1. BEDIFFERENT ACE GERMANY
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2. ACE
Germany
Aras Visualization Strategy
Rob McAveney rmcaveney@aras.com
Director of Product Management
Aras Corp
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3. What’s Wrong with Visualization
Current state-of-the-market for visualization
falls short
 Undue focus on 3D above all else
 Fragmented support for different data types
 Reliance on proprietary formats
 Can view and markup, but can’t easily re-format and
re-combine content for downstream use
 Markup is mostly demo-ware
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4. Key Enterprise Use Cases
PLM
Enterprise Markup &
Viewing Markup
Collaboration
Authoring
Office Integration
MS-Office MS-Office Work Package
Generation
File Work
Viewable
Viewable Conversion Viewable Package
Authoring
CAD CAD
Native CAD Connector Native
Metadata
Advanced View
& Analysis
 File Conversion
 Ability to convert file formats in an automated process
Relative Use in Organization  Enterprise Viewing
 Ability to view files and perform basic queries
 Markup & Collaboration
Interactive  Ability to create comments and store back into PLM in a context-specific manner
Work  Advanced View & Analysis
File Types  Ability to interact with more complex file sets, such as version compare or digital mockup
Automated
Process  Work Package Generation
 Ability to create compound documents using existing files in PLM, such as work instructions or tech pubs
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5. Key Product Data Types
 Data types where a broad base of users need to see and act on
the file content without the originating application
 Aras considers the Key Product Data Types to be:
Office Scans Images Audio Video 2D 3D EDA
Drawings Models Models
Documentation Media CAD
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6. 3D PDF for Visualization
 Aras Secure Social & Visualization leverages open 3D PDF
 Aras is a founding member of the 3D PDF Consortium
www.3dpdfconsortium.org
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7. The Aras Visual Collaboration App
Aras Innovator
Office App
Aras File Aras Visual Collaboration App
Conversion
View – Comment – Create
Framework
Software IDE • Multi-content viewing
Office • Advanced 3D PRC
Doc PDF • Secure Social Markup
Source Code
Converter • Metadata query
Media Editor • Graphical query and
Media PDF compare
Media
Converter • Derived Content
Creation
PDF
2D PDF • Digital Rights Mgt.
CAD System 2D Native
Converter
PRC
EDA Native
3D PDF
Converter
3D Native PDF
Adobe Reader
 Standard, integrated functionality
 Modular around PDF format
• Basic viewing of static • Consumption of re-authored
file content content
• Archival of Aras rich content
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8. ACE Germany
Questions ?
Rob McAveney
Director of Product Management
Aras Corp
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