Kisters VisShare

Do these problems sound familiar?

A phone call from a colleague or supplier citing an ambiguity that "just" needs to be cleared up. But, you don't want to let go of the data, you want to keep control over it, which would be lost if the file were to be downloaded. Perhaps the assembly is also larger and the transfer via classic data exchange and FTP too slow and cumbersome, via cloud or e-mail would be too insecure or not possible. They could convert the native 3D CAD data into a neutral format such as JT, which might have to be done manually, could take time, and the JT files would still have to be transferred and comments would have to be laboriously communicated back. A 3D PDF may be too large for an email attachment, often too large for Adobe Acrobat or Reader to even open.  And perhaps it is difficult to download it to a smartphone where it is needed due to the low bandwidth.

Or, for a project that may only last a few weeks or months, it may be a matter of having some internal colleagues work with external business partners on specific data.

The solution here is VisShare, every time.

In the first case: Simply upload a 3DVS file or native CAD data to a VisShare project and send a link to the corresponding file from there, if necessary as a temporary link - done. You don't need to register the recipient first, no file downloads will take place and the data is safe.

In the second case: Simply register users via e-mail addresses, add them to a group, create a VisShare project with access rights for the selected users, add CAD data - done. You can also track whether a user has logged into the system. Errors can be corrected immediately by overwriting any files on the server. You are always in control.

The following project examples are from our VisShare customers:

A mold and tool maker uses VisShare to collaborate online with its customers, mostly automotive OEMs, on projects. The VisShare server is installed on the premises. For each job, the CAD data in question is loaded into a VisShare project and assigned to certain internal and external persons with different access rights. The data remains on the VisShare server, but the OEM can view it, add annotations if necessary, create views and save results on the VisShare server. The mold and die maker also uses options to add users via LDAP and ActiveDirectory and to share existing project folders online from its file servers via VisShare.

A large plant engineering company needs a flexible solution to form project teams for specific data at short notice. His PLM system is ruled out for this, as it is too complicated to use. Here too, a project should be able to be created with just a few clicks and members provided with authorizations for a certain group of people. VisShare was already successfully used here during the development phase and in this case was operated in the Kisters Cloud.