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Data format can share 3-D design, doesn't need CAD.

Publication: Automotive News
Publication Date: 07-MAY-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Data format can share 3-D design, doesn't need CAD.(News)

Article Excerpt
Byline: Ralph Kisiel

Ford Motor Co. and UGS Corp. are testing a way for suppliers and automakers to share 3-D product design data without having to exchange huge computer-aided design files.

UGS, of Plano, Texas, says automakers can use a lightweight format, known as a JT data format, to exchange product design data with their suppliers, even if the suppliers use a different...

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