Compare model revisions
Identify changes between customer revisions and selectively inspect affected part areas.
Automotive Industry and Suppliers
CAD inspection for manufacturers and suppliers
intuitive & practical 3D without CAD expertise
affordable & universal many 3D/2D interfaces
Why use 3D-Tool in the automotive industry?
Part revisions change continuously in manufacturer and supplier projects. Development, quality assurance and production planning must quickly identify what has changed and whether components still fit in the intended installation space. With 3D-Tool, you compare model revisions, check dimensions and inspect assemblies for clearances and collisions without the original CAD system.
Inspect assemblies
View vehicle components together and check installation positions, clearances, and distances.
Detect collisions
Visualize contacts, intersections, and insufficient clearances between components.
Open customer data
Open customer and supplier data without a CAD system.
CAD viewer and analysis software for the automotive industry
Automotive manufacturers and suppliers work with numerous CAD revisions from different systems throughout a project. New customer revisions must be checked, changes traced, and installation situations assessed together with adjacent components.
With 3D-Tool, you open, measure, and analyze supported native CAD files and exchange formats. Model comparison shows which geometries were added, removed, or changed. Assemblies can also be checked for installation spaces, clearances, and collisions.
Measurements, annotations, and model views simplify coordination between development, quality assurance, purchasing, toolmaking, and manufacturing.
Inspect vehicle components, assemblies, and part revisions
For a new CAD revision, it is essential to find the changed areas and check their effects on dimensions, installation position, and adjacent components.
- Development and project teams: You inspect vehicle components and assemblies and trace changes between development revisions.
- Suppliers: You compare new customer revisions and identify which part areas you need to reassess.
- Quality assurance and manufacturing: You check dimensions and geometric features, identify deviations, and document findings.
- Technical purchasing and sales: You open customer and supplier data directly and clarify technical questions on the relevant geometry.
Functions for model revision and assembly checks
These functions help you identify model changes and assess their effects within an assembly:
- Model comparison: You highlight differences between two part revisions in color. You inspect added or removed material selectively.
- Virtual assemblies: You load vehicle components from different files together for installation checks.
- Collision analysis: You detect contacts, intersections, and insufficient clearances between components.
- Measurements and sections: You check distances, angles, radii, diameters, and internal areas.
- Mark and document: You record measurements, annotations, and Defined Views for technical coordination.
Identify changes and their effects early
For a new customer revision, the changed areas and their effects on adjacent components should be clarified first.
- Reassess changed areas selectively: Model comparison shows which geometries changed from the previous revision.
- Identify effects on installation space: Check changed components with adjacent parts for collisions and clearances.
- Assign technical questions unambiguously: Measurements, annotations, and model views show which part area and model revision a finding refers to.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Can 3D-Tool compare two part revisions?
Yes. Model comparison highlights differences between two part revisions in color. You inspect added or removed material selectively.
Can vehicle assemblies be checked for collisions and insufficient clearances?
Yes. Collision analysis shows contacts and intersections. Clearance mode also visualizes distances below a defined value.
Can dimensions and installation spaces be checked without the original CAD system?
Yes. Measurement and section functions let you inspect distances, angles, radii, diameters, and other geometry directly on the model.
Can suppliers open native CAD data from their customers?
Yes. 3D-Tool supports numerous native CAD formats and common exchange formats. The available formats depend on the edition used.
Can CAD data be converted for customers and suppliers?
Yes. The 3D-NativeCAD Converter in 3D-Tool Premium converts supported native CAD models to common 3D exchange and visualization formats.