This is really cool, out of this world or rather under the surface. It combines my love of water, technology, and innovation. Thanks to Beth Stackpole of DigitalEngineering for this very interesting article for us underwater, geek, and farmer types.

To make this work, there is a lot of tech being used and in conjunction with IoT (Internet of Things) and digital twins (a digital representation of a physical thing).

After a three-year joint development project between Dassault Systèmes and Lattice Technology Co. Ltd, working with Toyota Motor Corporation, native XVL on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform for Japan is available now (worldwide release is planned for 2022). The inclusion of native XVL with the 3DEXPERIENCE platform enables increased usability downstream of product design in areas such as production engineering and service.

Benefit of XVL for Technical Documentation

Usually, illustrations and figures in technical documents are created manually using actual products and photographs, at considerable time and cost. XVL can create technical illustrations directly from the 3D model, enabling you to start the process early.  

Publish Work Instructions (and more) using Microsoft Excel

Lattice3D Reporter brings the intuitive power of 3D visualization to anyone by enabling consumption of interactive 3D models and associated information to anyone using a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet.

The Virtual Product Model can be used to implement “MBE-light”. Implementing MBE (Model-based Enterprise) is a huge undertaking. Using the Virtual Product Model approach will save your company time and money, without upending your entire organization.

KCM Corporation is a manufacturer of construction machinery. 

Due to market pressures, KCM was forced to shorten time-to-market, reduce costs and focus on improving customer satisfaction. 

Lattice Technology Offers 3D Product Design Review Capabilities for Work at Home

— New technology gives fast access to complete product data regardless of their size or originating CAD system —

XVL Web3D Manager provides controlled sharing to any stakeholder using a modern web browser without add-ons. Even gigabyte-size CAD model files can be viewed with a web browser, including those with thousands of parts.

— Augments PDM/PLM systems delivering fast performance to stakeholders downstream from product development for even the largest 3D product models — 

Planning and Validating the Assembly Processes Using XVL