Add-Ons offer extra features for the Visual Components product family. With Add-Ons you can tailor your Visual Components 3D software to match your specific needs. Several Add-Ons are offered expanding the range of geomety import formats or enabling a connection to PLC controllers for PLC code validation.
Commercial Add-Ons
PLC Add-On
The PLC Add-On allows the connection to a programmable logic controller and other industrial devices by using a compliant OPC server/client connection. A Beckhoff specific connection enables communication to Beckhoff's TwinCat system. A generic connection is also available for Siemens S7. More vendor specific connections can be configured using the standard plug-in architecture over the Visual Components API. Only available for 3DCreate and 3DSimulate.
Download Brochure (pdf) Download PLC Add-On
CAD readers
The new CAD readers support the import of the major CAD formats additionally to the natively imported formats. A key is needed to enable the importing functionality for the selected format. CAD readers are available for 3DCreate and 3DSimulate. Readers are available for:
| Name | Version | Extention |
| CatiaV4 | All 4.xx | *.model, *.dlv, *.exp, *.session |
| CatiaV5 | R7 > R19 | *.CATPart, *.CATProduct, *.cgr |
| Unigraphics | From 11 to NX6 | *.prt |
| Pro/Engineer | From 13 to WF 5 | *.prt, *.asm |
| SolidWorks | All > 2010 | *.sldprt, *.sldasm |
| Parasolid | All > 20 | *.x_t |
| Ideas | All > NX5 | *arc, *.unv |
| JTOpen | All | *.jt |
| ACIS | All > R20 | *.sat |
| Iges | 3.x | *.igs,*.iges |
| Step | 203/214 | *.stp |
| Vda | - | *.vda |
| Medusa | - | *.asc |
| Euclid | 3.2 | *.e3i |
| Cadds | 4 & 5 | *._ps, *._pd |
| Euklid | - | *.edx |
Free Add-On
Media Toolkit
Enables the creation of videos out of the simulation framework. The components for the Media Toolkit are now integrated into our WebCat and can be accessed from there.
