Universal Viewer for 2D & 3D Files: Complete Design Visualization & Collaboration Platform

Universal Viewer for 2D & 3D Files: Complete Design Visualization & Collaboration Platform

In complex engineering environments, design files don’t come in just one format or dimension. Whether it’s 2D schematics for production or 3D assemblies for simulation, companies today struggle with fragmented viewers, incomplete collaboration tools, and manual file conversion processes.

Our Universal Viewer is designed for true multi-dimensional collaboration. Not only does it handle an extensive array of 2D and 3D formats, but it also provides deep scene creation, interactive editing, measurement, sectioning, annotation, and display control capabilities—all within a single browser-based environment. It’s not just a viewer—it’s a fully integrated digital engineering workspace.

 


 

Key Use Cases & Capabilities

 

1. Multi-Format File Compatibility

Supports an unparalleled range of file formats:

    • 2D CAD & Office: AutoCAD, DWG, DXF, DWF, DWT, HPGL, GBR, PLT, PDF, SVG, CGM, EMF, WMF, DOC, DOCX, ODT, XLS, XLSX, ODS, CSV, PPT, PPTX, ODP, VSD.

    • 3D CAD Formats: STEP, IGES, BREP, ACIS SAT/SAB, Siemens JT, Parasolid XT-XB, JT, IFC, Catia V4/V5/V6, SolidWorks, Solid Edge, UG NX, CREO, Inventor, ProE, Rhino 3DM.

Benefits:

    • Eliminate format barriers across vendors, partners, suppliers.

    • Consolidate multiple tools into one viewer platform.

    • Maintain fidelity of complex 3D models.


 

2. 3D Scene Creation & Editing
    • Import CAD shapes (STEP, IGES, etc.) as BSON files.

    • Build complex scenes with custom shapes, solids, and polylines using JavaScript.

    • Combine shapes, load, and export scenes via JSON format.

    • Move, rotate assemblies and sub-components.

    • Assign visibility, color, and display properties to individual shapes or groups.

Benefits:

    • Full flexibility for simulation, training, and engineering walkthroughs.

    • Simplified model assembly for multi-part systems.


 

3. Interactive Selection
    • Select entire assemblies or sub-components (face, edge, vertex).

    • Support for incremental, filtered, and additive selections.

    • Identify geometric primitives: planar, circular, cylindrical, spherical.

    • Retrieve identifiers, surface normals, and control highlight colors programmatically.

Benefits:

    • Precision analysis of complex geometry.

    • Enable targeted design inspections and validation.


 

4. Advanced Measurement & Annotation
    • Create text annotations with full editing capabilities.

    • Measure distances, radii, angles across canonical surfaces.

    • Dynamically adjust measurements as models update.

    • Attach long notes, URLs, or files for full audit traceability.

Benefits:

    • Enhanced design reviews with precise dimensions.

    • Enable real-time collaboration during product validation.


 

5. Sectioning & Exploding Tools
    • Apply multiple clipping planes with shaded cross-sections.

    • Perform real-time shaded section rendering with hatch fills.

    • Explode models with controlled separation via interactive sliders.

Benefits:

    • Inspect complex assemblies layer-by-layer.

    • Simplify failure analysis, maintenance planning, and design reviews.


 

6. Global Display Modes
    • Wireframe, Shaded, Wireframe+Shaded, Hidden Line Removal.

    • Transparency (with or without wireframe).

Benefits:

    • Adapt visualization to suit engineering, QA, or executive stakeholders.

    • Simplify both technical and non-technical communication.


 

7. Camera, Animation & Interaction
    • Perspective & Orthographic camera views.

    • Pan, Zoom, Rotate (mouse or touchscreen).

    • Fit selection and full scene view framing.

    • Animate object movements, rotations, and camera transitions.

    • Undo/redo editing; reset scenes.

Benefits:

    • Smooth, intuitive navigation for engineers and reviewers.

    • Highly interactive training and simulation-ready environment.


 

8. Trihedron, Snapshots & Assembly Tree
    • Persistent 3D trihedron for orientation.

    • Snapshots of 3D views for documentation.

    • Assembly tree with full hierarchy, multi-selection, and popup controls.

Benefits:

    • Easy navigation across complex BOM structures.

    • Full control over visibility and structure navigation.


 

9. Property & Measurement Editors
    • Edit object position, color, transparency, and display mode.

    • Use measurement control panels for precise measurement creation.

Benefits:

    • Simplified property edits without external CAD tools.

    • Accurate inspection-ready measurements directly in the viewer.


 

Section, Explode & Standard Views

    • Control clipping planes (X/Y/Z) interactively.

    • Automatic exploded view adjustment via sliders.

    • Standard camera views: Isometric, Front, Back, Left, Right, Top, Bottom.

Benefits:

    • Quickly adapt views for assembly reviews, inspections, and presentations.

    • Simplify design walkthroughs for QA and manufacturing.


 

Viewer Settings & Personalization

 

Persistent user settings:

    • Background color.

    • Annotation colors.

    • Enable/disable animations.

    • Language preferences.

    • Selection color.

    • Trihedron display toggle.

    • Details panel display.

Benefits:

    • Personalize viewer behavior for each role or department.

    • Simplifies training and adoption across departments.


 

Role-Based Access & Interfaces

 

Role
Key Actions & Interface
Design Engineer Load, inspect, edit, measure, annotate and export models
Supplier/Vendor Access shared assemblies with limited permissions
Quality Inspector Use markup, sectioning, measurements for validations
Project Manager Review overall assembly structure, sign off via annotation stamps
IT/Admin Control access rights, export audit logs, configure system preferences

 


 

Before vs After – Problem Solving Matrix

 

Old Problem
New Digital Solution
Format conversion nightmares Native multi-format support
Separate tools for 2D, 3D & collaboration Unified full-featured viewer
Inability to measure complex 3D models Interactive multi-point measurements
Difficult multi-part assembly navigation Assembly tree with exploded view
Limited vendor collaboration Secure, permission-based sharing
Poor audit visibility Complete annotation & history logs

 


 

Analytics & Dashboards

 

    • Annotation history

    • User access logs

    • Search heatmaps

    • Print/export tracking

    • File version control

    • Model interaction activity


 

Use Case Impact – Real Industry Examples

 

Heavy Industrial EPC Firm

Reduced design change turnaround by 45% with interactive sectioning, measurement, and annotation workflows.

 

Aerospace Supplier

Improved design sign-off speed by 50% through multi-format import, advanced exploded views, and vendor collaboration portals.

 

Medical Device Manufacturer

Cut rework costs by 30% using precise dimension measurements inside complex 3D assemblies without external CAD licenses.

 


 

Why Choose This Solution?

 

    • Unified 2D + 3D viewing and editing platform

    • Supports extensive industry CAD formats

    • Full interactive editing without CAD licenses

    • Powerful measurement, annotation & inspection tools

    • Secure cloud-based or on-prem deployment

    • Vendor-neutral solution, integrates with PLM, ERP, MES

    • Industrial-grade performance for manufacturing, EPC, aerospace, automotive & more


 

Get Started

 

Ready to unify your design collaboration, eliminate file barriers, and empower your engineering workflows?


Click here to schedule a demo for 2D Universal Viewer.
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Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Solution: Engineering Beyond Boundaries

Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Solution: Engineering Beyond Boundaries

In heavy engineering and infrastructure, the complexity of managing products doesn’t end with design — it starts there. Intricate assemblies, multi-discipline processes, compliance standards, and constant change management create operational chaos in most organizations.

Traditional PLM platforms attempt to address this complexity. However, many businesses face frustrating challenges: rigid systems, steep learning curves, and excessive total cost of ownership. That’s where Rigel Networks’ Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Solution stands apart.

More than just another PLM platform — it’s a command center for your entire product lifecycle, seamlessly governing everything from concept design to fabrication, welding, QA/QC, inspections, and final handover — without chaos, without compromise.


 

How Rigel Networks PLM Compares with Industry Leaders

While global leaders like Dassault Systèmes ENOVIA and Oracle AutoVue dominate certain PLM segments, they often demand extensive IT resources, rigid deployment models, and heavy licensing costs. Rigel Networks PLM was designed specifically for mid-market heavy engineering, EPCs, and fabrication contractors who require powerful control without enterprise bloat.

 


 

Feature
Rigel Networks PLM
Dassault ENOVIA
Oracle AutoVue
Usability High Moderate High
Customization Extensive Limited Minimal
Integration Capabilities Moderate Extensive High (within Oracle suite)
Cost Low to Moderate High Moderate
Best Suited For SMEs, Fabricators, EPCs Large OEMs, Global Enterprises CAD visualization inside Oracle PLM

 


 

Where Rigel PLM Wins

 

✅ Tailored workflows for real-world engineering operations

✅ Lower implementation cost and faster ROI

✅ Specialized modules for fabrication, welding, NDE, and inspection

✅ Faster user adoption due to simplified UI

✅ Designed for mid-sized organizations with limited IT capacity

 


 

Key Use Cases & Capabilities

 

Design Engineering Capabilities

 

1. Bill of Material (BOM) and Part Management
    • Dynamic, multi-level BOMs linked to design revisions
    • Advanced part codification aligned to supply chain readiness
2. Document Management System (DMS) & DIN
    • Controlled versioning with full audit trails
    • DIN tracking for real-time drawing issue notes
3. Job Engineering Plan (JEP)
    • Version-controlled manufacturing and inspection plans

4. Transcript & Advanced Drawing Handling
    • High-fidelity CAD handling with quick version comparisons

5. Change Request (CR) Management
    • Full ECR/ECO workflows with impact analysis before approvals

6. 2D/3D Viewer Integration
    • Embedded multi-format viewers with in-line mark-up and approvals

7. File Monitoring & Multi-Project Utilities
    • Cross-project document status dashboards and digital signature workflows


 

Pipe Engineering Capabilities

 

1. Material Codification System & BOQ Management
    • Joint-wise and line-wise BOQ breakdown with procurement integration

2. Welding & NDE Execution (WPS, Weld Plan, NDE Plan)
    • Fully automated weld planning with traceability for RT, UT, PT, MT
3. Execution & Production Monitoring
    • Real-time token-based weld tracking & auxiliary component handling
4. Integrated QA/QC System
    • Full inspection traceability across PMI, PWHT, Hydro, Ferrite, and more
5. Surface Treatment & Finishing
    • Automated workflows for painting, pickling, galvanizing, capping
6. Offer/Attend Management (TPI)
    • Consolidated third-party inspection scheduling & attendance logging
7. Governance & Documentation Excellence
    • Auto-generated PAM, DSS, QCP, FDMS, PDIN, and ICS reports
8. Quality & Compliance Framework
    • ASME, ISO, AWS-ready workflows with WPS qualifications, NCRs, and WCRs
9. Smart Automation Modules
    • Auto CJC, ICC, PQR Registers, TCP, Seam ICL, and more for end-to-end automation

 

Role-Based Access & Interfaces

 

Role
Key Actions & Interface
  Engineering Manager   Manage BOM, design approvals, and change control
  Design Engineer   Submit, revise, and track drawings
  Pipe Engineer   Oversee weld and NDE workflows
  QA/QC Inspector   Manage inspection planning and NCRs
  Weld Engineer   Maintain WPS library & weld maps
  Procurement   Align material codification with BOQs
  TPI Auditor   Conduct and log third-party inspections
  Quality Head   Finalize QCP, DSS, and ICS
  Admin Control user roles, digital signatures

 



Before vs After – Problem Solving Matrix

 

Old Problem
New Digital Solution
  Siloed design & production data   Unified lifecycle governance
  Manual inspection logs   Digital inspection and auto reporting
  BOM inconsistencies Version-controlled dynamic BOM
  Untracked welding records Centralized WPS & weld execution
Audit compliance gaps  Audit-ready documentation
  Schedule delays  Live dashboards & alerts

 


Analytics & Dashboards

 

    • BOM Cycle Completion Reports
    • Weld/NDE Execution Progress
    • NCR Closure Trends
    • Inspection Hold Frequencies
    • Compliance Pass Rates
    • Material Usage Analytics
    • TPI Attendance Metrics
    • Cost Overrun Trends

 

Use Case Impact – Real Industry Examples

 

Energy EPC Contractor
    • 98% documentation readiness before project closeout
    • 45% reduction in weld inspection rework
Shipbuilding Yard
    • 30% faster engineering-to-production cycle
    • 100% marine authority audit success using WPS automation
Petrochemical Fabrication Contractor
    • 50% faster weld/NDE coordination
    • Fully synchronized spool fabrication and inspection schedules

 


Why Choose Rigel Networks PLM?

 

    • Specifically engineered for complex heavy engineering and EPC sectors
    • Full lifecycle visibility from design to site commissioning
    • End-to-end integration across design, fabrication, welding, inspections
    • Total traceability for audits and certifications
    • Mid-market affordability with enterprise-grade depth
    • Fully scalable for multi-location and international projects


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