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SPP Toolkit Version 2023.2 released

Widnau (Switzerland), October 20st, 2022: CAD Software Solutions releases version 2023.2 of the SparePartsPlace Toolkit for Autodesk Inventor. The main focus of development in this release is mainly on increasing performance and new options for simplifying complex assemblies.

Another milestone in functionality is the option to remove radii and chamfers for mesh processing by size. This means a significant reduction in the mesh data and thus the amount of data to be transmitted and rendered without reducing the optical quality. The optimization of small radii and chamfers refers to the main assembly for the SPP PROFESSIONAL version. With the SPP ENTERPRISE version, chamfers and radii can be optimized on up to 3 hierarchical levels of a main assembly. The dynamic-regressively applied simplification strategies can be applied to the 2nd and 3rd hierarchical levels with the ENTERPRISE version of the controller. Here – as with the optimization of small parts and the closing of openings – the values specified by the user are halved for the next lower level of the subassemblies. This means that the models increase in quality and execution details for the viewer, the deeper he navigates into the assembly structure. At the same time, the main and sub-assemblies in the upper hierarchical levels experience very short loading times with maximum optical quality.

Enhancements in the SPP Toolkit concern:

Optimization of chamfers and radii (PRO and ENTERPRISE)
3 optimization levels for assemblies (ENTERPRISE)
Extensions for the output profiles
Selectable suppression of reference and phantom instances in the output
Suppression of reference and phantom instances saved in the output profile
Optimization of the obj output including the associated mtl file
and many more

Get a testversion at: info@sparepartsplace.com

SPP Toolkit Version 2021.4 released

Widnau (Switzerland), June 8th, 2021: CAD Software Solutions releases version 2021.4 of SparePartsPlace Toolkit for Autodesk Inventor.

Enhancements in the SPP Toolkit concern:

Revision and improvement of the mesh algorithm for surfaces
Revision and improvement of the mesh algorithm for combined solids / surface parts
Adjustments and improvements for assembly operations
optimized calculation of multiple instances
and many more…

Get a testversion at: info@sparepartsplace.com

SPP Toolkit Version 2021.3 released

Widnau (Switzerland), March 3nd, 2021: CAD Software Solutions releases version 2021.3 of the SparePartsPlace Toolkit for Autodesk Inventor.

Innovations in the SPP Viewer concern:

Optional collision test via Octree (performance for large assemblies)
Optimized full text search
Storage optimization
new MatCap shader raises performace up to 350% on Mobile Devices
and many more

Innovations in the SPP Toolkit concern:

3 optimization levels for assemblies (only PRO and ENTERPRISE)
Output of additional user properties
Output options and settings can be stored in profiles
Automated surpressing of Phantom- and Reference-Assembly Instances
and many more…

Get a testversion at: info@sparepartsplace.com

SPP Toolkit Version 2021.2 released

Widnau (Switzerland), October 22nd, 2020: CAD Software Solutions releases version 2021.2 of the SparePartsPlace Toolkit for Autodesk Inventor. Extensive innovations and improvements to the calculation algorithms increase the performance of the complex recalculations by up to a factor of 4. The SPP Viewer also received numerous enhancements and improvements.

Innovations in the SPP Viewer concern:

Optional collision test via Octree (performance for large assemblies)
Optimized loading times
Storage optimization
Faster calculation of normals
Integrated display of PDF documents
Integrated change of the screen resolution (only Windows or OSX)
Integrated change of the screen resolution (only Windows or OSX)Integrated change of quality levels

The revision and redesign of the essential algorithms for the simplification and mesh calculation of the CAD models reduces the preparation of large CAD assemblies (> 10,000 individual parts) by up to 75%. The reprocessing of a machine with 11,500 individual parts is reduced under identical conditions from 3h 02′ to just 45′ 15″. This corresponds to a saving of 75% in the running time.

The heart of the processing of large amounts of CAD data is the controller, which controls the distribution of the computing load on all available cores. An essential extension of the controller is the integrated restart function, which monitors and controls independently in relation to the utilization of the individual applications and cores. And this innovation has a full impact: very large CAD assemblies with 40,000 individual parts and more can be simplified, optimized and prepared for WEB, mobile and VR / AR apps in the shortest possible throughput times. The simplification strategies can also be applied dynamically-regressively to the 2nd and 3rd hierarchy level with the controller. This means that the models increase in quality and execution details for the observer the deeper he navigates into the assembly structure.

Innovations in the SPP Toolkit concern:

3 optimization levels for assemblies (only PRO and ENTERPRISE)
Output of additional user properties
Output options and settings can be stored in profiles
Automatic suppression of reference instances on output
Full support of solid and surface models
Full support of combined components (volume and surfaces in the same component)
Full support for assembly features
Multi-core support for large assemblies (ENTERPRISE only)
Significant reduction in calculation times (up to 4x)
And much more

Get a testversion at: info@sparepartsplace.com

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SparePartsPlace Toolkit 2019. 3 and 2020.3 for Inventor 2019 and Inventor 2020 are released.

SparePartsPlace Toolkit 2019. 3 and 2020.3 for Inventor 2019 and Inventor 2020 are released. The revised algorithms for CAD geometry simplifications and data calculations work more efficiently in these new versions and allow calculation times to be reduced by an average of approx. 35%. Especially with smaller CAD assemblies – i.e. assemblies with up to 2,000 individual parts – savings of up to 65% of the preparation time are achieved.
The revision of the mesh calculations was also refined with regard to the flexible and dynamic simplifications within the assembly structures. This makes the newly created geometries even more efficient for use in web, cloud, mobile, VR / AR and HoloLens applications. The SPP Unity3D Package has been adapted accordingly. This Unity3D package contains all the functions necessary to develop your own Unity3D applications for large CAD assemblies. CAD Software Solutions makes this package available to all developers of Unity3D applications free of charge.
Trial version of the SPP toolkit for Inventor 2019 and Inventor 2020 as well as the SPP Unity3D package can be requested here: info@sparepartsplace.com

28.4.2019: the Office for Intellectual Property granted CAD Software Solutions the first patent for the unique process of data simplification

As of February 28, 2019, the IGE (Institute for Intellectual Property) Bern granted the first of several national and international patents from CAD Software Solutions for the simplification of 3D data. After lengthy and time-consuming international research, it was recognized that the method for data reduction developed by CAD Software Solutions is new and unique in the sense of the relevant laws. This means that there is nothing standing in the way of granting further patent applications relating to this patent.
The patent describes the process for fully automated and dynamic simplification of 3D CAD data. This process makes it possible to simplify CAD data from very large assemblies in such a way that they are displayed in the best possible quality and performance even in web applications, on mobile devices and in VR, AR, WMR or XR apps. A key element in this regard is the dynamic simplification of CAD geometries. This unique process simplifies the elements to be displayed depending on the size, their topology and the respective position within the assembly structure. An optimal result in terms of quality and the amount of data to be displayed is thus achieved. This means that even assemblies with significantly more than 10,000 individual parts can be prepared fully automatically and visualized in corresponding applications for web and desktop applications as well as in apps for mobile devices.