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Product Overview
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Tetra4D Automate
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**Tetra4D Automate** is a **server-based** solution that automatically generates data-rich, interactive **3D PDF** documents from **PDM/PLM systems** or internal storage networks.

Organizations that produce large volumes of CAD models need efficient ways to share product information and support collaboration across manufacturing teams. **Tetra4D Automate** addresses these challenges by automatically creating interactive 3D documents that can be easily distributed across the enterprise.
**Tetra4D Automate** helps scale the use of 3D PDF by delivering documents tailored to key workflows, while requiring minimal IT effort and avoiding the need for costly or complex enterprise solutions.

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Features & Benefits
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* **Integrate with PDM, PLM, or ERP systems, or deploy using a simple watch-folder workflow**
* **Support over 30 CAD formats, including full access to assembly structure, PMI, views, and CAD attributes**
* **Aggregate all required product information in a single document, including CAD models, Bill of Materials (BOM), and metadata**
* **Generate fit-for-purpose documents using highly customizable :doc:`Tetra4D Enrich templates </tetra4d-enrich/docs/source/3d_annotations>`**
* **Support advanced features such as security management, file attachments, and conversion to standard CAD formats**

Common Use Cases
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* **Product viewing and collaboration**
* **Technical Data Packages (TDP)**
* **Design change notifications**
* **Requests for quotation (RFQ)**
* **Spare parts catalogs**