Spatial Releases 3D Springback Component
 BROOMFIELD,
CO, June 25, 2008 - Spatial Corp., a leading provider of 3D software
components for technical applications, today announced the availability of
the 3D Springback Component to facilitate a one-step method for Springback
correction of 3D models within pressed-metal-tooling manufacturing
applications. The readily integrated component consists of a single API,
enabling rapid development of a Springback compensation feature without
requiring mathematical expertise unique to this specialized application. The
high-level component provides application developers a means to quickly
deliver an automated solution to tool engineers accustomed to time consuming
and error prone manual remodeling of CAD geometry to compensate for
Springback. Tool engineers, using 3D Springback enabled applications,
benefit from an increase in their productivity and improved delivery times
by eliminating extra cycles in the tool development process.
 “The
3D Springback component enabled our development team to introduce our
Springback product, VDM, in just 3 months. We worked very closely with the
Spatial team during the development phase, and were extremely pleased with
the level of support they provided. Our developers found the component
straightforward to implement, and it let us deliver to our end-users an easy
to use application. I’m very confident our customers are especially pleased
with the application’s performance,” stated Mr.Takao Sugihara, GM, Product
Development of NTT DATA Engineering Systems Corp.
Applications utilizing 3D Springback deliver a tailor-made solution for a
common and costly time-to-market impediment in the pressed metal tooling
industry. 3D Springback utilizes user-selected edges and faces and “form-to”
shaping constraints to smoothly transform the original design data into the
surface shapes needed for machining stamped metal tooling. The solution
eliminates the need for tool engineers to manually calculate the
deformations and modify the CAD model.
Developers can create a high-performing Springback application with a
simple to use interface that:
- Preserves geometric continuity up to G2
- Preserves model topology and attributes
- Creates smooth, continuous deformation of the input model
- Supports fixed constraint types: face, edge, points
- Includes shaping constraint types: curve-to-curve, points-to-points
- Provides deformation fairness reporting which warns of unrealistic
constraint inputs
- Employs constraint satisfaction query reports on constraint fidelity
achieved
- Preserves the data size of the model through successive iterations
of Springback deformation
3D Springback is concise and easily integrated into existing
manufacturing software. The component integrates with ACIS-based
applications through a single application programming interface (API).
“The 3D Stamping Component is a great example of how we work with our
customers to identify industry-specific challenges that, when solved,
provide them additional market opportunities. Using a combination of
Spatial’s existing components, such as the ACIS modeler, new component
technologies, and an experienced services and support organization, Spatial
is able to partner with our customers to provide unique solutions to
industry problems,” stated Jerry Walters, Spatial VP of Marketing, Sales and
Services.
The 3D Springback Component is supported on a wide variety of 32- and
64-bit platforms. For further information on 3D Springback and obtaining an
evaluation license, please visit
www.spatial.com/content/solutions/3DSpringback.
About Spatial
Spatial Corp. is a leading provider of 3D software components for
technical applications across a broad range of industries. Spatial’s 3D
modeling, visualization, and interoperability technologies and professional
services help application developers deliver market-leading capabilities,
maintain focus on core competencies, and reduce time-to-market. Spatial 3D
components have been adopted by some of the world's most recognized software
developers, manufacturers, research institutes, and universities.
Headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado, Spatial has offices in the USA,
Germany, Japan, China and the United Kingdom.
For more information, please visit Spatial's Web site at
www.spatial.com or contact Spatial by
email at info_spatial@3ds.com or
by phone at 303-544-2900.
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