Rethinking CAD Viewers
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…that provide traditional viewers. Actify’s DesignShare provides a way for manufacturing personnel and others to access design data without having to use a full-fledged PLM system.The system is based on Microsoft’s SharePoint platform and uses Actify’s SpinFire viewer,which saves MCAD data in the company’s proprietary .3D format. Acrobat…
article/rethinking-cad-viewersActify SpinFire 8.0
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…you create by using Actify SpinFire 8.0.Collaboration Is the KeySay you use some powerful enterprise 3D modeling software. You work hard to make sure your models are the best they can be. You build parts and assemblies. You assign attributes and properties. In short, you define your product…
article/actify-spinfire-8-0Accord via Lightweight 3D, Part 2
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By David Prawel and Wolfgang GeistIn Part 1 of this article, we looked at how the vision of PLM suffersfrom a critical lack of effective communication and collaborationfunctionality throughout the complete enterprise and extendedenterprise, including suppliers and customers. The root cause of theproblem is that PLM and PDM…
article/accord-via-lightweight-3d-part-2Accord via Lightweight 3D: Part 1
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…suppliers and customers. This Actify image shows 3D CAD data embedded in a Microsoft Word file. Manufacturers spend a lot of money creating valuable 3D product data assets, but the clear advantages of using 3D can’t be realized if the data isn’t available to anyone who could benefit…
article/accord-via-lightweight-3d-part-1April 2006
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…SpinFire rights backward PMI data.Actify Inc. (San Francisco, CA) recently announced SpinFireProfessional 8.0, its digital design communication application. Newfeatures are said to include the ability to interact withGD&T/Product Manufacturing Information (PMI), a new user interfacedesign, and improved analysis capabilities.The idea behind SpinFire Professional 8.0 is to make 2D…
article/april-2006Actify Announces SpinFire Professional 8.0
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…design data in PDF format.Actify says that SpinFire Professional 8.0 will be available inmid-April. Price: $495 (to start). For more information, or to downloada free trial version (available when the product becomes available), goto actify.com. Sources: Press materials received from the company, web meeting, and face-to-face demo.
article/actify-announces-spinfire-professional-8-0Digital Design Communications for Workgroups
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…DE EditorsActify DesignShare from Actify Inc. (San Francisco, CA) is acollaborative product data management solution that enables users toleverage the power of Actify ‘s digital design communication platformfrom within a managed Microsoft SharePoint server-based environment.Actify DesignShare is said to provide a complete solution for creatingvisual product data-based communications…
article/digital-design-communications-for-workgroupsMCAD with a Neutral View
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…Saunders, a VP at Actify. Users “are asking for more and more functionality as their responsibilities are broadening. As the need for continual collaboration and communication throughout the enterprise and across the supply chain, is increasing, they need to effectively communicate the design data, both 2D and 3D,…
article/mcad-with-a-neutral-viewProducts: May 2005
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…easier when it released Actify Publisher 2005, anautomatic batch publishing application that converts native MCAD filesinto the .3D file format.Publisher 2005 lets you define andmanage all aspects of the digital design publishing process, includingwhich source MCAD files to automatically publish, where to post thenewly published files, and who…
article/products-may-2005Interactive 3D Visualization Heats Up: Part 1
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…how you can use Actify’s SpinFireto create a variety of new 3D-enabled Microsoft Office documents.A print resolution bitmap image for use in a product specification is createdby importing the .3D file into a Word document. A selected part’s volume is computed and the value placed into Excel automatically,together…
article/interactive-3d-visualization-heats-up-part-1Editor’s Pick of the Week, 2 in a Series
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…of all the respondents.”- Actify, Inc. “By sponsoring Desktop Engineering's Editor's Pick of the Week,we've generated a number of excellent leads. In fact, we already have 4or 5 started in evaluations. We're thrilled with the responses and willdefinitely consider sponsoring another Editor's Pick of the Week.”- nPower Software…
article/editors-pick-of-the-week-2-in-a-seriesBriefings: April 2005
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…in Chicago last month, Actify Inc.,announced SpinFire for Microsoft Office, a plug-in that works withMicrosoft Office. According to Actify, the plug-in allows knowledgeworkers to leverage the company’s .3D file format to embed anddistribute 2D and 3D CAD design data across the enterprise.With SpinFire for MicrosoftOffice, users can leverage…
article/briefings-april-2005March 2005
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…Makes Design Communication Automatic Actify also plans “significant announcements” at National Manufacturing WeekActify Inc. (San Francisco, CA) last week made digital design communication across the enterprise and supply chain easier when it announced Actify Publisher 2005, an automatic batch publishing application that converts native MCAD files into company’s…
article/march-2005Leverage Design Across Enterprise
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…an already familiarapplication suite.” Actify will consider additional Microsoft Office applications for inclusioninSpinFire for Microsoft Office later this year, and the company has already developeda Visio plug-in for Microsoft Japan for use in a pilot program with a largeJapanese manufacturing customer. The plug-in was created so manufacturers couldembed…
article/leverage-design-across-enterpriseBriefings: March 2005
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…has selected and implemented Actify Inc.‘s SpinFireProfessional 2004v2 as its visualization component for its new hostedcollaboration service. The ENGINEERING.com Collaboration Suite is ahosted solution designed for manufacturers to help them manage newproduct introductions across distributed design and manufacturingteams. The suite includes file viewing, web conferencing, projectmanagement, and document…
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