Anark-Adobe Manufacturing Solutions

Anark-Adobe Manufacturing Solutions

Generate lightweight, secure, digital rights-managed 3D PDF documents that can be distributed to--and recalled from--stakeholders across the extended enterprise and supply chain

Industry Problem

Today's economic climate requires manufacturers to improve efficiency by reducing product design and development costs while increasing collaboration and communication. Design review, design collaboration and product data sharing with internal or external organizations can be a complex and costly process involving issues of CAD data compatibility, intellectual property protection, model simplification, design revision, and CAD model distribution.

Manufacturing solutions from Anark and Adobe

Anark and Adobe have created simple yet elegant solutions that connects 3D design creation, document authoring, automated PDF publishing, and design review and collaboration tracking. By combining the power of the Anark Core Platform's Automated CAD transformation with the Adobe® Acrobat® or Adobe® LiveCycle® platforms, manufacturers can automatically generate up-to-date, lightweight, secure, digital rights-managed 3D PDF documents that can be distributed to--and recalled from--internal and external stake holders across the extended enterprise and supply chain. 3D PDF documents created with this solution can be distributed to anyone equipped with the free Adobe® Reader® and an internet connection, anywhere in the world.

Create, Author, Publish, Consume, and Regenerate

  • Create product designs using Catia, Pro/ENGINEER, NX, SolidWorks, or Inventor
  • Author: Simplify complex CAD assemblies with Anark Core Workstation
    Create PDF templates with Adobe LiveCycle Designer
  • Publish 3D PDF documents that incorporate product data from mulitple data sources using Adobe LiveCycle ES and Anark Core Workstation;
    Monitor and manage all comments and markups made within distributed PDF's as the design undergoes review
  • Consume 3D PDF design collaboration and design review documents with the free Adobe Reader. Add feedback and add 3D comments; send or submit your changes via email or by a web service.
  • Regenerate new 3D PDF documents as soon as a design has been accepted and submitted to the PDM server

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Anark Core: Automated CAD simplification

Anark Core significantly reduces the time and cost associated with 3D CAD file simplification and preparation by recording all CAD transformation steps into "recipes" that can be automatically reapplied to CAD assemblies and models when design changes are submitted. Recording CAD model preparation and simplification tasks "captures the knowledge" and enables reapplication of these steps at any time, resulting in a predictable, efficient and error free business process.

Securely share CAD data across the extended enterprise and supply chain

Unlike other solutions, Anark Core can embed accurate B-rep CAD models suitable for design markup, measurement, and review within the 3D PDF document. Embedding B-rep data within 3D PDF documents enables OEM's and suppliers to exchange "real" CAD data within secure, rights-managed engineering documents allowing suppliers to create tooling, perform analysis or create rapid prototypes from the "real" CAD data. When paired with the Adobe product suite, Anark Core automates the production of use-case specific CAD models for document based collaboration applications, thereby increasing the portability, value, and relevance of the 3D CAD and CAD related.

The integrated approach of preparing CAD models for use in Adobe products decreases time to market and extends collaboration beyond the enterprise. With Anark Core and Adobe LiveCycle organizations can deploy a standards-based, secure, automated, CAD model preparation and distribution platform that compliments existing investments in PDM and PLM systems.

Production proven: Anark knowledge, technology, and delivery

Knowledge

Anark has a proven track record of providing domain knowledge and solutions to customer problems and business objectives for 3D application deployment throughout the Enterprise.

Technology

Advanced 3D authoring, delivery, and data management tools and technology combined with "best of breed" industry standard products and solutions. Anark's marketing visualization solutions provide a cost effective bridge between 3D CAD data and web-based, application-based, and Adobe Acrobat and Adobe LiveCycle solutions to provide extended 3D PDF features and capabilities including document distribution, tracking, and digital rights management.

Delivery

Unrivaled track record for delivering successful 3D visualization & PLM solutions for the industry's most demanding and innovative customers.

Adobe Systems Incorporated