PLM Components (Parasolid)
The invisible foundation under industrial software
The Parasolid geometric modelling kernel and related components (D-Cubed, JT, Kineo), licensed to software developers to give their own 3D applications industrial-grade modelling capability.
Many industrial software companies in China do not need another CAD system. What they need is reliable modelling, constraint solving or data exchange inside their own specialist application. PLM Components opens up three decades of Siemens technology for exactly that: Parasolid for solid modelling and Boolean operations, D-Cubed for sketch constraint solving and clash detection, JT for lightweight data.
CBL can advise on component licensing and integration for companies building their own tools, and can help develop process-specific applications on top of these components — which is precisely where our 16 software copyrights came from.
Key capabilities
Parasolid kernel
One of the most widely deployed solid modelling kernels, with robust Booleans, filleting, shelling and more.
D-Cubed constraint solving
2D sketch constraint solving, assembly constraints and motion simulation components.
JT lightweight format
Visualisation and collaboration format that retains PMI and assembly structure.
Kineo motion planning
Path planning and collision detection for robots and machine tools.
Open licensing
Licensed as components to independent software vendors for embedding in their own products.
Maintained for you
Continuously maintained and upgraded by Siemens, removing the long-term burden of a home-grown kernel.
What it delivers
- Avoid the cost and risk of building a geometric kernel from scratch
- Modelling robustness proven across decades of industrial use, with strong tolerance handling
- Naturally compatible with mainstream CAD data, lowering exchange barriers
- Pick only the components you need rather than buying a whole suite
- Give your own software industrial-grade modelling capability quickly