP SolidWorks connector product for Aras Innovator provides features including load and save a 3D model structure as a document structure in Aras Innovator; create a parts list and import to Aras Innovator as a Bill of Materials product structure; create a drawing and refresh title block data; synchronization of attributes including user specific attributes in CAD model, header data in drawing frame, release data, and change history in drawing frame; and more.

In the CAD session users can control the CAD structure and the PLM attributes, and have context sensitive pull-down menus for managing CAD information including approval, release, and revision operations; model & drawing status information such as In Work or Released; complete or selective structure copy of model & drawing for new variant; and read and write access rights, reservation capabilities, and preview functionality.

For details, contact Aras.

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