3DVIA Composer Overview

Add a new dimension to your product communications
3DVIA Composer software brings the next generation of 3D communication, helping product developers cut costs, save time, and grow their competitive advantage. With 3DVIA Composer technology, manufacturing organizations can leverage existing 3D CAD data to streamline development of technical communications and create more compelling documentation with higher impact. You can start your documentation sooner, update it faster, and complete it with the product design, giving you lower costs and improved time to market.

3DVIA Composer Advantages

• Save Time, Reduce Costs,
  Work More Efficiently

  COMPOSER SCREENCAST: How Costly is Your Technical Documentation?

  

  Product documentation and communication workflows typically begin only after designs are finalized. But 3DVIA Composer software lets you initiate technical communications earlier in the design process. You can automatically update all content if designs change, reducing rework and helping you bring products to market faster. Usable by non-technical staff–no CAD experience required--3DVIA Composer software helps free engineers from the time consuming task of creating product documentation so they can focus on more high-value deliverables.

• Communicate More Clearly

  COMPOSER SCREENCAST: Creating Rich Graphical Content

  

  By illustrating products in 3D, you provide customers with clear, easily understandable documentation that vastly improves their ability to consume and retain information. With 3DVIA Composer software, you can create intelligent views, animations, 2D line art, and high resolution raster images for use in a wide range of materials like training modules, assembly instructions, and sales presentations. This dynamic content clearly communicates complex products and procedures visually and comprehensively, reducing the ambiguity of text-based material.

• Leverage Existing Designs

  COMPOSER SCREENCAST: What's New in 2011

  

  3DVIA Composer software works natively with existing SolidWorks design data, including visual attributes, file properties, and assembly hierarchies. It automatically creates a read-only copy whenever a CAD file is opened, protecting your design information from being inadvertently altered. Associations with the original data are maintained. It's easy to update 3DVIA Composer documentation, keeping it in synch if design changes occur. Your documentation stays accurate and is ready with the final design.

• Grow Your Competitive Advantage

  Incorporating rich technical imagery and animations into sales proposals and support materials lets you show your product before manufacture, gives your customers a more meaningful experience, and sets your business apart. Not only will your customers and partners better understand complex product information, but the material you provide will clearly differentiate your business and your products against the competition.

  

  

• Get Started Quickly

  

  Easy to learn and intuitive to use, 3DVIA Composer software is an ideal complement to content-delivery tools that you already use like Microsoft® Office®, Adobe® PDF, and HTML software. Even if you are inexperienced with CAD applications, you can quickly start generating high quality illustrations and interactive 3D animations with 3DVIA Composer programs to support your technical product communications.

• Unrivaled Support

  Success with 3DVIA Composer software is assured with SolidWorks support resources. Our highly skilled resellers provide technical support and training at the local level, addressing your specific needs. SolidWorks CAD integration is thoroughly tested and improved with every release. Comprehensive online assistance, tutorials, and an active user community help you achieve the results you desire, no matter what your skill level.