ParallelGraphics teams with 4DConcept as official distributor of its Cortona3D software in France

ParallelGraphics, the international leader in 3D Visual Communication for Product Documentation, Training and After Sales materials, today announces a new VAR partnership with the French company 4Dconcept, which specializes in document engineering and text and graphic content management. This new partnership will leverage both companies’ respective strengths to penetrate the French after-sales market (user documentation, maintenance documentation, training manuals, spare parts catalogs). The agreement between ParallelGraphics and 4Dconcept underscores growing demand for open standards based 3D publishing software that is easy to use and deploy and adds business value to various functional areas.

"ParallelGraphics open standards solutions are perfectly in line with what customers want for product documentation and after-sales materials. Speed in the creation of content is critical in terms of product time to market and the use of animations and 3D makes this content much more user friendly and effective. These solutions will enable us to strengthen our position as graphic engineering expert," explains Yves Mangili, CEO of 4Dconcept.

"4Dconcept has built up solid experience in information processing optimization, especially in the area of maintenance support, and has won the confidence of prestigious customers, by solving their business problems. ParallelGraphics’ collaboration with 4D Concept is an opportunity for us to develop our presence in the French market, particularly in Aerospace where we already serve global leaders Boeing and Airbus. In order to meet customer needs efficiently, the support of a local partner, which can add value to our products through high-quality service, is absolutely essential," states Francis Bernard, CEO of ParallelGraphics, former manager and founder of Dassault Systèmes.

First product line developed under this partnership: the integration of ParallelGraphics solutions in an XML editor. This integrated production environment cuts out the traditional graphic process and at the same time improves the quality of the information produced. The information from the engineering and design department is accessed by the author directly from his XML editor, starting right from the analysis of the system to be documented. The author displays the system in 3D, handles it and studies it as though it were a real object. He can move parts, add notes to the model, take measurements, etc. He can also access the 3D animations produced by the engineering and design department and adapt them for his own needs. The author can complete the 3D model, use it according to his own requirements, add hotspots, etc. Lastly, he can automatically generate 3D animations from a text procedure, and vice versa. Integrated in electronic documentation, according to the export parameters defined by the author, it is possible to display all parts according to a given configuration, navigate in this assembly, modify the display angles and zooms and access the parts list.