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News Release from: EskoArtwork | Subject: ArtiosCAD, Solidworks
Edited by the Printingtalk Editorial
Team on 14 September 2006
3D Modelling Now Built In To Packaging
Software
Esko has entered in to an embedded technology distribution agreement with Solidworks Corporation.
Esko has entered in to an embedded technology distribution agreement with Solidworks Corporation The agreement gives Esko access to Solidworks technology as a data translator for the import and export of native Solidworks files
This article was originally published on Printingtalk on 14 Sep 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Packaging designers are now able to work more precisely and faster as product design and packaging design becomes an integrated process.
Mark Driscoll, OEM business development manager for Solidworks Corporation, said: "It is logical for the leading 3D CAD software for product development to work with the leading CAD application for structural package design.
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Both Solidworks and Esko products focus on collaboration and getting consumer products to market quickly and easily." And he added: "In fact, there is a lot of interaction between Solidworks and ArtiosCAD product and packaging designers.
We know that the rich feature set within ArtiosCAD will take full advantage of Solidworks 3D CAD modeling, allowing designers to quickly develop packaging that supports products developed with Solidworks." Solidworks is claimed to provide intuitive and straightforward 3D CAD tools to help design teams develop better products.
It offers the most timesaving capabilities of any product design software available, allowing product designers and manufacturers to get quality products to market faster at a lower cost, said the company.
The company's product is used by over a half million product designers worldwide to create a variety of primary packaging elements, such as bottles, cans, tubes and blister packs across a range of industries, including industrial, medical, scientific, consumer, educational, technology, and transportation.
Esko said that its customers have expressed a desire to work directly with Solidworks models to efficiently and accurately create packaging, displays and shipping containers associated with such products.
ArtiosCAD is said to be the world's market leading structural design software for packaging.
With dedicated tools specifically targeted at packaging professionals for structural design, product development, virtual prototyping and manufacturing, ArtiosCAD increases productivity throughout a company's packaging workflow, said Esko.
The design and drafting tools of ArtiosCAD include functions that structural designers require to get their jobs done accurately and efficiently, added the company.
Complete 3D integration allows for quick prototyping of designs and presentations, eliminating communication errors and reducing design review cycles.
ArtiosCAD 7.10, the imminent October release of Esko's structural design software, will draw on Solidworks technology to import and export native Solidworks files, creating a workflow between Solidworks and ArtiosCAD.
Esko said that a consumer product, such as a mobile phone that is created using Solidworks, illustrates the workflow possiblities.
With the new version of ArtiosCAD, the Solidworks 3D model of the phone can be imported directly in to ArtiosCAD's 3D environment.
In ArtiosCAD, users now can use a variety of tools to automagically create packaging that fits the product.
Internal fitments, protection, and supports can be created using cross-sections of the phone model.
And that entire assembly can then be directly inserted in to a folding carton that is automatically sized to fit.
Interactive 3D viewing and interactive application of graphics elements can be executed with other Scope software tools.
Operating directly with the 3D model not only dramatically speeds up the packaging development process, it also removes much of the manual trial-and-error process to get packaging to fit correctly, added Esko.
Jan De Roeck, director product marketing software at Esko, commented: "Solidworks is a widely used 3D CAD tool for both product and primary packaging development, and it is no surprise that many Esko users are also Solidworks customers.
Therefore, implementing a direct communication link between these products is a valuable asset to both customer bases." And he added: "With the upcoming release of ArtiosCAD 7.10, our users will have a bi-directional link between these leading products.
This synergy will further streamline the package development process and provide decreased turn-around time and superior communication between all parties of the supply chain.".
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