Web3D Consortium Announces CAD Distillation Format
Working Draft Completed of X3D-Based Open File Format to Unlock
the Full Economic Potential of 3D CAD Data; Submission for ISO
Ratification Expected in 2004
SAN FRANCISCO--(
BUSINESS WIRE)--June 2, 2004--
Laptop Battery The Web3D Consortium today announced it has completed the first
working draft of the CAD Distillation Format (CDF) specification --
an open, royalty-free file format to distill the essential elements
of complex CAD and architectural data for use throughout an
enterprise. CDF enables CAD Data to be used in documentation,
training, sales and marketing departments to increase productivity,
cut costs and generate new revenue streams -- without exposing
sensitive design information.
The CDF specification is based on X3D(R), the open standard for
communication of real-time 3D data, which is now in the final
stages of ratification by the International Standards Organization
(ISO) and has been adopted by MPEG. A second working draft of the
CDF specification will be available this summer as part of
Amendment 1 (AMD-1) to X3D -- which will enable CDF with
high-fidelity, hardware-accelerated programmable shaders and a
compressed binary format to support rapid delivery and content
protection. Following Web3D Consortium member approval X3D AMD-1,
with CDF, will be submitted to ISO for standardization later this
year.
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Thinkpad "Billions of dollars are invested in CAD data, but that data is
trapped within proprietary formats and specialized CAD systems
which prevent it from enabling an entire organization. CDF unlocks
this huge untapped resource while protecting proprietary design
information and complementing existing design-oriented CAD
formats," said Neil Trevett, president of the Web3D Consortium and
senior vice president of 3Dlabs. "Web3D's open membership and
proven ISO liaison creates an ideal forum for building this
important standard. CDF is leveraging the evolving power of X3D to
deliver a state-of-the-art solution that is highly synergistic with
established initiatives at the W3C, ISO and MPEG."
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Microsoft The CDF specification is being created by the CAD Working Group
of the Web3D Consortium. Working Group members are generating a set
of software tools and documentation to enable the CDF file format
to be rapidly and easily adopted. This CDF Software Development Kit
will include a precise definition of the data transfer process for
applications importing and exporting CDF data, together with fully
functional open source code examples and a best-practices
guide.
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into common desktop applications, enabling non-CAD experts to
easily repurpose design data. For example, the CAD data from a
large engineering project, such as a new aircraft, can be
transferred via CDF into PowerPoint for interactive presentations.
The CDF data can also be used by the marketing department to add
visual realism and cinematic effects with Programmable Shaders, or
to create high quality print pieces for pre-sales brochures.
Operations could, in turn, take the marketing data for creation of
a safety video. In addition, customers are able to interact with an
online walkthrough of the aircraft over the web, all before the
actual aircraft is released.
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Laptop Computer "The CAD Distillation Format will create a significant
opportunity for any organization that uses CAD data to be more
efficient and productive," said Paul Keller, program manager at
NASA Ames. "Leveraging X3D is key to CDF's success -- by providing
a cutting-edge foundation that is highly synergistic with Web3D's
larger vision of enabling 3D to be communicated across diverse
platforms, applications and networks."
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Desktop Computer Led by Dr. Julian Gomez of NASA RIACCS, the Web3D Consortium CAD
Working Group includes end customers, CAD product vendors, X3D
product vendors and technology experts in CAD data formats, XML,
data compression and streaming. Members include 3Dlabs, Actify,
Autodesk, Dassault Systems, HP, LatticeXVL, Media Machines, Naval
Postgraduate School, NASA, ParallelGraphics, PTC, Right Hemisphere,
SGDL, SolidWorks, Sun Microsystems, TGS, Techsoft, UGS and
Yumetech.
Notebooks "Many government and defense-industry programs have huge
inventories of high-resolution CAD models," said Don Brutzman, X3D
group co-chair and researcher at NPS. "The CAD Distillation Format
leverages X3D technology and enables design data to be used in a
new generation of training, maintenance and tactical applications
that seamlessly interoperate over distributed networks."
Lenovo About X3D
Hard Drive X3D forms the extensible technology foundation for the
Consortium's market-focused standardization activities. X3D is a
powerful open file format standard for 3D visual effects,
behavioral modeling and interaction. X3D's XML-encoded scene graph
enables 3D to be incorporated into web services architectures and
distributed environments and facilitates moving 3D data between
applications. X3D's language-neutral Scene Authoring Interface
(SAI) enables real time 3D content and controls to be easily
integrated into a broad range of web and non-web applications.
Standalone X3D browsers are shipping today from leading 3D browser
companies including CRC, Media Machines, and Yumetech.
Travelstar About the Web3D Consortium
Gateway The Web3D Consortium is a member-funded industry consortium
committed to the creation and deployment of open, royalty-free
standards that enable the communication of real-time 3D across
applications, networks, and XML web services. The Consortium works
closely with the ISO, MPEG and W3C standardization bodies to
maximize market opportunities for its membership. All Consortium
members are empowered to participate and vote in Consortium working
groups and are able to accelerate the delivery of their
cutting-edge 3D platforms and applications through access to
specification drafts and conformance tests before public
deployment. More information on the Consortium and Consortium
membership is available at www.web3d.org.
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Web3D Consortium
Neil Trevett, 408-464-7053
neil.trevett@3dlabs.com
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