FCI announced that via its website, it now provides 3D downloadable models and a 3D viewer to provide visitors with any technical information they may need regarding its connector products and their specification. The aim of the offering is to reduce engineers' design time and improve the quality of technical information available to the engineering community. FCI worked with TraceParts, a digital engineering 3D content provider, to offer the new service. To date, there are more than 15,000 parts included via the functionality, with the eventual goal of including all of FCI's promoted products.
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The link to the 3D view and CAD download can be accessed from a link on the particular FCI product's datasheet. By clicking on the link, users see a 3D view of the product with different options: rotation, color or surface finish. To download the 25 CAD formats, the user selects the format of choice, depending on the system used, and then signs in. In the second phase of this project, FCI will publish its entire catalog on TraceParts online.
For more information, visit www.fciconnect.com and www.traceparts.com.
