New JT2Go Program Extends Value of Teamcenter Visualization by Promoting Widespread Use of JT Standard
Last fall, UGS announced JT2Go -- its new offering designed to accelerate 3D visual collaboration adoption based on the pervasive 3D JT format and PLM XML. The no-charge JT2Go viewer and JT plug-ins for Microsoft® Office enable global collaboration on every desktop.
JT2Go is now available for download at www.JT2Go.com. For Teamcenter Visualization customers, this announcement increases the value of your existing investment in JT. Now any employee, business partner or supplier can extend the use of the lightweight format for sharing 3D product and manufacturing information. JT2Go can enable collaborative participation for 3D product data necessary for critical lifecycle processes such as design reviews, manufacturing planning or requests for quotes.
"Now Teamcenter users can remove the collaboration barriers by leveraging their JT enabled applications to extend their ability to communicate across their partners and suppliers," said Steve Bashada, vice president of Teamcenter applications, UGS. "The readily available nature of JT2Go enables the best suppliers to engage in processes across enterprise boundaries regardless of their CAD system of choice."
UGS' customers have come to rely on JT as the most robust visualization format on the market today. JT2Go is supported by JT Open, an open, influential community of users, software vendors, and interested parties advocating the use of JT as the visualization, collaboration and data-sharing standard for the PLM industry.
JT2Go provides instant compatibility with the huge installed base of existing 3D JT data created by over 600,000 users worldwide. The JT format is the predominant 3D data standard for enabling product visualization and information sharing between PLM software applications. Lightweight JT files can be generated by all major computer-aided design (CAD) authoring systems - including UGS' NX™ and Solid Edge® - providing 3D data in a CAD-neutral format for high-performance viewing. The robust functionality and lightweight qualities of JT technology make it possible to view and share product data and interactive images worldwide, in real-time and throughout all phases of the product lifecycle.
To further extend the reach of JT visualization, the JT2Go Plug-in for Microsoft Office enables the 3D viewer to be "embedded" into mainstream documents. Users can reference JT files from Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint, extending access to 3D files through common desktop applications.
For those JT2Go customers who require more robust visualization to support complex PLM processes, it's easy to upgrade to Teamcenter Visualization add-ons. Ask your UGS sales representative how Teamcenter Visualization can support greater global collaboration in your business environment.
