Interrogate designs together in real-time
CoLab provides a stable CAD viewer in your web browser, so anyone can review 2D and 3D CAD without having to download new software. With real-time feedback and follow mode, hardware teams can make meetings more engaging and maximize useful feedback.
Open engineering files in your web browser
With CoLab, you can easily share files from your desktop or directly from PDM/PLM systems. CoLab instantly converts these files into a format that you can view in your browser. CoLab is compatible with 30+ file types, including native CAD from SolidWorks, CATIA, Creo, NX, and SolidEdge, and neutral formats like STP, and PDF.
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Follow along in real-time
With follow mode, meeting participants can follow along with each other, as they interrogate a model in CoLab. Any function the meeting leader performs on the model will be automatically mirrored on everyone’s screens. You can always exit follow mode to look at a different configuration on your own screen, leave some feedback, then follow along again once you’re done.
Easily navigate complex models
CoLab provides all the essential features you'd expect in a great CAD viewer. You can orbit, pan, section, or explode to pinpoint issues. Use the dimension tool to double-check important measurements, or access the Model Browser to see part details.The best part? Multiple reviewers can explore the same model in different ways – all at the same time.
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Compare any two files side by side
Need to confirm a change on two file revisions? Open them up side by side and confirm it visually. You can even open two different file types – like a drawing and a model – to see more context before providing feedback.
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Connecting CoLab with PLM and CAD is fast, easy, and secure
CoLab integrates with major PLM systems, including Windchill, Teamcenter, and 3DEXPERIENCE. You can share CAD directly to CoLab from your PLM, maintaining critical data associations. Because CoLab accepts 30+ file types, it’s easy to review native CAD, even if you’re working with a supplier or customer that uses a different CAD tool.
learn more about integrationsHow engineering teams use CoLab
Whether you’re discussing a prototype or a production drawing, CoLab makes sure everyone is on the same page. Review designs together, in 3D, and pin feedback directly to a model or drawing.
It shouldn’t be hard to tap into your supplier’s expertise. Whether you need DFM feedback or you’re running a multi-supplier RFQ, CoLab makes it easy to share CAD and drawings, exchange design feedback, and approve revisions.
With CoLab, you can make design expertise your competitive advantage. Run interactive technical evaluations with prospective customers to stand out in RFQs and grow your business.
CoLab helps engineering teams achieve 6, 7, and 8-figure cost reduction targets by giving you a repeatable way to run highly engaging value analysis events with groups of any size.
Simplify your design process with virtual reviews
- Capture design feedback asynchronously
- Resolve basic errors outside of meetings
- Document and track feedback during meetings