3D Interoperability: Technical Articles and Resources
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From CAD to Manufacturing: Cutting the Friction Out of Engineering Workflows
Spatial Team | 28-05-2026
The engineering.com article gets straight to a number that tends to make engineering leaders wince. According to Frédéric Jacqmin, our Vice President of Worldwide Business Development, a simulation ...
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The Importance of CAD Files in Manufacturing
3D computer-aided design (CAD) files are integral to today’s manufacturing processes. On the surface, the idea is ...
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How Poor 3D Data Translation Can Derail Project Timelines and Costs
To manufacture a design, the engineering or design team must send its computer-aided design (CAD) files to the ...
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How The Best 3D InterOp Helps Reduce CAD File Errors in the Manufacturing Process
Due to different workflows, it is not uncommon to find companies collaborating with one another (e.g. a ...
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STL File Problems: Common Problems Identified in the STL File Healing Process
When coming from a standard format, very often that data has to be repaired or improved, and Spatial does that as part ...
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3D InterOp's Persistent Naming Translation
Let's examine the benefits of using 3D InterOp's Persistent Naming Translation feature in your application to import ...
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Generating Simulation Data from BIM Datasets
One of the important uses of 3D models in the building information modeling (BIM) process is as inputs to analysis. ...
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Rounding Dimension Values from 3D InterOp
Recently I was asked a question about one of the standard test files generated by NIST (National Institute for ...
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Emergence of STEP AP 242
In a past blog, The Impact of Model-Based Definition (MBD) on 3D Modeling and Manufacturing, we discussed the growing ...
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One-Way Associativity for 3D CAD Analysis Applications
Analysis applications often use solid models generated by CAD systems as their input; for example, the structural ...
