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CAD Conversions and CAD Data Re-purposing Through PolyTrans

CAD conversion has always been a key aspect of Okino software development since 1988. One of our strengths is in converting all major CAD file formats to every non-CAD file format and animation package. Our converters simply work and work very well since they are in such widespread use.

(click on images to see larger renditions, here for gallery, and here for copyrights)
Unigraphics® to Lightwave®	Pro/Engineer® to trueSpace®	Pro/Engineer® to Okino	Pro/E® & Poser® to Okino
SolidWorks® to Maya®	Pro/Engineer® to Okino	Pro/Engineer® to Okino	SolidWorks® to 3ds Max®
Pro/Engineer® to Okino	SDRC Master Series® to Okino	Pro/E® & Rhino® to Okino	Pro/Engineer® to Okino

Highly Refined Conversions Between all Major Animation/DCC Packages

Okino Computer Graphics can best be understood as two distinct sub-companies: one which specializes in the CAD market, CAD products and CAD users, and one which specializes in the animation/DCC (Design-Content-Creation) markets and users. We excel at providing the industry standard converters for these distinct, yet often overlapping, markets. Okino is particularly well known in the DCC market for the last decade-and-a-half as the major provider of data conversion pipelines that tightly connects all major 3D animation packages and file formats. PolyTrans is in use by all major production companies who regularly use 3ds Max, Maya, XSI, Lighwave, Cinema-4D, trueSpace and related common file formats such as DirectX, OpenFlight, VRML and many others.

Example conversions of our mascot 'apeBot' model, Copyright Matt McDonald, VSI, Inc. and Newtek, Inc.

3ds Max®	AutoCAD®	Cinema-4D® via LW	Creator3®	Lightwave®
Maya®	Renderman®	Rhino®	trueSpace®	XSI®

Main PolyTrans Information Pages

	Supported File Formats	The most important WEB page, the list of supported file formats in PolyTrans!
	Quick Overview	A quick overview of PolyTrans describing its basic internal pipelines and its "neutral bridge" architecture (with diagrams)
	Product Brochures	Okino PolyTrans, NuGraf & NuGraf Toolkit product brochures
	Feature Comparison Chart	Feature comparison chart between all recent versions of PolyTrans and NuGraf
	Key Features	A list of the salient features of PolyTrans, including screen snapshots
	Animation Conversion	A general overview of the "animation conversion engine" used by PolyTrans and its various converters
	Skeleton/Skinning Conversion	A general overview of the skeleton and mesh skinning (deformation by bones) conversion provided by PolyTrans and its various converters
	"Render Ready" Translations	PolyTrans uses Okino's rendering technology to perform "Render Ready" file format conversions, as described in this section
	Memory Efficiency	Based on Okino's rendering base technology, PolyTrans is very memory efficient and can convert huge files
	Supported Platforms	Supported platforms include Microsoft Windows and SGI IRIX. The Macintosh is supported very well using a Windows emulator. Linux is supported via the WINE emulator.

Secondary PolyTrans Information Pages

	Download Demos	Download the Windows & IRIX versions of PolyTrans
	"PolyTrans-for-Maya"	Extensive WEB pages about the specialized "PolyTrans-for-Maya" plug-in system (optional)
	"PolyTrans-for-3DSMAX"	Information about "PolyTrans-for-3DSMAX" plug-in system (comes with each copy of PolyTrans or NuGraf)
	"PolyTrans-for-XSI"	Information about "PolyTrans-for-XSI" proxy (helper) plug-in system (optional)
	"PolyTrans-for-Director"	Information about "PolyTrans-for-Director" proxy (helper) plug-in system for Macromedia Director (comes with each copy of PolyTrans or NuGraf)
	"Autodesk Inventor Solutions"	Okino solutions for importing/rendering/optimizing/exporting Autodesk Inventor CAD assembly data (has good visual list of features applicable to PolyTrans' & NuGraf's feature set)
	"SolidWorks Solutions"	Okino solutions for importing/rendering/optimizing/exporting SolidWorks CAD assembly data (also applies equally to Solid Edge)
	Notable Users	A list of our most notable users of Okino software
	Testimonials & Reviews	Customer testimonials and PolyTrans/NuGraf product reviews
	Ordering & Prices	PolyTrans configurations, pricing and ordering information
		Information about the PolyTrans plug-in developer program

User and Reviewer Quotes (read more here)

"PolyTrans is the premiere 3D conversion tool available today." -Peter-Josesph Kovach, Dr. Dobbs Magazine Writer For 3D Graphics. "PolyTrans is one of those tools which you can bet you'll need at some point even if you don't think you do now. It's extremely useful and if you find yourself using models from a wide variety of 3D packages, it may be indispensable." -Simon Danaher, as reviewed in 3D World Magazine. "PolyTrans is by far the most versatile (translator) with the most reliable results." -Joe Morley, Sales & Marketing Director, REM Infografica (3D Models Bank). "PolyTrans stands alone among 3D file format converters currently on the market." -Brendon Perkins, 3D Design Magazine. "Kudos to Okino for a product that's worked *exactly* as advertised, and much more! PolyTrans has proven to be a rock-solid, full-featured, easy-to-use and extremely accurate translator for our Lightwave and 3D Studio MAX scenes. Even our most esoteric scenes converted flawlessly." -Gord Davison, 3D Animator & Media Designer, IBM Laboratory ¤ Media Design Studio.

Top 12 Reasons for Purchasing PolyTrans:

Excellent and complete support for the most popular 3D file formats as used by thousands of customers PolyTrans is our lifeblood. We develop, maintain, (continually) tweak and support it around the clock. Industry innovator: animation & auto-bitmap conversions, trimmed NURBS & "Load & Render" conversions. A complete solution: converters, optimization tools, GUI, extensive help. PolyTrans has the most conversion options bar none. A few examples: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Batch conversion of 3D file formats as well as all supported 2D bitmap file formats. The first & most cost effective commerical program to offer cutting-edge animation conversions and personally guaranteed skeleton and skinning conversion amongst all the most used professional 3D file formats. Okino sets the standards for animation, skeleton and skinning conversion and we completely back up this statement. Personalized & fast turn around on technical support problems. Customer driven product development. All your questions will be answered almost immediately by our senior developers, or most often our CEO who has 2 decades of 3D graphics experience (for some history on Okino developments and our personal policies, click here). You will rarely find this level of dedication in any software company. Our customers are often quoted as saying "PolyTrans is an excellent product" and "It really works". Consider the fact that PolyTrans is in use continually around the world by almost all 3d users and companies, and hence the software is extremely well tested and robust. PolyTrans attacks and overcomes all the hardest translation problems. PolyTrans can process huge files quickly and with minimal memory usage. Handles all forms of geometry, including NURBS (& trim curves) and meshes with holes plus all attributes.

Why So Many Users?

Okino's PolyTrans and NuGraf software have a very extensive, world-wide user base. If you have never heard of Okino, or used our software, then you may ask: what has made Okino software so popular over the years? We feel it comes down to any number of factors:

• We personally guarantee the robustness our conversion software. That's simply something you never hear these days. How can we do this? Because our software simply works. Statistics apply to the robustness of Okino software: it is in use by so many people, for so long, that each year the odds of errors occuring in specific modules reduces down to zero. Even if errors are encountered, we will often have them fixed and returned to customers within a day or less on average.
  
  
• We have a decade head start on all other similar software packages. A decade of end-user testing, refinement and industry usage makes all the difference to robustness and error free software usage.
  
  
• We have sold our software to so many companies that we have become knowlegable in all of the most common answers and problems dealing with 3D data translation. Our customers can 'tap' our knowledgebase simply by sending a quick email to support@okino.com at any time.
  
  
• We provide almost 24x7 support for our software direct from the main management team and senior developers, and not from online forums or untrained front-line tech support people. You will always get a very informed answer on your first or second email to Okino.
  
  
• We typically allocate (at least) 4 to 6 man months of time to the development, evolution and refinement of each converter until they closely mimic the source/destination animation system. Most of our converters have been in continual development and refinement for many years, some of our best since 1988. Special conversion pipelines such as PolyTrans-for-MAX and PolyTrans-for-Maya have had dedicated developers working on them every day for the last decade.
  
  
• We have always had the most cost effective prices for CAD conversion software, usually 1/2 to 1/10th the going industry average. Even at these lower prices, we provide the best CAD converters available.
  
  
• We provide free support and a very liberal upgrade/maintenance policy. Most of the software industry provides 30 days free support and upgrades, then expensive maintenaince plans or per-minute phone support -- not at Okino.
  
  
• We are well known for dealing one-on-one with each and every customer. We don't walk out the door at 5pm. If a customer is under a critical deadline then in many cases you'll have our CEO working with you overnight!

Recent Announcements

	April 4th 2008: Okino Okino Ships Certified Autodesk Inventor 2009 CAD Conversion System for use with 3ds Max v2009, Maya v2008, Lightwave v9, Cinema-4D v10.5, XSI v6 & Others.
	April 4th 2008: Okino's CEO/CTO Robert Lansdale and his comments about 3D PLM + Data InterOperability featured in CGW Magazine article.
	March 10th 2008: Okino's PolyTrans & NuGraf Support NGRAIN v4 '3D Performance Support Solutions' Through Updated File Format Exporter.
	January 28th 2008: Okino Computer Graphics Celebrates 20 Years of Software Development, January 28th 1988 to January 28th 2008.
	January 25th 2008: Okino Okino Ships Its Extremely Popupar SolidWorks 2008 CAD Conversion System for 3ds Max v2008, Maya v2008, Lightwave v9, Cinema-4D v10.5, XSI v6 & Others.
	January 25th 2008: 3 dozen new customer-related images placed online, with descriptions, in our "Customer Image Gallery". For specific additions, click here, here and here.
	January 15th 2008: New plug-in module information for Okino software placed online. Realicon (Virtools .nmo exporter), Visual Components, Pytha-3D and others.
	Okino's 10th anniversary Siggraph trade show pictures are online.
	Read how Okino's PolyTrans allowed Tesco Corporation (a global leader in top-down drilling rigs) to transform vast amounts of SolidWorks CAD assemblies into long-length animations, online PDF documents and PDF product manuals.
	Read how Okino's PolyTrans was used by Bath Iron Works and General Dynamics Corp in the production of their military "Littoral Combat Ship" presentations, media kit and online documentation, derived from Delmia-v5 CAD files.
	Read how Okino's PolyTrans aids Pilatus Aircraft Ltd (the world market leader in the manufacture of single-engine turboprop aircraft) in creating interactive aircraft training manuals from a myriad of source CAD data.
	Okino's PolyTrans helps to shorten production schedule for new "Entertainment Tonight" (Canadian edition) show opening sequence. Read synopsis and overview here.

Also don't forget to visit the "Pictures of the Month" page and the Okino Art Gallery:

Okino's NuGraf CAD/DCC/VisSim Translation, Rendering, Viewing & Scene Composition Program

At a small incremental price difference, Okino offers the more advanced NuGraf software, from which the PolyTrans software is directly derived. NuGraf contains all of the functionality of PolyTrans in addition to high speed, ray-trace+scanline photo-realistic rendering of huge datasets, the ability to render all of the supported PolyTrans file formats as they would appear in their native programs, interactive texture icon placement, extensive material and 2D/3D texture editing support, a 700 page manual set and a more extensive graphical user interface.

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