Aras Innovator Integration with 3DViewStation

Fast Aras Innovator 3D viewer and feature complete - Optimal performance with the 3DViewStation

When visualizing 3D CAD data within Aras Innovator, the problem today is that the viewing solution offered as standard can only partially complete the desired tasks. 

There are problems with performance even with normal assembly sizes, but also with the insufficient range of functions for many tasks.

The result are frequent complaints from the user base. We were told, that up to 70% of all calls ending up at technical support were related to performance issues.

This finally has severe impact to the PLM and Digital Thread solution: tasks cannot be accomplished as expected, you will get no user acceptance of the standard solution.

The solution for all Aras Innovator users

Kisters 3DViewStation with 180+ functions in Product Lifecycle Management

Unlocking innovation with leading product for 3D vizualization

The 3DViewStation is very fast and can process various native 3D & 2D CAD, standard formats and also Office formats.  The 3DViewStation is fully integrated into the Aras Innovator interface as a WebViewer version.

User interfaces without limitations in a single 3D CAD Viewer for all processes and tasks

With over 180 Functions & Features, all Aras PLM users have access to the complete range of functionalities from the usual measuring, dimensioning, cutting and creating new views to advanced analysis: 3D comparison and Digital MockUp (DMU).

Eliminate dead end customizations for your advanced 3D viewer

It should also be emphasized that the Aras Innovator's Discussion Thread is fully supported, e.g. to manage engineering changes.

However, not only snapshots of the current view are created, which can be annotated. If you click on these snapshots again later in Innovator, the 3DViewStation WebViewer loads the 3D model again in exactly the same view and is therefore fully editable again in 3D.

Your Digital Twin core

Dynamic and fast loading of product variants and configurations along the product life cycle makes 3DViewStation the ideal tool for your Digital Twin and Digital Thread implementation.

Your company with the optimal PLM software

Our support is available to help you find the right integration solutions and integrate them into your product lifecycle management in every way. We will be happy to provide you with telephone support or find the right solution in a personal discussion about our product.

PLM - Kisters and the Aras Innovator Community

Loading complex products as a prerequisite

Kisters has been well known in the Aras Innovator community for many years. Aras with their application platform for modern product lifecycle management application quickly recognized the potential of the Kisters 3DViewStation based in Aachen, whereupon the first integration, at that time with the 3DViewStation Desktop, was carried out.

Discover the Aras effect with powerful 3D viewer: Kisters 3DViewStation

With Leonardo Helicopters, then still Agusta Westland, the requirement was to load even complex products, such as a helicopter consisting of several million components, completely dynamically. The goal was a development environment enables rapid configuration and visualization of configured helicopters.

Platform for modern product 3D visualization using nothing elso than a Browser

Modern product lifecycle management systems for discrete manufacturing like Aras Innovator need powerful 3D viewer and 3D visualization in order to support all processes.

Accelerate innovation with Aras Innovator: Many of our customers follow an integrated approach, some leverage a very loose integration, like shared services.

Adaptations to Aras PLM, the modern product lifecycle management

Step by step, our 3DViewStation developed as a result. The first step was to prove that the 3DViewStation can load such a complex mechanical design assembly in just a few seconds.

Aras Innovator's extensible data model was then customized so that the helicopter variants could be configured in the Aras PLM system. The result has since been made available as a viewer in the 3DViewStation. 

3D viewer applications in Airbus greenhouse

Today Airbus, who started their Aras Innovator journey in a greenhouse, is the customer with the largest number of users of the Kisters 3DViewStation WebViewer version. Using a WebViewer server farm they avoid costly downtime associated with lengthy upgrade or local Desktop installations.

Mainly still for 2D drawings, up to x-times A0- / E-size, but more and more for 3D models, archived as STEP, STP files.

Aras PLM - Well known and popular, shaping the future

Leonardo: manage their complex product, gain efficiency improve performance by fast visualization

The Leonardo project has made 3DViewStation well known in the Aras Innovator environment.

Kisters has been sponsoring the Aras ACE events, the annual global user conference, for years and has demonstrated his skills in handling of manufacturing data in the legendary Rapidfire demos.

During these live demos, lasting just 5 minutes, customers and interested parties were able to experience live and in real time how the Kisters 3DViewStation has become faster from year to year.

Explore cutting edge advancements of 3D viewer 3DViewStation

In the first year, an assembly line from Airbus, where the wings are assembled, was loaded in 13 seconds. And was met with fascination.

Average star rating increased every year

In the years that followed, the loading time was gradually reduced to just 1 second, which is now taken for granted. We've known each other long enough now.

The good performance development is accompanied by continuous functional development.

3DViewStation as part of the PLM

From Desktop to Web Viewer

2D and 3D viewing services common to PLM and Digital Thread solutions

A few years ago, the then new 3DViewStation WebViewer version replaced the Desktop Integration with the WebViewer version.

As Aras Innovator is web-based, this cloud-based integration was an obvious choice. The advantage of server-side rendering can be fully exploited, especially with extremely large assemblies.

Kisters: dedicated to 3D viewing - enables rapid application development

The advantage of collaborationg with a vendor like Kisters, who is dedicated to 3D CAD visualization and 3D CAD viewing is, that new features functionalities and technologies will introduced periodically and the PLM vendor can focus on the implementation of pure PLM and digital thread functionalities.

Leading product companies enhance traceability and interoperability

Product lifecycle management for discrete manufacturing industry tries to leverage the power of connected intelligence of innovative PLM solutions and user accepted advanced 3D visualization. 3DViewStation should be a part of it.

Exceed revenue growth targets

Everybody talks about shortening the time to market again and again. We help you to improve production timelines meet and exceed all expectations.

This competetive advantage finally helps you growing your revenue.

Data models and user interfaces

Thanks to it's many powerful and high-level APIs 3DViewStation can be easily adapted to any open and adaptable plm and to all digital enterprise business processes. So you are free to tailor workflows data models as per your needs.

Fast and feature rich visualization for the most complex 3D CAD models

The world's largest manufacturers manage their complex 3D CAD models typically inside a PLM system, and 3DViewStation is the right tool to view in seconds. Maybe our viewing tool helps to meet and exceed revenue growth targets and accelerate innovation at the same time.

Data security in product lifecycle management

IP Protection (KnowHow Protection) of your own data when connecting external business partners, like your extended supply chain, is extremely important.

Because it is purely browser-based, the 3DViewStation WebViewer version does not require any client installation, making the solution even easier to deploy and administer. 

The world's largest manufacturers are managing manufacturing data, every the very complex ones, in PLM systems and visualize their 3D models using Kisters 3DViewstation.

The combination makes the difference

Aras PLM and KISTERS 3DViewStation

If you ask Google, the Kisters 3DViewStation is ranked high in the Media Wire as a CAD viewer with Aras Innovator. The combination of Aras PLM with Kisters View is ideal because it connects data or regulatory requirements with projects and products.

Many use cases incl. supply chain

The software offers real added value, add value, like view services for PLM, PDM, variant and configuration management, Digital Twin core, Digital Thread, supply chain and after-sales use cases, which was also confirmed by Microsoft employees at an Aras Innovator ACE event.

Invest in the satisfaction of your employees

Say stop / cancel to half-hearted decisions that ultimately don't help the user to do their job. The professional 3D CAD viewer Kisters 3DViewStation pays for itself after a short time.

In the age of industrial information, 3DViewStation has become an integral part of product lifecycle software (PLM).

Product data security along the digital thread

We at KISTERS are also concerned with today's challenges in the area of technologies for PLM applications, like the Aras adaptable PLM and Digital Thread solution.

Tailor workflows data models that woth with advanced 3D CAD visualization

The security of your company's products and access to confidential design data are a particular focus in the development of our software. Special software and worksflows might be required. 3DViewStation will help you in any case.

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