

All major 3D CAD formats are supported including Autodesk Inventor, Catia, Creo Elements Direct, Creo Parametric, I-DEAS, JT, NX, NX I-deas, Solid Edge, and SOLIDWORKS. To create the 2D work instructions, the 3D CAD model is brought into the XVL environment. To avoid ambiguity and reduce training time, we encourage the use of more graphics and less textual instructions.” Our 2D work instructions can be delivered as Microsoft Excel spreadsheets, PDFs or printed on paper. Our graphics are smart and can be hyperlinked to related data, like part lists. Each task is supported with one or more graphics. Our work instruction authoring solution, XVL Studio, enables manufacturing and service planners to decompose complex processes into manageable tasks. If a human is involved in your assembly or service, how do you communicate with them clearly? Each of these people needs to be trained and retrained when changes occur. “Our XVL-based solutions will increase productivity. “We are in the communication business,” said Erik Freeman, Lattice Technology sales manager. Concurrency is enabled by preserving work performed in the XVL environment when changes occur in the native CAD model.

Common uses include assembly process planning (using digital mock-up), work instructions, technical illustrations, design reviews, electronic spare part catalogs and service portals. XVL is used as the backbone for repurposing 3D model data across the extended enterprise.

Lattice Technology delivers XVL-based solutions that leverage an organization’s existing 3D design data, allowing the repurposing of 3D CAD model data beyond product design to all segments of the product lifecycle. Benefits to these companies include reduced errors and less training time. Developed for companies with assembly operations or who need to support repair operations, this release streamlines the creation of robust 2D work instructions. DENVER, CO, – Lattice Technology, Inc., an industry leader in digital mock-up and technical communication solutions for the manufacturing industry, today announced Lattice3D Studio version 15.
