Lattice3D Reporter Publisher

Lattice3D Reporter Publisher brings the intuitive power of 3D visualization to any report, work instruction or parts list. With Lattice3D Reporter Publisher 13, you can easily and quickly embed ultra-lightweight versions of your 3D CAD models into any Microsoft Excel file, where it is linked to BOMs, assembly instructions, procurement lists etc. Lattice3D Reporter Publisher immediately and easily improves accuracy, communication and product time-to-market.

Lattice3D Reporter Publisher is a command line application which can execute in batch command. Because of this, you can automate the publishing process of Excel documents using templates. Lattice3D Reporter Publisher also contains all functionality of Lattice 3D Reporter as well as the template option.

Lattice3D Reporter Publisher delivers significant improvements in cost, time and effort for design-to-manufacture processes by enabling everybody involved to quickly see, review and use data via the world's number one communication tool - Microsoft Excel. Preparation of these documents does not require the expert input of engineers or demand additional CAD seats, thus ensuring that all resources are being optimally used.

Spreadsheets created using Lattice3D Reporter are easily shared throughout an organization and immediately viewed using the Lattice3D Reporter Publisher - provided free-of-charge by Lattice Technology.

All reports are created directly from design and list data into print-ready and digital formats depending on your workflow. Work instructions can include interrelated assembly animations which run alongside each written instruction.

Lattice3D Reporter Publisher works both as a stand-alone system, or integrated within existing ERP, PLM and other IT infrastructures. Data used in the spreadsheets can be extracted from these, and other, sources to ensure that all required information is easily delivered in a standard document.

Highlights

• Increase Productivity and Reduce Errors by Sharing Product Information - Lattice3D Reporter increases productivity and reduces errors by enabling people in the extended enterprise to quickly see, review and use 3D data via the world's number one communication tool - Microsoft Excel. This process can be automated by using templates
• Share 3D CAD Product Data in Excel Spreadsheets with Anyone - Spreadsheets created using Lattice3D Reporter are easily shared throughout an organization and immediately viewed using the Lattice3D Reporter Viewer - provided free-of-charge
• Leverage Your 3D CAD Data Models Across Your Extended Enterprise - All reports are created directly from design and list data into print-ready and digital formats depending on your workflow. Work instructions can include interrelated assembly animations which run alongside each written instruction
• Use Lattice3D Reporter for Sharing 3D CAD Standalone, or Integrated with Your ERP, PLM or PDM Systems - Lattice3D Reporter works both as a stand-alone system or integrated within existing ERP, PLM and other IT infrastructures. Data used in the spreadsheets can be extracted from these, and other sources, so all required information is easily delivered in a standard document
• Automate Using Templates - Lattice3D Reporter with the Template Option delivers unprecedented automation advantages into spreadsheets at a single click of a button. By using pre-defined templates, you can create print-ready and digital reports, parts lists, work instructions and more directly from XVL or 3D CAD data into an Excel spreadsheet — with almost no human interaction required. Because this feature fits directly into a workflow, all stakeholders in a product manufacturing process have the right information as soon as it is released or updated by the design departments
  
  

Benefits of Lattice3D Reporter

• Increase Understanding throughout the supply chain - Raise the level of communication throughout your organization and capitalize on the intuitive power of visualization for communication of accurate work instructions, detailed parts lists, mBOMS/sBOMs, with integrated and animated 3D processes which allows parts to be visually cross-checked on the documents
• Increase Productivity of Engineers, Technical Document Specialists, Assembly Workers and Anyone Who Needs Detailed Product Data - Deliver accurate work instructions and reports as soon as design data is released, allowing downstream users to immediately prepare, train and operate with the right documents and data
• Use existing workflows, processes and standard formats - Build 3D spreadsheets into existing processes and IT infrastructures using industry-standard document formats, with both print-ready and digital versions
• Avoid delays caused by engineering changes - Always have the correct data on hand even when changes have occurred upstream. No more waiting weeks and months for new instructions and reports
• Eradicate errors in production and assembly - Customers have proved that accurate, detailed work instructions and BOMs with 3D animations and interrelated data reduce and eventually eradicate errors on the shop floor, significantly reduce training times, and reduce scrap
  
  

Features of Lattice3D Reporter for Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets

• Expands the Microsoft Excel toolset for 3D – Lattice3D Reporter works inside Microsoft Excel and saves your reports in the ubiquitous spreadsheet format of Excel with the standard “.xls” extension. The document includes all the XVL data and works on any Excel application.
• Lightweight Format – All 3D graphics load quickly from the lightweight XVL format. This capability allows you to locate a part on a list visually, rather than trying to remember long numeric IDs. The embedded viewer also includes smaller thumbnail options or “snapshots” with each part entry, allowing you to include alternate perspectives, assembly relationships, or animated instructions.
• Automated update – When your engineering data is updated and released, Lattice3D Reporter can use the new data to automatically update the previously created spreadsheets.
• Integration with existing IT infrastructures – Lattice3D Reporter can easily work within existing ERP, PLM and other IT infrastructures, allowing data from many sources to be rapidly used and integrated. Data may include BOMs and lists from ERP alongside 3D CAD data from engineering.