3D CAD bridges gap between mechanical CAD and AEC markets

Anark core workstation screenshot.

Boulder, CO- Anark Corporation announces the release of the Anark Core Platform 2.2. The platform supports direct export of the Autodesk DWG format, providing a valuable bridge between mechanical CAD and AEC products and solutions.

According to Anark the platform is an innovative software platform that quickly and easily transforms native 3D CAD data for use throughout manufacturing, design, engineering, and support organizations.

Unlike conventional CAD tools and translators, Anark Core enables users to automate the modification of 3D product structure and geometry, and export revised product data into high-precision B-rep and lightweight mesh formats.

The addition of 3D DWG support enables users to convert and simplify their 3D CAD geometry for use in industry leading AEC and visualization products such as Autodesk Revit, Bentley MicroStation, Google SketchUp, 20-20 Technologies Cap Studio, and others.

Anark Core's automation capabilities, coupled with support for 3D mechanical and AEC CAD formats, enables manufacturers to reduce costs by automating the production of optimized lightweight DWG models for use in layout, space planning, configuration, and catalog applications.

"After receiving a consistently growing number of inquiries and requests, we are happy now to deliver a streamlined bridge between native 3D mechanical CAD data and leading AEC applications," said Stephen Collins, CEO, Anark Corporation. "Anark Core 2.2 includes several robust new features and performance enhancements, and the addition of the DWG format further extends its value to a large and important group of consumers of 3D CAD geometry."

"Our customers and supply chain partners will benefit greatly from the latest version of Anark Core," says Jean Mignault, CEO of 20-20 Technologies.

"Autodesk DWG format support will allow them to easily prepare lightweight 3D models for use in our Cap Studio™ and Office Sales™ products, which will dramatically cut their implementation time and cost for their space planning and 3D catalog applications."

Anark Core 2.2 has many new features and performance enhancements, including a new feature called "Region Select" that reduces the time to create shell geometry for visualization and simulation applications as well as supply chain data exchange and collaboration.

The company also added direct export support for MultiGen-Paradigm's OpenFlight format, the de-facto visual database format for simulation and visualization applications.