KISTERS 3DViewStation Release v2025.0 Now Available

With the new 3DViewStation v2025.0 release, KISTERS has focused on optimizing the Office-like user interface. The aim, according to Kisters, was to make the multi-CAD viewer even more intuitive, while reducing mouse movements and the number of mouse clicks required. The software operation has been simplified for less experienced users and is simultaneously more efficient for experienced users. 

As part of the revision, the ribbons (icon bars) familiar from MS Office have been reorganized: each ribbon now contains all thematically related functions and any relevant associated settings. Some ribbons have been renamed; some have been added. Now, in typical workflows you have to switch between ribbons less often and can complete your task with less searching effort and fewer clicks, the company explains.

Another feature of the interface is the newly created option of organizing views into groups. This requirement was brought to us by customers who prepare their 3D CAD data in a large number of views and have lost the overview. Now new groups can be created and named, new views can be created inside a group or moved from other groups. Similar to Windows Explorer, these new groups can be collapsed or expanded again as required. Use cases include more complex assembly sequences, work instructions, preparation for review meetings and more.

All new features of KISTERS 3DViewStation v2025.0 are available immediately and can be tested for free with all 180+ functions in the 30-day demo: 3dviewstation.com/downloads

Further changes in the release:

Export 2D:

• TIFF
• DXF, SVG, CGM: now for 3D and 2D formats
• HPGL/2, DWF, Gerber RS274X

Functions & Features:

• New markup object “Line”
• Separate button for markup with hyperlink
• The “Physical properties” button now has its own function window
• Creation of geometric primitives such as point, line, surface, cube, cylinder, sphere
• Checking solids for closedness: detection of “open solids”
• Checking geometries before export: critical objects are colored
• Collision check: Multibodies can now be treated as one part
• Redesigned window with information about an available 3DViewStation update.
• VR-Edition: Support for MetaQuest 3

KISTERS 3DViewStation continues to undergo enhancements in response to customer needs, the company explains. It is available as a Desktop, HTML5 WebViewer and VR Edition product versions plus the online collaboration tool VisShare. All product offerings can be integrated with a PLM, ERP or other leading management system as well as service and spare part applications, according to Kisters. KISTERS 3DViewStation provides all necessary application programming interfaces. For cloud, portal and web solutions, there is a HTML5-based WebViewer solution available, which does not require client installation. All file formats can be used in combination with the intelligent navigation and hyperlinking features.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.

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