Sniff This. 3DVIA get’s FAST with VirTools 5 (Plus Get a Free Shirt)

by Josh on March 3, 2009 · View Comments

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3dvia-virtools-5 You know what you need sitting on your desk next to your copy of SolidWorks? A small animal deterrent? No, no, and definitely not an automatic, multi-flavor, ice cream maker.

You’ll need a mirror. A large mirror to see the snazzy new shirt you’ll be wearing after visiting the new 3DVIA Virtools site.

Not sure what Virtools is or why you would want a free shirt?

Here’s a little info that may interest even the most crazed SolidWorks user or that unenthused 2D purist that sits in the corner biting his nails. wa-POW!!

What is VirTools?
3DVIA Virtools is a Dassualt Systeme platform to develop interactive 3D content. It helps you bring others into a more life-like 3D experience and . Here’s the Virtools demo showcase that displays some incredibly cool example of how 3D can be used online.

virtools-car-shade

How does this apply to SolidWorks users?
…or other 3D CAD users for that matter? You can export your SolidWorks models as a .3DXML file and import it into Virtools, or send to a Virtools developer which they can use in creating interactive environments that customers or vendors can experience your product in.

Plus, with your model in the .3DXML format you can also bring it into 3DVIA online to share and view your stuff online. If you’ve used the .3DXML format for anything let us know in the comments. How is it being used?

Tagged as: 3dVia, online cad tools, virtools, web-based 3d

{ 6 comments }

Hao March 3, 2009 at 8:35 am: SPEED BABY
mgbaron March 3, 2009 at 9:49 am: lol
Josh M March 3, 2009 at 10:14 am: I'm betting you guys have a story about those two. Are they really employees there?
Don Swavely March 4, 2009 at 1:39 pm: You can also export IGES and STEP (AP214 works best – AP203 leaves out your colors) from SolidWorks and other CAD programs and upload those to 3DVIA. That way, if you want to, you can share your models and others can open and modify them in SolidWorks. It's your choice, 3DXML can't be opened in SolidWorks.

I'm still doing testing before doing a 3DVIA blog post about this excellent way to share models. Anyone who wants to share their experiences or questions, feel free to email me at don.swavely@3ds.com.
Don Swavely March 4, 2009 at 2:39 pm: You can also export IGES and STEP (AP214 works best – AP203 leaves out your colors) from SolidWorks and other CAD programs and upload those to 3DVIA. That way, if you want to, you can share your models and others can open and modify them in SolidWorks. It's your choice, 3DXML can't be opened in SolidWorks.

I'm still doing testing before doing a 3DVIA blog post about this excellent way to share models. Anyone who wants to share their experiences or questions, feel free to email me at don.swavely@3ds.com.
Don Swavely March 4, 2009 at 7:39 pm: You can also export IGES and STEP (AP214 works best – AP203 leaves out your colors) from SolidWorks and other CAD programs and upload those to 3DVIA. That way, if you want to, you can share your models and others can open and modify them in SolidWorks. It's your choice, 3DXML can't be opened in SolidWorks.

I'm still doing testing before doing a 3DVIA blog post about this excellent way to share models. Anyone who wants to share their experiences or questions, feel free to email me at don.swavely@3ds.com.