OneSpace.net is a unique internet based collaboration and connectivity solution that makes it easy to bring suppliers, remote team members and customers together into a project. In todays market place it is not uncommon for projects to require supplier involvment during the product development phase this can add large project management and coordination costs to a project and produce delays.

OneSpace.net extends your desktop to the entire product development team, even if that team includes third parties. OneSpace.net will make every team member more productive, regardless of location, who they work for or what information they require. The standard features make it easy to control project access to protect intellectual property from other project members.

In short it is a secure and lightweight collaboration toolset that includes a shared workspace, a meeting center and a model explorer.

A secure project workspace -

Designed for project team members with multiple disciplines, teams can use this area to search, organise, discuss, distribute and control work in-progress data, including MCAD, ECAD, Office Documents and more. The system is browser based and integrated with Outlook. The workspace is enabled with secure, instant extranet access for customers, suppliers and experts.

• Set up projects
• Find and store project documents, drawings, models and data
• Set subscription and change notifications
• Initiate and respond to threaded discussions; and access all project-related information.
• Pre-defined roles and access privileges for project managers, team members, and guests such as suppliers, executives or customers.

A meeting center -

Built around Outlook integration for scheduling, task management and contact access. The meeting center offers unique application sharing, it is optimized to use Instant Messaging (IM) for real-time conferencing with engineering data. It's integrated documentation functions allow for capture and recording of meeting decisions, data and information as pdf, xml or direct to the Outlook task lists.

• Schedule meetings
• Share engineering applications (such as MCAD, ECAD and CAE analysis, as well as Microsoft Office applications)
• Create markups, and document decisions. Meeting results are stored automatically in the project workspace as Adobe PDF documents.
• Individual tasks can also be stored to Microsoft Outlook for tracking and assignment.

A 3D model explorer -

For true collaboration this model explorer can handle any CAD data import. The model explorer has tools to inspect, measure, create, modify and document both 2D drawings and 3D models. Teams can use the model explorer's Intelligent Dynamic Modeling technology to explore multiple "what if" design alternatives.

• View, inspect, measure, modify, and markup 3D models with complete accuracy.
• Users can import files using the following formats: IGES, STEP, PKG, ACIS, DXF and DWG as well as view 2D drawings.
• Models can be exported as VRML and STL.
• Optional converters - for moving 3D CAD models from popular MCAD systems into the OneSpace.net environment. Supported formats include: IDEAS, Pro/Engineer, Unigraphics, CATIA, and SolidWorks, Solid Edge and Inventor

Advanced features include:

• Application Sharing - ideal for carrying out multi-party 3D CAD Design reviews or discussing manufacturing processes.
• Process Envelopes - for creating ad-hoc workflow processes.

Extend the environment with these add-on products:

• RealLink - allows you to expose selected data owned by different PLM and ERP systems within the context of a Design Review.
• Converters - enhance model explorer and allow you to work with multiple CAD systems.

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