BRIDGING THE GAP... Striker's PARTshare technology seamlessly shares Autodesk Inventor data!

Striker’s new PARTshare is a shared storage technology that allows users of Autodesk Inventor to maintain the latest revision of 3-D models and corresponding flat parts.  Striker’s sheet metal fabrication software includes a direct interface to the PARTshare database, thereby providing real-time access to the latest manufacturing data!

What is PARTshare?

PARTshare is an extension of the standard Striker Part Library system accessible from all Striker Systems products.  PARTshare extends the networked Striker Part Library into Autodesk Inventor, allowing part data to be seamlessly shared between applications.

How does PARTshare work?

Autodesk Inventor users can add models to the PARTshare database through the standard PARTshare interface.  When sheet metal models are added to PARTshare, the user is prompted whether to save the solid model, the unfolded flat part, or both.  Parts added to the PARTshare database are accessible by other PARTshare users on the network.

The benefits of PARTshare are extensive.  The highlights include...

	Seamless Data Sharing - For users of Striker's FAB Professional and FabCAD sheet metal manufacturing products, PARTshare provides true, seamless integration between engineering and manufacturing functions.  As Autodesk Inventor models are added to PARTshare from engineering, the flat part data is immediately accessible to Striker sheet metal manufacturing.
	Part Cleanup - As current Autodesk Inventor users know, when unfolded models are translated via DXF file there are occasionally "cleanup" issues that must be dealt with including duplicate, segmented, and overlapping geometry.  PARTshare automatically preps the flat part data for continued processing.
	Process Verification - PARTshare allows parts to be saved at each stage of the manufacturing process.  This includes the Inventor model, the flat part, and the part with specific manufacturing data applied for one or more sheet metal manufacturing processes, such as a turret punch press or laser cutting operation.  This production tree can be viewed by others with access to PARTshare providing instant verification of the part's current manufacturing stage.
	Common Autodesk Inventor Model Library - PARTshare includes an extensive library creation system with advanced search and filtering utilities.  Inventor parts that need to be shared with the Workgroup can be categorized in multiple libraries to be retrieved as necessary.  Parts can be retrieved by other users with a part number search or by filtering on specific part criteria.