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3D VISUALIZATION TOOLS
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From the client’s perspective, and for internal communication within the product development team, there is also a host of visualization and communication features that 3D CAD models offer.
3D Interactive Viewers
For communication exchange between the product development team, and between the designer and the client, there are a great variety of tools available. Most CAD systems now have free or low-cost viewer applications that let users without the full CAD system open and view 3D models interactively. In many cases, these viewers can also be web-based.
3D PDF is a new format that brings the open file exchange flexibility of the Portable Document Format people have enjoyed for text and graphics to the 3D file. Users opening a 3D PDF file can open the 3D model directly in the Adobe Acrobat program. Adobe PDF animations make it the best format for sharing walkthroughs and flyovers, developing proposals for review, or communicating construction sequencing.
Rapid Prototype Models
Product design, engineering and architecture firms can use rapid prototyping technology to present ideas and concepts very effectively. Rapid prototype models put your ideas literally into your hands. There are a variety of rapid prototyping technologies available, with some being more suitable for specific applications.
Depending on how the 3D CAD model has been created, porting the data into physical models is quite straightforward. Rapid prototypes are ideal in situations where a product has to be fit into another component, or for scale models.
