European leader specialized in CAD interoperability, CAD Interop has been supporting industrial companies for over 25 years with their technical data exchange challenges. Based in the Paris region, CAD Interop distinguishes itself by its ability to create bridges between different CAD systems, allowing organizations to optimize their digital data flows and increase their operational efficiency.
In an industrial context where the multiplicity of CAD systems complicates data exchanges (Catia, NX, Creo, etc.), We offer tailored solutions to convert, visualize, and protect critical 3D models. Our independent expertise guarantees objective recommendations, adapted to the specific needs of each company.
Recognized expertise in CAD interoperability
Founded in 2009, CAD Interop has established itself as the reference distributor for CAD interoperability solutions in Europe. The company leverages more than two decades of experience by participating in major projects for European clients, particularly in the aeronautics, automotive, and defense sectors.
CAD Interop stands out for its pragmatic approach to technical data exchange challenges. Its position as a specialized distributor gives it a global vision of the market and valuable independence from CAD software publishers. This neutrality is a major asset for recommending the solutions best suited to each client's specific needs.
A complete portfolio of interoperability services
CAD Interop's offering addresses all the technical data exchange issues encountered by industrial companies. Each service provides a precise solution to an interoperability challenge:
- CAD data integration in DPM/PLM/ERP systems to centralize technical information
- CAD data visualization without software license, facilitating access to information for all departments
- Virtual reality for immersive exploration of CAD models
- Simplification and lightening of CAD models to optimize their use
- Conversion of models 2D/3D with preservation of construction history
- Geometric repair to obtain valid and usable 3D solids
- Exchange automation to streamline collaborative processes
- Validation and comparison of 3D models between different versions
- Intellectual property protection of sensitive CAD data
- Long-term archiving ensuring the durability of digital models
This comprehensive range allows CAD Interop to provide a global response to interoperability challenges, intelligently combining different technological solutions to create optimized and customized workflows.
Strategic technological partnerships
CAD Interop's business model is based on solid partnerships with leading technology publishers. Its partnership with ITI TranscenData, established for more than 15 years, forms the cornerstone of its offering. CAD Interop is now the official distributor of ITI for Europe, offering advanced solutions such as CADfix, CADIQ, Proficiency, and DEXcenter.
The company has also formed partnerships with other complementary players such as SimLab-Soft, Kisters, and Draftware, expanding its ability to meet clients' specific needs. This diversity of partners reinforces its independence and ability to propose the most relevant technological combinations for each project.
| Partner | Solutions | Key Benefits |
|---|---|---|
| ITI TranscenData | CADfix, CADIQ, Proficiency, DEXcenter | Conversion, repair, validation, migration with history |
| SimLab-Soft | 3D visualization solutions | Simplified access to CAD data without license |
| Kisters | 3DViewStation | High-performance visualization and analysis |
| Draftware | DraftView | Migration of CADDS and Personal Designer data |
Proven expertise with demanding clients
CAD Interop's expertise has been leveraged by numerous leading industrial companies. Each client reference demonstrates its ability to solve complex interoperability issues:
- ALSTOM: Migration with history of a Catia database
- AUTOLIV: Visualization solution integrated with PLM
- RENAULT: Validation of remastered Catia models
- SAFRAN: Automation of Catia data exchanges and Validation for Archiving
- THALES: CAD model simplification solution for Virtual Reality and immersive experience creation solution
- VALEO: Multi-CAD collaboration with OEMs
These references demonstrate CAD Interop's ability to serve industries with high requirements, where precision and reliability of data exchanges are critical to project success.
The distinctive advantages of CAD Interop
What fundamentally distinguishes CAD Interop in the CAD interoperability landscape is its ability to combine technical expertise and holistic vision. Unlike publishers focused on their own solutions, CAD Interop offers an independent consultative approach, ensuring recommendations perfectly aligned with clients' actual needs.
Our main assets are:
- Technological independence allowing objective selection of the best solutions
- Integration capability to combine different technologies into a coherent solution
- In-depth expertise of CAD formats and their technical specificities
- Field experience gained on international-scale projects
- Customized approach adapted to each client's specific processes and constraints
This unique combination of expertise, independence, and integrative approach allows CAD Interop to position itself as a partner of choice for companies facing CAD interoperability challenges in their digital engineering processes.
CAD interoperability, a strategic issue in modern industry
In an industrial ecosystem where multi-partner collaboration has become the norm, CAD data interoperability constitutes a major strategic issue. The challenges of converting, validating, and securing 3D models directly impact development timeframes, product quality, and companies' innovation capacity.
CAD Interop, through its specialized expertise and independent approach, enables industrial companies to transform these technical challenges into optimization opportunities. By streamlining CAD data exchanges between heterogeneous systems, the company concretely contributes to accelerating development cycles and reducing costs related to conversion errors.
With more than 25 years of experience and a portfolio of complementary solutions, CAD Interop establishes itself as an essential partner for industrial companies wishing to maximize the value of their digital assets and optimize their collaborative engineering processes.