We upgraded Cortona3D Viewer for iOS to make your work with 3D and 2D technical publications more comfortable. Cortona3D Viewer for iOS is an application that allows viewing RapidAuthor publications – procedures and catalogs from the native app.
New rendering modes: outline selection and X-ray selection
Starting from version 3.1, you can view 3D objects in Outline...
Cortona3D releases a new version of RapidAuthor 14.0.1, a software solution for creating interactive documentation for manufacturing and after-sales support. The new version introduces universal styles for the 2D editor, automatic generation of raster images with realistic shading, new objects for demonstrating operations with flat cables and plugs, and new capabilities for creating...
Pilatus Aircraft Ltd uses RapidAuthor for Teamcenter for the production of interactive Illustrated Parts Data and the item identification part of Structural Repair Manuals for its latest model, the PC-24 Super Versatile Jet.
Pilatus is a Swiss company that develops, produces, and sells aircraft to customers around the world. The Technical Publications department decided to go..
Cortona3D has launched RapidAuthor 14.0 with the possibility to automatically replace static items with parametric objects, a quick search of items and references in a document, and significant improvements in 2D image editing. Starting from RapidAuthor 14.0 the user will be able to create plugin-free publications only.
In RapidAuthor 14.0 a static item can be automatically...
Cortona3D describes how RapidAuthor transforms the traditional process of technical documentation creation.
We have taken a real process of creating 3D technical documentation in an aircraft manufacturing company where the Cortona3D solution was implemented to analyze how work is really being done and how we think it should be done. The reality versus our expectations.
ENKOTEC, the world’s leading supplier of machinery for the mass-production of wire nails chooses RapidAuthor to create 2D/3D publications.
The decision to replace traditional textual documentation with interactive 3D manuals and parts catalogs was taken because ENKOTEC sells its machinery worldwide and operators with different reading capabilities need quick access to...
Cortona3D releases RapidAuthor 13.1, a new version of a toolkit for creating interactive technical publications with an advanced formula editor, new features for augmented reality content creation, support for publication structure, and new topic types for DITA authoring, and a new RapidAuthor Viewer for offline viewing of publications.
RapidAuthor 13.1 now contains a new...
We have released a new version of our app for iOS. From now on, Cortona3D Viewer for iOS allows you to upload and store content using iCloud, and view 3D models in augmented reality on your iPhone or iPad.
Reworked UI based on standard iOS Document Browser
The updated app provides an excellent user experience by incorporating key Apple technologies for a document...
As Microsoft will stop supporting Internet Explorer 11 in August 2021, Сortona3D will introduce related changes into its RapidAuthor software.
Starting from RapidAuthor 14.0 scheduled for release in Q3, 2021:
Plugin-free publications will not support Microsoft Internet Explorer;
The publishing option “use browser plugins” will not be available any...
Cortona3D, a proven leader in authoring solutions for 3D/2D technical publications announced the completion of a reseller agreement with KARŌN, an independent consulting company. Since 1998 KARŌN has been providing strategic consulting and operational implementation services and will now distribute Cortona3D software in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Partnering with Cortona3D, KARŌN deepens...
Cortona3D RapidAuthor 13.0 supports S1000D publications consisting of several data modules, provides support for the creation of projects in Teamcenter Active Workspace and import of engineering data into projects, and offers new features for creating projections and polygons in 2D illustrations.
RapidAuthor 13.0 now supports a publication module that enables the creation of 3D/2D plugin-free...
Cortona3D is releasing a new version of RapidAuthor, a toolkit for creating interactive technical publications. RapidAuthor 12.1 introduces the ability to create magnifying glasses in 3D and 2D illustrations, and the ability to open RapidAuthor projects for editing in Teamcenter Active Workspace, a client platform that provides access to Teamcenter from office and design applications, and any...
Cortona3D releases RapidAuthor 12.0, the latest version of the leading authoring suite for creating 2D/3D technical documentation for manufacturing and after-sales support of complex machinery. The new version introduces accelerated CAD data import process and significantly optimized authoring of manuals and parts catalogs. It also contains a wide range of interfaces...
Flatirons Solutions and Cortona3D are pleased to announce the integration of Cortona3D Solo rendering technology with the CORENA Pinpoint and CORENA Pinpoint Mobile Interactive Electronic Technical Publication (IETP) viewers.
CORENA Pinpoint and CORENA Pinpoint Mobile by Flatirons Solutions are the aviation industry’s most advanced manufacturer-independent IETP viewers, allowing...
Cortona3D releases RapidAuthor 11.1, the latest version of the leading authoring suite that enables enterprises to import a wide range of 3D assets and other PLM/ERP data creating 2D/3D technical documentation and automatically updating it to reflect changes to source data. The latest version of RapidAuthor leverages the authoring and publishing solution for S1000D documentation. A new ‘S1000D 4...
Cortona3D announces the latest release of leading authoring software in the areas of Spare Parts Catalogs, Assembly Work Instructions, 3D interactive Learning Courses and Maintenance Manuals. RapidAuthor version 11.0 upgrades not only the existing features for 3D and 2D graphics authoring and a better 2D image generation, but includes significant new features for authoring of S1000D learning courses and change management in technical publications
Cortona3D announces the launch of RapidAuthor 10.1, a new version of its leading authoring tool that enables enterprises to reuse existing PLM data and CAD assets to author lightweight, interactive 3D/2D technical publications. RapidAuthor 10.1 offers new import configuration abilities to improve the visual quality of 3D graphics. Normal-per-vertex information can be imported from CAD geometry, as...
ATD Machinery, the world’s largest developer and builder of cigar production machinery, uses a customized version of the technical documentation package Cortona3D RapidAuthor. Created 3D documentation is used on the interactive 3D portal for the company clients and on the company shop floor. Not a single machine is assembled without that application anymore. ATD supplies a complete range of...
'Visual Know-how' will save time and mistakes, in an environment where errors cost lives.
Days before the launch of the first ATV 'Jules Verne' into orbit, Cortona3D, the global leader in interactive 3D visual communication for Equipment Maintenance & Training, announced that its cutting-edge software is that chosen by the European Space Agency (ESA) for spacecraft crew and astronauts...
Next-generation product support resources: illustrated parts catalogs, computer-based training modules, illustrated tool & equipment manual, and system description - wow its customers and give them huge productivity gains
Cortona3D, a proven leader in 3D visual communication and publishing software, today announced the completion of a reseller agreement with DIGINEXT (CS Group Company) to represent its products to the French aeronautical, defense, space, energy, and transport markets. DIGINEXT specializes in providing innovative products and integrated systems built on the extensive knowledge of their customers...
The European Space Agency (ESA) heads all major European space activities, including cooperation to build and operate the International Space Station. Fail-safe astronaut training for the Automatic Transfer Vehicle (ATV) is pivotal for docking, bringing...
Cortona3D today announced new support for the JT™ data format and membership in the JT Open Program. The JT Open Program is a global community of leading manufacturers, PLM vendors, and academic institutions focused on supporting and promoting JT, a...