VISTAGY Releases Seat Design Environment 2009
 WALTHAM,
MA, Dec 1, 2009 - VISTAGY, Inc., a leading provider of industry-specific
engineering software and services, today announced the release of Seat
Design Environment 2009 (SDE), which provides an accurate 3D master model of
the trim cover from the earliest stages of design to manufacturing by
enabling seat cover manufacturers to bring flat patterns that have been
altered with 2D editing software back into the 3D CAD model. This master
model definition can be used to automatically update engineering and
manufacturing data to create a faster, more precise process for delivering
seat covers to market, a key concern in the highly competitive automotive
industry.
The traditional 2D-based seat trim cover design and manufacturing process
requires a significant amount of translation and verbal communication to
transfer data between numerous people and software packages. Creating
documents, such as drawings, bills of materials (BOMs), cost assessments and
sewing instructions, is a manual, error-prone task that requires frequent
data re-entry. This traditional process is highly inefficient because there
is no single master model containing all the most up-to-date information
and, most importantly, there is no way to obtain timely design feedback.
Previous versions of SDE have always provided a way for data and
documentation—such as flat patterns, costing information, sew reports and
BOMs—to be automatically created from a 3D CAD master model. But SDE 2009
enhances the master model by providing an environment integrated into
commercial CAD systems where geometric and non-geometric information can be
captured within a single 3D CAD model throughout the entire design process;
from initial generation of flat patterns to final detail design as required
for manufacturing. Now design and manufacturing engineers and their
suppliers can efficiently create and modify seat trim cover product
definitions and generate associated engineering data automatically for use
throughout a company and its supply chain.
SDE 2009 also provides enhanced capabilities for communicating design
information, generating documentation, simulating producibility and defining
seat covers:
- Improved communication and documentation – Engineering as well as
manufacturing drawings can now be created with SDE 2009. This includes
the ability to show and hide cutouts in drawings on sewing reports and
engineering drawings as well as the ability to highlight colors on
sewing reports to show seam types (French/Deck, etc.) in isometric and
flat pattern views. This dramatically improves the communication of the
designer’s intent to the manufacturing team, speeding overall
development time and increasing accuracy.
- Enhanced producibility simulations – With improved display of
producibility results, the simulation can be inspected and used to identify
issues that need to be addressed to make better flat patterns more easily.
- Improved capabilities for defining seat covers – There are now more
options for creating attachments (by center point and length, by start and
end points, and by point and length) and for creating manufacturing sew
lines (by curve, attachment or backing pad).
"There is tremendous pressure on seat cover manufacturers to get to
market quickly and on budget," said Ed Bernardon, vice president of business
development for VISTAGY. "The introduction of SDE 2009 means they can now
create an invaluable master model for use throughout the entire trim design
and manufacturing process by bringing flat patterns altered with 2D editing
software back into the 3D CAD model so engineering and manufacturing
documentation and data can be automatically updated. With SDE 2009, we
continue to enhance our customers' competitiveness by improving data
accuracy and streamlining the engineering process."
Availability
SDE 2009 is currently
available.
About VISTAGY, Inc.
VISTAGY, Inc. is a leading global provider of engineering software and
consulting services that optimize product development processes by enhancing
the functionality of commercial 3D CAD systems. For almost 20 years, VISTAGY
has been a pioneer in providing industry-specific solutions that capture
complete virtual product definitions and facilitate automatic reuse and
efficient exchange of engineering information across the enterprise and
supply chain. VISTAGY solutions help customers deliver robust products on
time and on budget by increasing productivity, improving communication
throughout the product lifecycle and enabling better-informed
decision-making early in the design process. The company's customers include
over 200 of the world's leading manufacturers in the aerospace, automotive,
transportation interiors and wind energy industries.
VISTAGY is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA and can be
reached at +1.781.250.6800 or by visiting
www.vistagy.com.
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