Technical illustrations are an important means for companies to communicate information about their products and services. And, if a picture’s worth a thousand words, imagine the volume of information communicated by an online 2D or 3D animation. But all too often, technical illustrators only have access to general purpose illustration tools that force them to redraw graphics from scratch. When illustrations and animations are created by reusing CAD data and then embedded in technical documents, they contribute to higher quality publications, lower costs, faster time to market, and happier customers.
Arbortext® IsoDraw® technical illustration software is the ideal tool for companies who need to incorporate product information in their technical publications. Illustrators can create high-quality technical illustrations in a quick and cost-efficient way. Illustrations can be created from scratch, photo-traced, or by reusing existing data (scans, CAD data, etc.). Arbortext IsoDraw automatically converts 3D design data into technical illustrations, thus offering an unprecedented productivity increase. Most technical illustrations do not leverage the rich, accurate data that comes from a CAD model, which means the illustrator must spend hours – sometimes days – redrawing what has already been modeled in the CAD system.
With Arbortext IsoDraw, illustrations can be created from CAD data in a matter of minutes. Arbortext IsoDraw is integrally connected to
Pro/ENGINEER® and can automatically update illustrations when engineering designs change. Arbortext IsoDraw also provides a wide range of functions for preparing illustrations for delivery on CD-ROM or via the Internet.
- Lower publishing costs
- Speed time-to-market
- Comply with industry standards
- Increase productivity
Organizations increasingly rely on the Internet to communicate technical information to a wide variety of audiences. Most often, the posted documents are static, with equally static illustrations. However, technical publications become much more valuable-and much more readable- when users can interact with the graphical content. There is an increasing need to provide illustration tools that enable readers to zoom, rotate, or otherwise manipulate the illustrated content. Arbortext IsoView® gives you that capability.
Arbortext IsoView is the industry leading global viewing technology. It enables users to display and print high-quality vector graphics found in a variety of publications, such as interactive electronic manuals, spare parts or sales catalogs, or maintenance instructions, distributed via CD-ROM or Intranet/Internet. For many years, Arbortext IsoView has been the de facto standard viewer of CGM files in the defense and aerospace industries, and in numerous other manufacturing industries. It is available as an ActiveX Control for use within Internet Explorer, in Visual Basic applications, or in other environments.
- Provides high-quality display of technical graphics in an interactive electronic environment like electronic parts catalogs, IETMs, etc
- The industry standard viewer for CGM files (CGM Version1-4, WebCGM)
- Compliant with ASD S1000D and ATA iSpec 2200 standards
- Display and print all major raster formats (TIFF, JPEG, PNG, BMP, PCX and CALS Raster)
- Embed hotspots in graphics to improve readability and user experience
- Enables readers to interact with published graphics (zoom, pan, etc.)
- Readers can add comments to graphics and export the information into the documentation workflow (redlining)
- Displays both vector and raster from hybrid archives
- Available as an ActiveX Control for use within Internet Explorer, Visual Basic applications, and other compliant environments
- Integrates with existing enterprise systems and applications