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Manufacturing with digital twins in the spotlight
With its new software version 3D _ Evolution 4.10, software manufacturer CoreTechnologie( CT) showcased the future of manufacturing at the Realize Live Americas 2026 trade show in Detroit, USA.
The software manufacturer introduced the latest version of its software, 3D _ Evolution, at the trade show in early June 2026. With the new tool, semantic manufacturing information, known as Product Manufacturing Information( PMI), is read directly from native CAD data and made available in the STEP 242 format as a standardised ISO database.
Automated PMI analysis
“ The foundation for intelligent systems— such as those used to automatically generate CAM programs for part manufacturing— is formed by formal or graphically represented design data in the form of semantic information. The new version of 3D _ Evolution analyses if the PMI content is semantic and therefore can be processed automatically,” the manufacturer told ISMR.
“ A major advantage is process consistency and speed. The designer defines key 3D master information— such as alignment holes or surface finishes— which CAM systems use to automatically generate tool changes. The goal of the 3D-Master approach is to be able to live without 2D data in the future,” it added.
Optimised manufacturing process
The automatic transfer to the CAM system is designed to speed up the manufacturing process and prevent redundant data entry and user errors. The ISO Step 242 format, which serves as the basis for downstream processes, safeguards the value of the data in the future as all systems rely on a uniform and well-documented format.
“ With the current 3D _ Evolution 4.10 tool, the designer can check before conversion whether all PMI actually contain semantics or whether individual production data have been defined incompletely. This creates a seamless connection between design, manufacturing and operations. The digital twin can represent the product itself as well as optimise and monitor the manufacturing process,” highlighted CoreTechnologie.
“ Particularly for smart factories and networked production systems, the 3D _ Evolution conversion software therefore becomes a key component of data-driven manufacturing strategies. In this way, we are creating the future-oriented foundation for precision digital twins and the networked industry,” it concluded.
CoreTechnologie( CT) was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Germany with subsidiaries in France, Japan and the USA.
The company is a provider of 3D Computer Aided Design( CAD) conversion software, known as 3D _ Evolution™( conversion, repair, simplification, analysis); 4D Additive™( 3D printing software suite); 3D _ Analyzer™( CAD viewer with analysis tools) and 3D _ Kernel _ IO( CAD Interfaces SDK). n
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