(Verisurf: Anaheim, CA) -- Verisurf Software has released its new Validate software application. The software provides precise CAD model translation validation by comparing the authority CAD model to the translated CAD model, enabling manufacturers to quickly identify any translation error.

“The need for certifiable CAD validation is becoming increasingly important as digital PLM [product lifecycle management] and MBD [model-based definition] become the standards to manage design, manufacturing, and quality processes across global supply chains,” says Ernie Husted, president of Verisurf.

Manufacturing suppliers rely on OEM-provided 3-D CAD models as the authorized data source for downstream operations such as CNC programming for machining and inspection. Original equipment manufacturers (OEM) now require suppliers to provide quality assurance process documentation that proves the quality of all translated CAD models back to the authorized CAD model. Global competition, quality best practices, the high cost of rework, and the threat of litigation also demand that potentially costly CAD file translation errors be detected and eliminated as early as possible in the manufacturing process.

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