Parasolid is used by a number of industry leaders in the data exchange and visualization field which are relatively small markets but offer essential and valuable functionality capturing significant specialist expertise. Parasolid customers can import Parasolid XT parts without translation from over 100 independent software vendors (ISVs) that market over 350 applications and represent approximately 45% of all 3D CAD models worldwide that are stored in Parasolid XT format. Most major CAD systems that use a different solid modeler also license Parasolid for interoperability to create XT file read/write filters.

However, there is still the need to exchange data between Parasolid-based applications and non-Parasolid sources via standard file formats and proprietary, unpublished formats of other systems. Some Parasolid customers specialize in producing conversion toolkits in this area that are then integrated by independent software vendors (ISVs) into their applications as read/write filters to the various formats.

Likewise, some Parasolid customers specialize in high speed, high quality rendering, often of very large assemblies that may contain parts designed in many different formats. You are probably familiar with these as CGI-style fly-through animations of designs such as buildings, aircraft or cruise ships. The key factor is to import parts with maximum reliability from the widest possible range of applications contributing to a huge design project. This almost inevitably means working with parts from current and older versions of these applications. In this respect, Parasolid’s rigorous data strategy that guarantees upward data compatibility for all Parasolid files dating back to the very first release gives access to a large proportion of the world’s 3D CAD data with total reliability, making it the obvious choice as the core modeler. Parasolid’s high performance faceting functionality also offers extensive control over the tessellated output that can be produced, making it ideal for generating the precise format required to optimize image speed and quality.

Parasolid Data Exchange and Visualization Customers

Parasolid data exchange and visualization customers include: