Frequently asked questions

It’s easy. The Envision Creator application has an intuitive and familiar ribbon-style interface, and you don’t need any previous technical experience to work directly with 3D CAD to create model visualizations and animations.

Annotations and labels using model metadata can be added with a single click. Adding images, multimedia content, text, and tables is straightforward, and template creation and layout are simple to manage.

Envision integrates with CAD data management solutions such as PLM, maintaining a link between model-based content and source data, so updates can be rapid and frictionless (author approval required). You can also update from networks and local drives.

Envision Creator can work with over 30 CAD formats and a host of other content types. For a full list of file types which can be worked with in Envision check our Knowledge Base.

No, Envision does not make changes to source CAD data. We import a lightweight version of the model in a proprietary format which allows for visualization, animation, and embedded interactive content.

Yes, we have full document management and workflows from authoring, through collaborative review, publishing, and version management.

Envision uses the proprietary. evdoc format which allows for interactive model-based experiences, embedded multimedia content, switchable layers, feedback capture and more.

Envision supports export to PDF but this results in the loss of Envision’s advanced interactive experiences.

You can extract graphics and other 2D assets from PDFs which can be reused in Envision along with model-based content. You can also use existing video content within the platform.

Envision content is consumed via a browser or tablet app directly from the Envision platform – whether on our cloud, on a private cloud, or from an on-premises hardware deployment

Yes. We have offline consumption in our tablet application which allows users to temporarily store instructional content to their local devices

No. Both our document format (.evdoc) and our 3D visualization are proprietary. Plus, you can present 2D graphics, interactive content, images, animations, video and more in a single document.

Envision's smart layer function enables content within a document to be hidden or exposed on demand. This is perfect for providing instructions in multiple languages within a single document.

Yes. Envision can capture and route feedback and other data from operators and technicians on the floor and in the field, and track events within the document such as step completion

Yes. Envision content can be displayed anywhere HTML can be And With our SDKs, you can embed the Envision experience into other platforms, such as MES, PLM, QMS, and more.

We offer a hosted SaaS service (AWS/AWS.gov) as well as the ability to deploy in your private cloud (AWS, AWS.gov, Azure, Google), and on your own on-premises hardware

Yes, with our SDK you can integrate with PLM, MES, QMS, document management, and other enterprise systems. Check out our integrations page

The Envision platform is priced in tiered subscriptions. For more information on pricing speak to one of our team.

Yes – Envision is SOC 2 compliant and we support SSO and Multi-factor authentication. For maximum security, private cloud and on-premises deployment options are recommended

For more information on support check out our terms page.

Yes, the user only has access to data in Aras Innovator according to their identity.

Users can create new Documents with the EV Classification, and create new evDocs, which will launch Canvas Envision in the Browser. The Aras-integrated Envision instance has a PLM tab in the menu, so the user can import PLM Data, update PLM Data, and Save files (evDocs) back to Aras Innovator.

Content embedded from Aras Innovator maintains a link to the source data and supports a feature called “Update Linked Data”. This allows the user to update linked data with new versions from Aras Innovator. This is not a ‘silent’ operation and is user-initiated. Using this logic, the appropriate version of content is maintained in each version released of the Document.

Users who have permission (who are part of the evViewers identity in Aras Innovator) will be able to view evDocs in the SSVC (Secure Social Visual Collaboration) Viewer in the context of Aras Innovator, or anywhere the document is related to an Aras Innovator Item.

Yes, Envision can create versionable graphics, in the form of .pngs output to Graphic Items using the Document Item - evGraphic classification. These Graphics can be used throughout Aras Innovator, in applications such as Technical Documents.

Yes, Canvas Envision Documents are controlled (history, version) in Aras Innovator using the Document ItemType. They can be released using Change Management workflows, which are supported in Aras Innovator. The document's PLM contents, such as 3D, graphics, and tabular data, are tracked in a ‘Manifest’ so there is traceability on the Document contents; the document is picked up in the Impact Matrix when one of the embedded Items is changed.

Aspects of the Aras Innovator package (such as the Items that manage Envision files), as well as the data model that supports the import of 3D Models, Images, and Tables, can be customized by the Customer or by Razorleaf, which manages the Aras configuration and middleware layer of the Canvas Envision Integration.