Lattice rolls out its latest XVL Studio offering, promising greater simulation capabilities for 3D product components and assemblies.
Lattice Technology, a technology company that bills itself as a facilitator of lean manufacturing practices, recently delivered version 8.1 of its XVL Studio Software. Sitting atop a 3D design tool, XVL allows manufacturing teams to conduct automated design reviews, digital mockups, and motion simulation, as well as create manufacturing process instructions, design processes, and assemble 3D parts lists directly from 3D data.
Lattice says XVL Studio facilitates lean processes by allowing users to “check, validate, and analyze 3D product data for interferences, tolerances, and clearances,” and also simulate kinematic production and assembly processes. By vetting designs in a digital environment, Lattice and other vendors of simulation and testing tools help manufacturers reduce physical scrap and wasted time on the production floor.
The 8.1 version includes Geometry Difference Detection, a tool that identifies differences between two parts or assemblies and displays those variations on a color-coded 3D map. Also new to the latest version is a tool for Authoring Process Steps in Process Design and Documentation, according to the company. “Engineers … can now interactively author and list process steps directly into their 3D data, adding resources such as tools required in each step,” read a statement announcing the product. In addition, Lattice has included Path Authoring in Process Design and Documentation, which allows users to edit assembly paths for parts or subassemblies if a simulation flags clearance issues in the assembly process.
XVL Studio Software 8.1 will be available June 16 as a free upgrade to customers on maintenance.
