Parasolid - the leading component for 3D geometric modeling

Parasolid delivers 3D modeling in hundreds of different software applications, spanning 3D product design, collaboration, simulation and manufacturing. To satisfy the varying functional requirements of its broad customer base, Parasolid is available in a range of options:

Parasolid Designer – for complete design functionality,
Parasolid Editor - for model preparation in manufacturing and analysis,
Parasolid Communicator - for interoperability, visualization and model interrogation,
Parasolid with Convergent Modeling - for extending classic B-rep modeling to facet data.

All options are built on the same industry-proven foundation capabilities and are delivered with comprehensive documentation and developer resources to enable successful integration regardless of your application.

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3D Geometric Modeling

Parasolid Designer – for complete design functionality,
Parasolid Editor - for model preparation in manufacturing and analysis,
Parasolid Communicator - for interoperability, visualization and model interrogation,
Parasolid with Convergent Modeling - for extending classic B-rep modeling to facet data.

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Parasolid Designer is a comprehensive 3D modeler suitable for demanding applications in solid modeling, facet modeling, generalized cellular modeling, direct modeling, and free-form surface/sheet modeling.

More than 900 functions are available to create, manipulate, interrogate and store 3D models. Advanced modeling tools enable the design of complex shapes, used for example in consumer and industrial products. Robust performance supports designs that include thousands of features and enables complex models to be edited quickly and easily, without failure or user-intervention.

Parasolid Editor is ideal for downstream applications that need to manipulate, edit, repair, simplify, or optimize 3D models, without the need for advanced modeling operations.

For example, Parasolid Editor is used in applications to optimize imported 3D models for manufacturing processes or to prepare imported 3D models for accelerated engineering analysis, without the need to refer to the originating CAD system.

Parasolid Communicator provides a platform for applications that need to read, write, interrogate, and display 3D models.

It facilitates import/export of the widely-adopted Parasolid XT file format, enabling interoperability with more than 350 software applications that are based on Parasolid. 3D models can be interrogated using inquiry functions to check topology, geometry, mass properties, and clashes. Visualization is supported with tools for non-destructive sectioning, graphical output, and meshing.

Parasolid Convergent Modeling technology enables classic B-rep modeling operations to work directly on faceted representations.

A proliferation of facet data in high growth areas like 3D scanning, topology optimization, and 3D printing means that design engineers often need to move facet data into 3D modeling systems that were designed for B-Rep data. Parasolid Convergent Modeling enables 3D product modeling on both data sources in a single environment while eliminating the complexity, error, and delay of converting between the two formats.