Hoops exchange helps hybrid computational fluid dynamics software build 3D format import and read function | customer case

HOOPS SDK It's the world's leading 3D Provider of domain development tools Tech Soft 3D  Created control products ,HOOPS SDK Include 4 paragraph 3D Software development tools , among HOOPS Exchange Is a CAD Data conversion tools , Can read and import 30 Varied CAD File format ;HOOPS Communicator It's one that focuses on Web End engineering graphics rendering 3D Graphics engine , Complex large-scale assembly that can be easily handled ;HOOPS Visualize Is a focus on desktop and mobile end of the engineering graphics rendering 3D Graphics engine ;HOOPS Publish It is a product that can 3D Data in native 3D PDF、HTML And standards CAD Format 3D Tools .

industry ： manufacturing
Challenge ： Simulation preprocessing software can only support a few CAD Format , The internal development of import and output code base is very time-consuming , Need to meet the different conversion of customers in the industrial industry CAD Requirements for software format .
Solution ： HOOPS Exchange Software Development Suite , Provide access to... Through a single interface 30 Varied CAD Access to file formats , To achieve the mainstream CAD Import and export of software .
result ： Support dozens of commonly used CAD Format , Include CATIA、NX、SolidWorks etc. , There is no need for customers to spend more time CAD Format conversion , So as to reduce errors in the workflow ; We don't need to develop internally CAD Input and output code , Use more development resources to develop other functions of the product , At the same time, it also maintains its position as a leading supplier of innovative engineering solutions .

Challenge

 

Engineering Software Steyr GmbH (ESS) , An Austrian software company named after the city where its global headquarters are located , Committed to solving complex industrial problems for its customers , Customers cover cars 、 oil 、 Natural gas 、 energy 、 Environment and processing industry . “ Our main focus is simulation ”,ESS Chief technical officer Vishal Nair say .“ We are cutting-edge hybrid computational fluid dynamics (CFD) And computational structural dynamics (CSD) The manufacturer of the software , It is also an expert in the automation of grid preprocessing steps .” In its solution suite ,alsim MERGE It is the product that handles this pretreatment step , Prepare for further simulation CAD Model .

“MERGE It is the starting point of all our simulations , In fact, it is very suitable for most CFD Use cases ,”Nair explains .“MERGE All the inputs and outputs are CAD Model . From the past history , We have developed our own input and output code , Introduce these internally CAD Model , But we only support STL And a few other formats .” Nair continued ,“ But when you visit customers , You may find that they use all kinds of CAD Software , Instead of just threeorfour packages . If we ask the customer to transform the model into STL, And then in MERGE Import , This increases the workload for them , And the error rate is very high , We want our customers to minimize conversion costs .”

 

Technology evaluation leads to new methods

And  Tech Soft 3D  cooperation , Using leading CAD Transform software development kit  HOOPS Exchange , help ESS Expanded alsim MERGE Of 3D Format input / output capability .“ We contacted Tech Soft 3D And the technical evaluation is carried out in advance , To determine whether their technology conforms to our development plan ,”Nair say .“ The result of our evaluation is , First ,HOOPS Exchange Can support CAD The number of formats is very comprehensive . secondly , Equally important ,Tech Soft 3D The development team quickly upgraded their suite to the corresponding CAD The latest version of the format . Third ,Tech Soft 3D The level of support provided by our staff throughout the evaluation process is very high , These factors make us firmly choose and Tech Soft 3D cooperation .”

HOOPS Exchange Now in alsim MERGE Play a fundamental role in , Thus saving ESS The time that must be used for data conversion .“ By using HOOPS Exchange, Our internal development hardly needs to invest time and cost to CAD Input and output code base ,”Nair say . This additional bandwidth value allows ESS Concentrate development resources on enriching MERGE And develop other product functions 、 Solve complex industrial problems .“ Many traditional products in our market adopt very traditional methods ,” Nell said .“MERGE Its uniqueness lies in the automation of pretreatment .

MERGE You can get a complete model containing thousands of parts , Just click a button , At about 10 It can be converted into usable in minutes CFD Simulation model . If you try to perform the same task manually , It will take several days .” Nair In conclusion ：“ Our goal is to solve engineering problems in an innovative way . And Tech Soft 3D cooperation , And use it smoothly HOOPS Exchange The tool bag casts our product advantages , And become one of the latest solutions to solve customer problems .”

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