3D asset management’s value continues to expand, and Jeff Fisher of Amazon Web Services will share how to get the most out of this resource at his session at the upcoming 2024 COExperience. We spoke with him about how attendees can best prepare for his session, as well as what is exciting him about the industry right now.
Why did you choose to present on this topic at this year’s COE Exchange?
Jeff Fisher (JF): 3D content use cases are expanding, and 3D content creation is no longer contained to CAD tools. At AWS, one of the most common requests we get for spatial computing use cases is 3D asset management. Specifically, for assets outside of PLM system(s), or as a data plane to connect multiple PLM systems with the greater enterprise use cases. AWS customers want a flexible and cloud native solution that is tailored to the purpose of securely storing, distributing and transforming 3D data.
What Is a key takeaway from your session you are most excited to share with attendees?
JF: There are several key takeaways attendees should know: First, the AWS VAMS (Visual Asset Management Solution) is an open-source solution that is flexible to be tailored to a company’s specific needs. Second, VAMS can be used to orchestrate data transformation pipelines to automatically convert data for downstream use cases.
How do you recommend attendees make the most of the insights you’ll share at your session?
JF: The best thing attendees can do for this presentation is to first review the VAMS open source repo on GitHub. Second, ask questions about how this 3D asset management solution can work in their custom environment. Third, give feedback on what you are hoping to see in the future!
What is a frequent question or misunderstanding you hear about 3D asset management?
JF: Question: Why do I need 3D asset management, when I can just store the 3D files in a folder/PLM/Cloud directory/etc?
Answer: 3D asset management is more than just storage. It covers searching/indexing, metadata, associations between files, security, distribution and transforming data.
What is an emerging trend exciting you in your industry right now?
JF: I’m really excited about the proliferation of 3D content, and the speed at which people are able to create content today. Including generative tools, which today are based on public data, but in the future, a company could leverage their own spatial data to fine-tune generative AI tools. 3D used to be used solely for engineering use cases, but today, 3D is used in engineering, manufacturing, construction, training, simulation, inspection, marketing, planning and more.
Learn about this cutting-edge topic at the COExperience! This event will bring experts together to reconnect and access transformative education that will help them build skills, increase efficiencies and gain knowledge from May 13-16 in Dallas, Texas. Register today.
Jeff Fisher is a technical program manager for Amazon Web Services' prototyping and cloud engineering team. He graduated from Wichita State University in 2012 with a B.S. in aerospace engineering, and in 2020 with an M.S. in engineering management. Jeff began his journey into the world of 3D in 2007 as a CATIA educator at Wichita State's National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR). He progressed to lead a team of developers creating AR and VR applications for industrial use cases at NIAR. In 2022, Jeff transitioned to AWS, where he now leads a team of solution architects building the next wave of spatial computing applications for AWS customers. Today, Jeff continues to help commercial enterprises understand the possibilities and build spatial experiences that can scale and respond to market demands.