Geometric Software unveils 3DSearchITT

MUMBAI: Geometric Software Solutions, a leader in product lifecycle management (PLM) services and technologies, announced the launch of 3DSearchIT TM for SolidWorks. Geometry based search allows users to instantly locate files based on shape criteria - unlike conventional search engines which rely only on text based attributes. This allows optimal reuse of existing knowledge bases to dramatically reduce time to market and improve cost efficiencies.

The benefits of 3DSearchIT are It Quickly locates and re-uses part models based on geometric shape and part attributes, Reduces design time, Improves design productivity, Eliminates duplicate models and disk clutter, Improves parts management by automatic "clustering".

Features of 3DSearchIT for SolidWorks includes Integrated within SolidWorks for indexing and locating SolidWorks parts, Search results based on shape (geometry) and SolidWorks attributes, Indexes and Searches local and network drives, Results ranked by similarity, Finds geometric differences between models, Automatic indexing of identified drives and directories, Indexer automatically tracks addition, deletion and modification of parts, Indexer can index files when CPU not in use.

The basic version of 3DSearchIT for SolidWorks is free and allows full attribute searching of models within SolidWorks. 3DSearchIT - Professional contains many powerful advanced features and is available for purchase from Geometric's website.