Visual Components

Visual Components
Developer(s)	Visual Components Oy
Initial release	2000
Stable release	Visual Components 4.0.5 / November 20, 2017 [1]
Operating system	Microsoft Windows
Available in	English, German, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Mandarin (Chinese)
Type	Simulation software
License	Proprietary
Website	visualcomponents.com

Visual Components is a leading developer of 3D simulation software and solutions for manufacturing. Visual Components software is used by hundreds of organizations worldwide for applications including layout planning, production simulation, off-line programming and PLC verification.

History

Visual Components was founded 1999 in Helsinki, Finland. The company philosophy was to make manufacturing design and simulation technology easy to use and accessible to manufacturing organizations of all sizes.

Visual Components’ first product was a layout configuration and visualization tool for JOT Automation, a Finnish supplier of automated test and assembly solutions.

In 2003, KUKA released KUKA.Sim Layout, a KUKA branded robot simulation and off-line programming software, developed by Visual Components

In 2005, Visual Components introduced the “3D” product family; its first family of branded Visual Components products.

In 2016, Visual Components introduced the Visual Components 4.0 product family. Visual Components 4.0 was built on a new software architecture and platform. The architecture was designed to take advantage of modern computing hardware and 64-bit processors. The platform was designed with open APIs to facilitate easy customization and development of 3^rd party applications.

In December 2017, KUKA announced the acquisition of Visual Components. Following the announcement, a statement was made by KUKA that Visual Components remain a hardware neutral simulation platform, and would continue to support and expand its list of robot models, currently 1,200+ models from 30+ robot brands.

Products

Essentials

Allows users to design, build, and simulate production processes using ready-made components. It also includes features for robot teaching, PLC connectivity, virtual reality, and more.

Professional

Includes everything in Essentials and provides tools for component modeling.

Premium

Includes everything in Essentials and Professional, and provides tools for off-line programming and advanced robotics applications.

Release history

Year	Product name
2000	3DVideo
2000	3DRealize
2003	3DRealize R
2004	3DCreate
2010	3DSimulate
2012	3DAutomate
2016	Visual Components 4.0: - Essentials - Professional - Premium

References

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