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Description

CDS Visual enables manufacturers to drive business value by unlocking their CAD assets to deliver dynamic interactive visual experiences. Its cloud-based visualization solutions, trusted by the world's biggest industrial suppliers, revolutionize their commerce, configure price quote (CPQ), and training initiatives. With an extensive offering of 3D visualization solutions, CDS uniquely re-purposes existing CAD assets to deliver impactful solutions for 3D configuration, aftermarket part search, digital work instructions, and enhanced digital content.

Description

Effective product documentation plays a crucial role in the success of your organization, impacting customers, suppliers, distributors, and employees alike. A significant aspect of creating successful documentation for intricate equipment is the use of integrated 3D communications. These 3D visuals enhance maintenance, customer support, operational procedures, and training by allowing users to easily grasp complex concepts. In contrast, conventional documentation methods often fall short due to their tendency to be error-prone, expensive, and time-consuming. Cortona3D RapidAuthor stands out as a robust and economical authoring suite, empowering organizations to generate a variety of support materials, including interactive Parts Catalogs, Maintenance Manuals, Training Materials, and Work Instructions. The suite's features enable organizations to leverage existing CAD data or other 3D resources, facilitating the creation of interactive 3D visualizations that improve the effectiveness of support documentation, while significantly streamlining both effort and timelines. By adopting such advanced tools, organizations can enhance their documentation quality and ultimately elevate customer satisfaction.

API Access

Has API Yes 

API Access

Has API No 

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Integrations

Autodesk Design Review Yes 
Digitell Yes 
Logik.io Yes 
SAP Store Yes 
Salesforce Agentforce Commerce Yes 
Salesforce Agentforce Revenue Management Yes 

Integrations

Autodesk Design Review No 
Digitell No 
Logik.io No 
SAP Store No 
Salesforce Agentforce Commerce No 
Salesforce Agentforce Revenue Management No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours Yes 
Live Rep (24/7) Yes 
Online Support No 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) Yes 
In Person Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs No 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

CDS Visual

Founded

2005

Country

United States

Website

www.cdsvisual.com

Vendor Details

Company Name

Cortona3D

Country

Ireland

Website

www.cortona3d.com/en/rapidauthor

Product Features

Product Configurator

2D Drawing Yes 
3D Modeling Yes 
Analysis & Constraints No 
Custom Pricing Options No 
Inventory Management No 
Recommendation Engine No 
eCommerce Yes 

Visual Configuration

2D Configuration Yes 
3D Configuration Yes 
CPQ Integration Yes 
Custom Pricing Options Yes 
Documentation Yes 
Dynamic Environments Yes 
Nonvisual Support No 
Saved Versions Yes 
Zoom In Yes 

Product Features

Help Authoring Tools

Collaboration Tools No 
Content Library No 
Drag & Drop Editing No 
Image Library No 
Import HTML / Word No 
Multi-Format Output No 
Offline Editing No 
Preview Output No 
Screenshot Tool No 
Search No 
Templates No 
Text Editor / Word Processor No 
Translation Tools No 
Version Control No 

Work Instructions

Branding & Style Sheets No 
Content Management System No 
Drag and Drop No 
Dynamic Tags No 
Employee Feedback No 
Guide Approval Workflows No 
Media Editor No 
Multi-Brand Publishing No 
Rich Text Editor No 
SSO (SAML) No 
Translations No 
User Management No 
Version Control No 

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