VMoveCAE is the translator to translate CAE models and results files into VCollab files (CAX files). VMoveCAE filters, extracts and compresses only the required information from CAE data files. Many CAE models and results files can be converted into ultra-compact VCollab CAX files. VMoveCAE runs in batch mode and also in GUI mode to extract models and results into CAX files. VMoveCAE also provides tools to extract meta data from the CAE files and provide the same in XML/Text format. This meta data and the CAX files can be easily integrated into any third party systems like PLM, SLM etc.

VMoveCAD is a translator to convert CAD geometries from many native CAD formats into CAX files. VMoveCAD supports the translation of native CAD files (both in batch mode and in GUI mode) from CATIA V4, CATIA V5, CATIA V6, UG NX, PRO/E, Inventor, STEP 203, IGES 3D, SolidWorks, SolidEdge, ACIS, Parasolid and CGR into CAX files. VMoveCAD also provides tools to extract meta data from the CAD files and provide the same in XML format. This meta data and the CAX files can be easily integrated into any third party systems like PLM, SLM etc.

VCollab Pro is a post processor of the CAX files and is a standalone desktop tool. VCollab Pro is designed for analysts and helps analysts to post process CAX files, create Viewpoints and create 3D CAE Reports (enriched CAX files with viewpoints) from raw CAX results files. Using VCollab Pro, the CAX file can be edited/enriched. CAE reports can be authored using VCollab Pro by creating Viewpoints. Multiple CAX files can be merged into a single CAX file for multi-disciplinary/multi physics visualization ex. CAX file from CATIA, CAX file from ABAQUS and CAX file from Fluent can be merged into one single CAX file. 3D Slides (Viewpoints), 3D Walk thrus, 3D Stereo Views can be created and saved into CAX, for improved 3D presentations, documentation and easier sharing. VCollab Pro also provides Python interface using which the CAE Report generation process can be easily automated.

3D PDF & JT Export Plug-ins: One can export the CAE models and results from the CAX files using VCollab Pro into the 3D PDF as well as JT files for easier sharing of CAE data with others. Please note that these add-ons are separately licensed and they need to be purchased separately.

VCollab Presenter is a 3D Viewer/Light Weight Post Processor to visualize and explore the CAX files. VCollab CAX files can be viewed and e xplored in VCollab Presenter by double clicking the CAX files. VCollab Presenter also plugs-in easily into third party applications like MS Office, WEB, SDM/SLM/PLM/MDO systems. Using VCollab Presenter, the VCollab files can also be embedded into PowerPoint slides or WEB pages and visualized in 3D. VCollab Presenter is an easy to use post processor of CAX files and is designed to be used by analysts as well as non-analysts who likes to post process CAE results.

VCollab Presenter Lite is a free viewer and is targeted for those non-analysts who likes to just review the CAX files with Viewpoints.
Note: VCollab Presenter Lite will work as premium version (VCollab Presenter), if license is available.

VCollabWeb Viewer is a Web based VCollab viewer to view the wCAX files from any browser and on any device that supports WebGL 1.0. VCollabWeb Viewer truly democratizes the visualization of the Simulation Information. VCollabWeb Viewer is a HTML 5 based Viewer and there is no need to install any plug-ins to view the wCAX files ( containing the Simulation Information) from any WEB GL 1.0 supported browser. Please check the following link to get more details. https://training.vcollab.com/Viewers/VCollabweb/viewer_gui.html
Please check the following link for the VCollabWeb demo. https://apps.vcollab.com/vcollabweb/demo1.html

Online E-Training Manual Please check the following link to access the online e-training manual for VCollab. https://training.vcollab.com
Each of the software has its own documentation that can be accessed thru Help menu of each product.



Installation instructions

• Please uninstall all the previously installed VCollab Software, if any.
• Install the new VCollab Suite on the client machines
• Install the vendor demon on the license server from the following link (Needed in case of Floating licenses )

License installation instructions

Once the software is installed, please check the following link for the License installation instructions.

https://training.vcollab.com/Installation_Guides/License/License_Configuration_WIndows.html

VMoveCAE

Installation using RPM installers:

• VMoveCAE can be installed using "rpm -ivh VMoveCAE-24.3-3.el8.x86_64.rpm". If an older version of VMoveCAE rpm is installed on the system, it can be upgraded using "rpm -Uvh VMoveCAE-24.3-3.el8.x86_64.rpm".
• The default installation path is '/usr/local'. The installation directory can be changed using --prefix option to the rpm command.

Installation using tar.gz files:
Installation using .tar.gz files is trivial. For example, user can extract VMoveCAE by using "tar -zxvf VMoveCAE-24.3-3.el8.x86_64.tar.gz" to a location of his preference.

Installation on License Setup:

• For floating license, user should set the environment variable VE3D_LICENSE_FILE to point to the license server machine. Ex: VE3D_LICENSE_FILE=@licserver
• The generic/nodelock license file can be copied into '/usr/local/share/licenses' folder. Alternately, user can copy the licenses to any folder and set the VE3D_LICENSE_FILE='vcollab_license_folder_path'

VMoveCAE Usage:
Once VMoveCAE is installed, you can invoke it by using vmovecae (provided the bin folder is in the user path). For example, if the default installation path is used, the /usr/local/bin/vmovecae can be used to invoke VMoveCAE. When invoked with no arguments, VMoveCAE start a GUI. The batch application gets invoked when arguments (refer the documentation) are provided in the command line.

User can use the 'man vmovecae' command to get some general instructions on the vmovecae batch use. For further details, user can refer our training manual web page https://training.vcollab.com/Translators/VMoveCAE/index.html

The following two pages cover the VMoveCAE batch usage.
Batch Translation: https://training.vcollab.com/Translators/VMoveCAE/batch.html
Translation Parameters: https://training.vcollab.com/Translators/VMoveCAE/translation-parameters.html

Some additional instructions:

• VMoveCAE can be run in both GUI mode and in batch mode.
• VMoveCAE can be invoked in GUI mode by providing no arguments on the command line. Please refer the html documents for additional help on the GUI mode usage of VMoveCAE. In this man page, we mainly focus on the batch mode usage.
• To run VMoveCAE in batch mode, user need to provide the native CAE file and the CAx file paths on the command line.

Examples:
One very common usage scenario of VMoveCAE is to translate all the parts, and results from the given model file into a CAx file. This can be achieved by using the following command.

"vmovecae d3plot d3plot.cax"

"vmovecae airbag/d3plot d3plot.cax"

Many native CAE software split the simulation data into model and result files. An example to this is, the Fluent .cas and .dat files. The .cas file predominantly consists of the mesh, boundary conditions and initial conditions whereas the .dat file contains the simulation results. In such cases, VMoveCAE supports appending results from a result file to the mesh from the corresponding model file. The following example describes how to translate mesh and results stored in different files to CAx. User has to remember that this feature is available only for certain file types.
"vmovecae fluent/ic3d1000.cas fluent/ic3d1000.dat cax/ic3d1000.cax"

VMoveCAE also provides the ability to the user to specify the translation parameters using translation parameter files. Please refer the next section for the details on the file formats for translation parameters supported by VMoveCAE.
vmovecae -b translation_parameters.txt

For additional help on VMoveCAE, please refer the following pages.
https://training.vcollab.com/Translators/VMoveCAE/index.html
https://training.vcollab.com/Translators/VMoveCAE/menu-item-reference.html



VMoveCAD

Installation using RPM installers:

• VMoveCAD can be installed using "rpm -ivh VMoveCAD-24.3-0.el8.x86_64.rpm".
• The default installation path is '/usr/local'. The installation directory can be changed using --prefix option to the rpm command.

Installation using tar.gz files:
Installation using .tar.gz files is trivial. For example, user can extract VMoveCAD by using "tar -zxvf VMoveCAD-24.3-0.el8.x86_64.tar.gz" to a location of his preference.

Installation on License Setup:

• For floating license, user should set the environment variable VE3D_LICENSE_FILE to point to the license server machine. Ex: VE3D_LICENSE_FILE=@licserver
• The generic/nodelock license file can be copied into '/usr/local/share/licenses' folder. Alternately, user can copy the licenses to any folder and set the VE3D_LICENSE_FILE='vcollab_license_folder_path'

VMoveCAD Usage:
Once VMoveCAD is installed, you can invoke it by using vmovecad. For example, if the default installation path is used, the /usr/local/bin/vmovecad can be used to invoke VMoveCAD. When invoked with no arguments, VMoveCAD starts a GUI. The batch application gets invoked when arguments (refer the documentation) are provided in the command line.

The following page covers the VMoveCAD Batch usage https://training.vcollab.com/Translators/VMoveCAD/TranslatingCADFiletoCAXFile_BatchMode.html
For additional help on VMoveCAD, please refer the following pages
https://training.vcollab.com/Translators/VMoveCAD/index.html



VCollabPro

Installation using RPM installers:

• VCollabPro can be installed using "rpm -ivh VCollabViewer-24.3-0.el8.x86_64.rpm".
• The default installation path is '/usr/local'. The installation directory can be changed using --prefix option to the rpm command.

Installation using tar.gz files:
Installation using .tar.gz files is trivial. For example, user can extract VCollabPro by using "tar -zxvf VCollabViewer-24.3-0.el8.x86_64.tar.gz" to a location of his preference.

Installation on License Setup:

• For floating license, user should set the environment variable VE3D_LICENSE_FILE to point to the license server machine. Ex: VE3D_LICENSE_FILE=@licserver
• The generic/nodelock license file can be copied into '/usr/local/share/licenses' folder. Alternately, user can copy the licenses to any folder and set the VE3D_LICENSE_FILE='vcollab_license_folder_path'

VCollabPro Usage:

• Once VCollabPro is installed, you can invoke it by using 'vcollabpro'. For example, if the default installation path is used, the '/usr/local/bin/vcollabpro' can be used to invoke VCollabPro.
• If the default installation path is used, VCollabPro_Help.html can be found in '/usr/local/share/doc/VCollabPro' folder
• The help file for Python scripts (VCollabPythonAPI.pdf) can be found in '/usr/local/share/doc/VCollabPro' folder
• The sample CAX files can be found in '/usr/local/lib64/VCollab/Samples' folder

VCollabImageGenerator

Supported Formats:
The following formats can be exported from CAX in VCollabImageGenerator.

• PNG
• BMP
• JPG
• TIF
• wCAX
• PDF (3D)
• JT

Note: Addtional license is required for exporting 3DPDF and JT formats.

Installation using RPM installers:

• VCollabImageGenerator can be installed using "rpm -ivh VCollabImageGenerator-24.3-0.el8.x86_64.rpm".
• The default installation path is '/usr/local'. The installation directory can be changed using --prefix option to the rpm command.

Installation using tar.gz files:
Installation using .tar.gz files is trivial. For example, user can extract VCollabImageGenerator by using "tar -zxvf VCollabImageGenerator-24.3-0.el8.x86_64.tar.gz" to a location of his preference.

Installation on License Setup:

• For floating license, user should set the environment variable VE3D_LICENSE_FILE to point to the license server machine. Ex: VE3D_LICENSE_FILE=@licserver
• The generic/nodelock license file can be copied into '/usr/local/share/licenses' folder. Alternately, user can copy the licenses to any folder and set the VE3D_LICENSE_FILE='vcollab_license_folder_path'

VCollabImageGenerator Usage:
Once VCollabImageGenerator is installed, you can invoke it by using VCollabImageGenerator. For example, if the default installation path is used, the /usr/local/bin/VCollabImageGenerator can be used to invoke VCollabImageGenerator.

The following page covers the VCollabImageGenerator usage https://training.vcollab.com/Viewers/VCollab_Image_Generator_Linux.html