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Numerical Innovations Leverages Spatial's 3D InterOp for Bi-directional Data Translation

BROOMFIELD, Colo.—Spatial Corp., a provider of 3D software development toolkits for design, manufacturing, and engineering, and a subsidiary of Dassault Systèmes, recently announced that Numerical Innovations has leveraged Spatial’s 3D InterOp data reuse software suite to launch ACE 3D, reported to be the first all-in-one 3D/2D translator specifically targeted for the electronic design automation (EDA) industry. Numerical Innovations is a division of Caneberra Technologies, Inc.

According to a press release from Spatial, ACE 3D makes it easy to convert between 3D and EDA formats by importing a wide variety of EDA and CAD formats directly into customer 3D modeling environments. Geometries and layers are intelligently organized as individual assemblies for easy editing.

By integrating 3D InterOp’s data translators, ACE 3D is said to provide mechanical engineers with the flexibility to construct entire designs and layout assemblies, while still remaining in their preferred 3D environment. Non-CAD experts now have the ability to quickly convert and create 3D geometries without weeks of training. ACE 3D is also reported to include a “full-featured and powerful editor” that can be used to clip regions, generate anti-areas (negative polarity), perform Boolean operations, fill complex polygons, and optimize data before final export. The 3D files output from ACE 3D are tested and fully compatible with Dassault Systèmes’ Solidworks applications and the latest versions of other modeling engines.