Professional visualization for desktop, mobile and web
Visualize is a new general-purpose toolkit designed
for professional engineering applications.
Application Areas
Domains and Workflows
Adaptable to a wide range of application areas and workflows, including construction, BIM, plant & process, FEA, CFD, PDM, PLM, general CAD and more.
Web-Based Applications
Visualize can be integrated into any type of web-based system, including configurators, PLM & PDM systems, viewers and markup editors. It can query the original model based on selected objects, and can be customized to interact with databases and other external systems.
Unified Multi-Format Viewers
Visualize any supported format through a single, unified workflow. Add markup and custom views, and export to VSF (Visualize Stream Format) for archival and fast retrieval.
Multi-Format Views
Combine multiple models from any supported formats into a single view, similar to capabilities provided by Autodesk® Navisworks®.
Performance details
Core Architecture
An optimized scene graph stores the primary model, while markup and temporary graphics are stored separately for fast redraw.
Large Models
Visualize is designed to handle large data sets efficiently. Spatial indexing, level of detail, and other optimization techniques provide fast performance.
Web Optimization
Streaming, memory limiting and other techniques provide real-time responsiveness in web-based applications.
Advanced Features
Collision Detection
Real-time detection of collisions between model elements.
Cutting Planes
Use multiple cutting planes to expose and inspect interior sections of a model.
Explode
Automatically create an exploded view of a model for product documentation and other purposes.
Measurement
Precisely measure distances in any model. Under development.
Supported formats
Format
Import
Export
.dwg
DGN
ACIS
Parasolid
Autodesk® Revit®*
.rcs (Autodesk® Recap®)
DAE (Collada)
OBJ
Format
Import
Export
STL
PDF (2D)
PDF (3D PRC-based)
.dwf
VSF (Visualize Stream Format)
Coming Soon
IFC
Autodesk® Navisworks®*
*Requires an additional annual licensing fee
Licensing
Part of Standard ODA Membership
Visualize is included in all ODA membership levels, at no additional cost beyond the standard membership fee.
Web Applications & SaaS
Web applications (including SaaS) are permitted under the Sustaining, Founding and Corporate membership levels (no limits on distribution).
Support
ODA offers free technical support for all membership levels.
About ODA
As a non-profit technology consortium, ODA develops engineering solutions at cost, for the benefit of the industry. See about oda for more details.
Application Areas
Designed for a wide variety of tasks and problem domains.