| By registering, you have full access to over one hundred 3D-enabled interactive supplier catalogs, enabling you to find, configure, and download actual 3D models for millions of supplier parts and assemblies. There is no need to convert files or translate data. Simply search for what you need, configure the part, choose your CAD format, and download the model. |
Using 3D ContentCentral®, you can:
- Focus more on product design: Instead of paging through supplier catalogs and redrawing components, you can download dimensionally accurate, supplier-certified 2D and 3D CAD models of purchased components and import them directly into your product designs. This allows you to focus your talent and energy on the proprietary, creative aspects of your design instead of producing 3D models of supplier components.
- Save time: Downloading and importing supplier components saves time, allowing you to respond to deadline pressures with confidence.
- Download fully configured models: Use the built-in supplier configurators to evaluate parts with different features and dimensions so you can identify and incorporate the best available configuration for your specific need.
- Obtain models in any 2D or 3D CAD format: 3D ContentCentral® supports any 3D CAD model or 2D drawing data format you need, from software including SolidWorks®, Pro/ENGINEER®, Unigraphics®, CATIA®, Autodesk Inventor®, Solid Edge®, AutoCAD®, and many others.
- Get the latest, most up-to-date component models: Because 3D ContentCentral® connects you directly to supplier catalogs, you can rest assured that the models you download represent the most current and accurate products that a supplier has to offer.
- Access user-supplied models: In addition to the 3D catalogs of suppliers, 3D ContentCentral® gives you access to a user library of 3D models contributed by some of the more than 340,000 registered users. If, by chance, a particular supplier catalog is not available on 3D ContentCentral, you can search a library of over 5,000 user-supplied models to locate and download the exact model you need.
- Submit RFQs to suppliers: Many of the catalogs accessible through 3D ContentCentral® allow you to submit a request for quote (RFQ) directly to the supplier while you are configuring and viewing the component model. This capability allows you to obtain quotes quickly and easily, which enables you to consider pricing when making component design decisions.
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