SimLab Composer

What is SimLab Composer

SimLab composer is a 3D scene building and sharing program. It allows the creator of 3D models to share them with technical and none technical users.

SimLab Composer users are:

1-     Industrial designers

2-      Architects

3-      3D Artists and modelers

SimLab Composer editions

SimLab Composer is distributed in 3 editions

1-   SimLab Composer (3D PDF edition)
2-      SimLab Composer (Rendering edition)
3-      SimLab Composer (Animation edition)

SimLab Composer 3D PDF edition features

Importing 3D models

SimLab composer supports importing 3D models from many of the standard file formats, including: SketchUp, Rhino, STEP, IGES, ACIS, Collada, 3D PDF, 3D XML, FBX, Obj, 3DS,  U3D, STL, SolidEdge, Inventor, and SolidWorks

Please click here for a full list of supported 3D file formats

Building 3D Scenes

SimLab Composer provides the user with all the needed tools to build 3D senses from existing models. In addition to the draggers found in modern 3D applications to place models in the scene, SimLab Composer offers unique tools like snap to object and snap to ground to make building 3D scenes intuitive and fast.

SimLab Composer maintains the assembly structure of imported 3D models, this enable the user to select the level to work on (face, body, part, subassembly or assembly).

For models with no texture coordinates, SimLab Composer gives the user the needed tools to generate texture coordinates. Simlab Composer also provides the user with the ability to add 3D text to any scene.

Exporting 3D Scenes

3D models and scenes can be exported to the following files formats, OBJ, FBX, Collada, STL, U3D, BIP, DirectX and OSG.

Creating 3D PDF files

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3D scenes created in SimLab Composer, can be exported as 3D PDF files, a 3D PDF file is a PDF file (that can be opened using a free version of Acrobat reader), which includes 3D Data.

The recipient of the file will be able to view, rotate, and interact with the 3D scene.

3D PDF was designed to be very easy to use for none technical users.

SimLab Composer enables the user to customize the generated 3D PDF file, customizations supported include:

• Selecting the page size and margins
• Selecting optional page background (image and music)
• Adding Header/Footer text
• Adding optional automatic camera animation
• Selecting rendering styles from solid, Illustration, transparent, and other styles
• Selecting the light system from CAD Optimized, night, highlight and other light systems

Please click here for sample 3D PDF files created using SimLab Composer

Exporting to IPad

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3D scenes created in SimLab Composer, can be exported to IPad as SimLab archive files (*.zim). SimLab Archive files can be opened using SimLab CAD Viewer. More information about SimLab CAD Viewer is available here.

SimLab Composer Rendering edition features

In addition to all the features of the 3D PDF edition, SimLab Composer Rendering edition adds:

Rendering photorealistic images

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SimLab Composer Rendering edition includes a licensed version of Luxion renderer, a high quality, accurate and extremely fast global illumination renderer, which enables the user to create high quality photorealistic images quickly.

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Assigning materials can be done by dragging materials from the material library supplied with SimLab Composer and dropping them on the 3D objects.

Creating Lights

SimLab Composer rendering edition allows the user to create different types of lights to achieve high quality rendered images

SimLab Composer Animation edition features

In addition to all the features of the Rendering edition, SimLab Composer Animation edition adds

Creating Animations

SimLab Composer animation edition allows the user to easily create animations showing the motion of a designed machine, or a walkthrough of a house.

Creating animated movies

Animations created in SimLab Composer Animation Edition can be rendered and used to create movies that can be posted on the web and shared with others

Exporting animated 3D PDF files

Animations created in SimLab Composer Animation Edition can be used to create animated 3D PDF files which include the motion of objects and cameras