Datakit (U.S. & France) announced that Polyquark (Puylaurens, France) chose the CATIA V5 converter for its ability to communicate with Opencascade, its ease of integration, license management using Flexlm and floating licenses, and file management. Polyquark develops and markets Wrapstyler, a trim design package for the automobile and aircraft industries. The software is used for the whole trim design process for car and aircraft seats, door panels, and dashboards. Manufacturers use Wrapstyler from the preliminary project stage as a virtual mock-up tool to address technical (wear, seam length, feasibility, etc.) or marketing (textural rendering and color schemes). It also facilitates interdepartmental communication and acts as an interface between OEMs, first-tier suppliers, and fabric makers. Auto suppliers use Wrapstyler to compute patterns (including flaps and knots) and generate the files needed to cut them out on NC machines. They can also perform feasibility studies (stress, deformation, pressure), define the seat cover layout, automatically manage seams, produce quotations, and generate assembly drawings. The latest version of Wrapstyler integrates Datakit’s CATIA V5 converter, which is said to eliminate the problems inherent to using intermediary files. The converter is available as an option, and solutions are also available to import native 3D files from companies working with SolidWorks or NX. To find out more about Polyquark and Wrapstyler, go to Datakit. For previous DE coverage, see “DATAKIT Offers ROBCAD for Robotic Workstation and Motion Cycles,” (Oct. 2008). Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.
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