A tool that connects to your drawing archive and makes it searchable by shape, without changing anything you already have. Reduce duplicates, accelerate design, cut costs.
MORPHOLOGICAL SEARCH ENGINE
RuleDesigner Shape Finder
Your technical archive contains more than you know
MORPHOLOGICAL SEARCH ENGINE
How many times have you coded a component that already existed?
In engineering departments, knowledge grows and accumulates every day — but tracking it down is not always straightforward. The result: hidden waste that multiplies over time.
The designer codes what already exists
Without a way to compare geometries, components already in the archive are recreated and entered into the catalogue as new codes. The problem is not intent — it’s that no tool exists to know beforehand.
Searching by name is not enough
Non-standardised nomenclatures, legacy codes, conventions changed over time. Those who search don’t find — even when the part exists. Years of accumulated technical knowledge are effectively inaccessible.
Reuse depends on people’s memory
Knowledge of what has already been designed does not live in the archive — it lives in people. Those who know, know. Those who don’t, start from scratch. When that person changes role or leaves the company, that knowledge is no longer available.
Nobody really knows their own archive
After years of growth, acquisitions or system changes, no one knows for certain what is inside. A cleanup cannot be started, rationalisation cannot happen. The archive is a given, not a tool.
From now on, you can also search by shape
Shape Finder analyses the geometry of your 3D files and makes them searchable by morphology — regardless of what you named them or where you saved them.
01 — Indexing
Reads your files where they are
Shape Finder connects to your drawing archive — where your 3D files already live — and indexes them by shape. Your application ecosystem remains intact: no migration, no changes to existing processes.
02 — Search
Find by uploading a model
Upload the geometry of the component you are designing and Shape Finder returns all morphologically equivalent parts already in the archive — even if they have completely different names.
03 — Results
Reuse what already exists
See similar or identical components already in the archive. Reuse what exists — without generating a new item code — or know for certain that you need to create a new one.
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Exact match, similar part, variant — in seconds.
The right fit for you
Shape Finder adapts to different contexts. Here is how it fits into your operational reality.
Case A
You have a consolidated archive and want to start managing it
Years of accumulated drawings, conventions changed over time, archives from different systems. Shape Finder indexes existing geometries and makes them searchable by shape — without touching anything you already have.
→ Zero migrations, zero changes to existing processes
→ Operational within weeks
→ The first step to truly knowing what is in your archive
Case B
You are trying to reduce catalogue variants
Too many item codes for near-identical components. Purchasing quoting suppliers for already approved parts. Shape Finder identifies duplicates and micro-difference variants — and provides the data to rationalise the catalogue.
→ Automatically identifies duplicates and variants
→ Concrete data to consolidate suppliers and inventory
→ Measurable ROI on purchasing, production and warehouse
Case C
You manage multiple archives after growth or an acquisition
Archives from different companies, misaligned nomenclatures, multiplied item codes. Shape Finder turns archive cleanup from an impossible project into a measurable process.
→ Identifies duplicates across different archives
→ Geometric database for rationalisation
→ Concrete results in weeks, not years
Complements what you already have. Scales when you want.
Shape Finder connects to your drawing archive without replacing your application ecosystem.
It is not a PDM. It is not a CAD.
Shape Finder does not ask you to change anything. It connects to the drawing archive and adds shape-based search. PDM, ERP and your application stack stay where they are. Zero replacements, zero migrations.
Operational immediately
It is not a project to implement over months. Shape Finder connects to your archive, indexes the geometries and starts finding. Right away, on the files you already have.
ROI misurabile
Quanti duplicati ha il tuo archivio? Meno varianti, meno codici articolo, meno ore perse. Numeri reali su cui prendere decisioni — in settimane, non in anni.
Knowledge stays in the company
The archive becomes searchable by shape and stops depending on people’s memory. The technical knowledge accumulated over the years remains accessible — regardless of who is in the company.
COMPATIBILITY
Works with your existing stack.
Shape Finder analyses native files from all major CAD systems — SOLIDWORKS, CATIA, Inventor, PTC Creo, Siemens NX, Solid Edge — and neutral formats .STEP, .IGES, .STL. Your application ecosystem remains intact and unchanged.
✓ SOLIDWORKS✓ CATIA✓ Inventor✓ PTC Creo✓ Siemens NX✓ Solid Edge✓ .STEP / .IGES / .STLScalable over time
Cosa ottieni concretamente.
Shape Finder agisce su quattro aree che hanno un impatto diretto sui costi e sull'efficienza operativa.
Nessun codice articolo di troppo
Prima di codificare un componente nuovo, sai se ne esiste già uno uguale o sufficientemente simile. Il catalogo cresce solo quando è necessario.
Archivio sotto controllo
Duplicati e varianti vengono identificati in modo automatico. La bonifica dell’archivio diventa un processo misurabile — non un progetto che non comincia mai.
Meno varianti, meno fornitori
Razionalizzare il catalogo significa consolidare i fornitori, aumentare i volumi per codice e migliorare il potere contrattuale. Un impatto diretto su acquisti, produzione e magazzino.
Knowledge stays in the company
The archive becomes searchable by shape and stops depending on people’s memory. The technical knowledge accumulated over the years remains accessible — regardless of who is in the company.
