With the proliferation of CAD systems in industry, data transfer between platforms has become a major challenge for companies. Most current solutions are limited to simplistic geometric conversion, sacrificing the design intent and parameters that give value to 3D models. Proficiency revolutionizes this approach by offering the only technology capable of preserving the full intelligence of models, including construction history, parameters, and feature relationships.
Discover how this ITI (Wipro) solution drastically reduces redesign times while preserving your intellectual property during migrations between CAD systems...
Proficiency: Parametric Conversion Serving CAD Interoperability
In an industrial environment marked by the diversity of CAD systems, companies face serious interoperability challenges. Whether it is mergers, collaborations with subcontractors, or migration to a new system, CAD data transfer is a critical issue. Proficiency stands out as the only solution capable of performing a complete parametric conversion, preserving design intelligence across different platforms.
Proficiency Suite Architecture
Collaboration Gateway
Central server that orchestrates conversion processes and manages queues. It ensures coordination between different agents and maintains a unified database of converted models, enabling version tracking and complete traceability of operations.
Proficiency Agent
API integration module that runs directly within the native CAD environment. This architecture allows access to advanced features of both source and target systems, ensuring maximum fidelity when converting parametric features.
DrawtoPMI
Specialized module for converting dimensioning and tolerancing information to PMI (Product Manufacturing Information) and MBD (Model Based Definition) standards. It ensures the preservation of geometric references and essential data for manufacturing.
Completion Wizard
Interactive assistant that guides the user in resolving complex cases requiring manual intervention. It provides a detailed analysis of encountered issues and proposes optimal remastering alternatives for non-standard features.
Feature-Based Conversion Technology
Unlike traditional converters limited to geometry (BREP), Proficiency uses a feature-based approach that analyzes and transposes the complete design intent. This method ensures the full preservation of know-how and embedded intelligence in the original CAD models.
Preserved History
Preservation of the construction tree and operation sequence, allowing for subsequent parametric modifications.
Complete Sketches
Transfer of geometric constraints, sketch relations, and driving dimensions that define the design intent.
Integrated Metadata
Preservation of technical properties, annotations, and business attributes essential for downstream processes.
Multi-System Compatibility
| Source Systems | Target Systems |
|---|---|
| CATIA V5 | CATIA V5 |
| NX | NX |
| Creo/Wildfire | Creo/Wildfire |
| Solid Edge | Solid Edge |
| SOLIDWORKS | SOLIDWORKS |
| Inventor | Inventor |
Proficiency offers comprehensive coverage of the main CAD platforms used in industry, with a bidirectional compatibility matrix enabling conversions between all supported systems. This flexibility meets the needs of heterogeneous environments and complex supply chains.
Process Automation and Optimization
Batch Processing
Proficiency enables complete automation of repetitive tasks through a batch processing system that can simultaneously handle thousands of parts and assemblies. This capability is essential for massive data migrations or synchronization between parallel systems.
Intelligent Reuse
The unique identification system (UID) allows recognition of already translated parts and their automatic reuse. This approach significantly reduces processing times for complex assemblies with many instances of the same components.
Advanced Associative Drawing Management
Preserving associativity between 3D models and their technical drawings is a major advantage of Proficiency. The system ensures a homogeneous conversion that maintains parametric links and enables the automatic application of drawing standards specific to the target system.
Associative Views
Preservation of view definitions, sections, and details with their dynamic links to the converted 3D model.
Intelligent Dimensioning
Transfer of dimensions with their geometric references and specific tolerancing properties.
Standardization
Automatic application of title blocks, line styles, and presentation standards compliant with the target system's rules.
Guided Remastering with Completion Wizard
For complex conversions requiring human intervention, Completion Wizard offers an intuitive interface that guides the user through the remastering process. This intelligent assistant identifies potential issues, analyzes failure causes, and proposes suitable remediation solutions.
Accurate Diagnosis
The system identifies problematic features and provides detailed information on the reasons for conversion failure, enabling targeted and effective intervention.
Proposed Alternatives
For each identified issue, the assistant proposes several remastering approaches, from parametric reconstruction to the use of optimized BREP geometry.
Tangible Benefits for the Company
Time Savings
80% reduction in the time required for data migration compared to manual reconstruction, allowing engineering resources to be reallocated to higher value-added tasks.
Asset Protection
Full preservation of intellectual property and design investments, maintaining business knowledge embedded in the original CAD models.
Increased Reliability
Elimination of manual reconstruction errors thanks to automated processes validated by integrated quality assurance systems with geometric comparison.
Industrial Application Cases
Strategic Migrations
During the transition of an aerospace company to a new CAD platform, Proficiency enabled the conversion of over 50,000 complex parametric models with a 95% automation rate, reducing migration time from 3 years to 6 months.
Multi-CAD Collaboration
An automotive manufacturer implemented Proficiency to synchronize its models between different divisions using heterogeneous CAD systems, thus ensuring data integrity throughout the entire product development cycle.
Post-Acquisition Integration
Following a merger, an industrial equipment supplier used Proficiency to harmonize component libraries from two different systems, preserving business rules and critical parameters for manufacturing.
Supply Chain
A prime contractor in the defense sector deployed Proficiency to automatically convert designs received from subcontractors into its internal system, retaining all PMI required for manufacturing processes.
Personalized Assessment of Your Conversion Project
Each CAD environment has specificities that require thorough analysis to guarantee optimal results. Our experts can perform a complete audit of your current infrastructure and migration needs to offer you a tailored solution.
