Collision Detection and Rigid-Body Simulations Come to ZW3D

ZW3D teams up with SimLab Composer for high quality visualization of simulations.

Image courtesy of ZWSOFT.

Image courtesy of ZWSOFT.

ZWSOFT and SimLab Composer have partnered together to integrate their respective CAD/CAM and photo realistic rendering software into one interface.

SimLab’s dynamics simulation capabilities will also be accessible in ZW3D.

 Dynamics simulations such as rigid-body and collision detection are performed by SimLab’s Simulation Workbench. By granting ZW3D users access to this workbench, they will be able to model and control the dynamic movements of their designs. These simulations will allow users to assess their designs and determine flaws earlier in the production cycle.

“We are very excited about this partnership. It gives our users a powerful toolset to create amazing visualizations and perform mechanism simulations efficiently,” said Colin Lin, director of  ZWSOFT overseas business.

Image courtesy of ZWSOFT.

Image courtesy of ZWSOFT.

The two software packages will be able to communicate through a ZW3D plugin. This plugin will allow users to access SimLab Composer within the ZW3D user interface.

Additionally, the user will be able to set up active links so that changes in the SimLab Composer and ZW3D will sync automatically in both directions.

SimLab also offers rendering capabilities for ZW3D designs. This will give engineers the ability to add shadows, shading, bumps, surfacing and photo-realism to their 3D model. By sharing these images with their team, the engineer will be able to better express their ideas to non-technical teammates.

Once the user has rendered a model, engineers will be able to save the model as a 3D PDF or WebGL-based HTML file. This will allow the engineer to share the file with their team over multiple platforms including tablets and phones.

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Shawn Wasserman

For over 10 years, Shawn Wasserman has informed, inspired and engaged the engineering community through online content. As a senior writer at WTWH media, he produces branded content to help engineers streamline their operations via new tools, technologies and software. While a senior editor at Engineering.com, Shawn wrote stories about CAE, simulation, PLM, CAD, IoT, AI and more. During his time as the blog manager at Ansys, Shawn produced content featuring stories, tips, tricks and interesting use cases for CAE technologies. Shawn holds a master’s degree in Bioengineering from the University of Guelph and an undergraduate degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Waterloo.