Service applications need fast 3D CAD visualization power & hyperlinking capabilities

Todays service applications need to be able to load variants and configurations of complex products dynamically and fast.

Aachen, 2016/06/10: KISTERS has announced 3DViewStation WebViewer as the perfect 3D CAD visualization tool for Web-based service applications.


Todays service applications need to be able to load variants and configurations of complex products dynamically and fast. Associated information should be at your fingertips. Means that service and maintenance instructions of interest need to be accessible by hyperlinks, a single click on the related geometry. The fact, that complexity of CAD data is growing more and more requires a smart concept to achieve a visualization in real time. Also the support of mobile devices with limited bandwidth is a challenge.

To serve all these scenarios KISTERS has developed 3DViewStation WebViewer. There is no client installation required at all, it is very fast even with assemblies of 100.000+ parts and is designed for integration. If required, it can be easily customized to be integrated in the UI of the leading application. The XML-API allows dynamic un-/loading of parts and assemblies, geometries might be highlighted or re-colored, sections can be performed, even measurements might be taken. 3DViewStation WebViewers XML-API also allows to implement hyperlinks from geometry to associated 3D models or 2D documents, which is essential to guide a user directly to the correct service & maintenance instructions. KISTERS 3DViewStation WebViewer requires a HTML5 browser, does NOT require WebGL and runs on all operating systems incl. Windows, iOS, Android, Linux, MAC-OS. This way your IP is protected at any time.

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The KISTERS 3DViewStation is developed by very closely following customer requirements; it is available as Desktop, ActiveX and HTML5 WebViewer product-versions. All product flavors are intended to be used together with a PLM-, ERP- or other management system like product configuration or service & spare part applications, providing all necessary APIs. For cloud, portal and web-solutions there is a HTML5-based WebViewer solution available, which does not require any client installation at all. All file formats can be used in combination with the intelligent navigation- and hyperlinking features to address needs of complex integration scenarios.

KISTERS is a worldwide growing IT-company which has been founded in 1963 as an engineering agency. Its 500+ employees develop resource management systems for energy, water and air, and information systems for the area of environment protection and safety. Professional competence and operational experience with more than 3000 customers and more than 150.000 installed licenses make KISTERS an internationally sought-after partner for software solutions.

One core focus of the IT-solution department is the development and sales of visualization solutions for CAD-data and documents including ECM and PLM integrations. To satisfy the various market requirements KISTERS offers own developments of visualization tools. Customers appreciate 20+ year experience in this area.

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