3D CAD Visualization

Intuitive, efficient, and practical

intuitive & practical 3D without CAD expertise
affordable & universal many 3D/2D interfaces

Interactive visualization of your 3D models

3D-Tool turns complex CAD data into interactive 3D models that everyone on your team can open, view and understand. The CAD Viewer supports 3D visualization in development, production planning, assembly and quality assurance.


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Interactive 3D visualization of a CAD model in the 3D-Tool viewer

Intuitive visualization of every detail

Intuitive operation

3D-Tool is ready to use immediately and requires no lengthy onboarding. Important tools are available right away and are easy to use with simple point-and-click actions.

Even complex tasks such as measuring surfaces or contours can be accomplished with a single click.

Create cross-sections, explode assemblies, and show or hide parts - entirely without CAD knowledge. 3D-Tool has been deliberately designed to be user-friendly.

Use colors, transparency, and visual styles to specifically highlight details. Parts or surfaces of a model can be individually colored with a single click.

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Zoom into the 3D-Tool ribbon menu with the most important functions for 3D visualization and analysis.
Practical tasks form the basis for the development of features and tools in the 3D-Tool CAD Viewer. The focus is on efficient workflows, easy operation, and clear 3D CAD visualization.

Universal use

Not every team member needs their own 3D-Tool license. The 3D-Tool Free Viewer supports viewing, measuring and analyzing native 3D-Tool models across the business.

  • Development and Planning: For checking and coordinating designs with all stakeholders as well as for documenting development stages.
  • Production Planning, Assembly, and Training: As a replacement for printed manuals, instructions and 2D drawings.
  • Sales and Purchasing: For preparing quotes and requesting quotes.
  • Sales and Marketing: For the clear presentation of complex technical products.

Practical features and extensive interfaces make 3D-Tool a flexible visualization tool for CAD data in your company.

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Collaboration and documentation

In modern companies, 3D models improve many processes in development, production planning, assembly, and quality assurance.

Interactive 3D visualization of products, machines, and production lines reduces queries and misunderstandings, increases transparency, and speeds up coordination. For everyone involved, the 3D model is an ideal medium for collaboration and documentation.

3D-Tool is an intuitive 3D software solution for industrial requirements. Even without CAD/CAM experience, team members can directly open CAD files, evaluate the design, and perform their own measurements or analyses.

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3D models and CAD viewers improve development, assembly, work preparation and quality assurance

Practical development

Many practical software enhancements arise from customer requests and suggestions. A selection of recent improvements:

  • Copy BOMs, part information, and dimensions to the clipboard or generate PDF, RTF, and HTML reports directly from them.
  • Control the visibility of each individual dimension and add your own information text to dimensions.
  • Set the orientation of the 3D model in the view by entering a view angle.
  • Use search terms to filter and select parts - for example to show and hide them or for structuring in assemblies.

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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Do I need CAD experience to use 3D-Tool?

3D-Tool is designed for intuitive use: you open CAD files and view, section or explode models with simple point-and-click actions - entirely without CAD or CAM knowledge.

Can colleagues without a license open my 3D models?

Yes. Simply save your CAD models as 3D-Tool files (DDD) and share them. With the free 3D-Tool Free Viewer, anyone can view, measure and analyze 3D-Tool models - so the whole team can collaborate around the model.

Which 3D formats can I open for visualization?

3D-Tool supports over 30 3D formats. These include STL, 3MF, OBJ and VRML as well as STEP, IGES, JT, SAT, and Parasolid, plus native CAD formats such as CATIA, Siemens NX, Creo, SolidWorks, Inventor, Solid Edge, and many more.

Can I create cross-sections and exploded views?

Yes. Cross-sections, exploded assemblies and the showing and hiding of individual parts are all possible in just a few clicks.

Is 3D-Tool suitable for presentations and marketing?

Yes. 3D-Tool is very well suited for presentations, sales and marketing. Interactive 3D visualization makes complex technical products clear and easy to understand - at customer sites, in meetings or internally within the team. You can respond flexibly to questions, view parts from any angle, zoom into models and highlight the relevant details. In addition, bills of materials and reports can be generated to support presentations with specific technical information.