World's first CAD collision analysis tool
CoreTechnologie's new 3D_Evolution DMU Inspector
German-French software manufacturer CoreTechnologie has just launched a new version of their 3D_Evolution DMU Inspector for collision checking. It promises to be the world's first collision analysis tool that works with exact CAD models rather than on triangulated approximation.
Key highlights:
- World’s first tool to generate collision analysis on exact CAD models rather than on triangulated approximation
- Projects are dynamically updated
- Collisions are displayed as a list in the web browser and can be viewed in the 3D Viewer
- DMU Inspector supports all common CAD formats such as Catia, Nx, Creo, STEP, JT, PLMXML, Solidworks and Inventor assemblies
The software was specifically developed for mechanical and plant engineering, though it’s widely applicable in a variety of different sectors where distinction between contacts and collision is important. The tool ensures that there are no collisions before assembly and indicates all penetrations between components. One example of where this is particularly useful is when assembling complex machines abroad, where faulty and parts that don’t fit will cause costly delays, which can now be avoided.
CoreTechnologie mentions that “inaccurate, tessellated models used by other tools often display thousands of non-existent collisions, making a reasonable collision detection impossible. To address this challenge, DMU Inspector was developed as the world’s first tool to generate collision analysis on the exact CAD models rather than on a triangulated approximation. This allows precise differentiation between contact and penetration to display only real collisions.”
The DMU Inspector tool can be installed as a webservice, making it readily accessible. It also means that data that is centrally hosted on a server becomes more efficient between different users within the same company. Designers can log into a project in a web browser and use the integrated 3D Viewer to perform a detailed analysis of the collisions. When assemblies are recalculated, only modified and corrected components, as well as directly adjacent components are re-examined for collisions. Clever filter and project management functions support efficient cross-team collaboration.
Perhaps the biggest accessibility feature is that the software supports all common CAD formats such as Catia, Nx, Creo, as well as STEP, JT, PLMXML, Solidworks and Inventor assemblies. For further information on the software, click here.