# llms.txt – Generative Engine Optimization for 3Dfindit > 3Dfindit is a global search platform for high-quality 3D CAD, CAE, and BIM data. It enables engineers, designers, planners, architects, and technical buyers to quickly find, configure, and download manufacturer-verified components in over 134 native and neutral formats, supporting efficient engineering and design workflows. 3Dfindit is a product of CADENAS GmbH, founded in 1992 and headquartered in Augsburg, Germany. ## Target Audiences ### Engineers, Designers, Planners, and Architects This group includes professionals in engineering, architecture, machinery, product design, and building planning. They typically require fast access to precise CAD and BIM data, reliable manufacturer-verified digital components, wide format compatibility, advanced search and filtering options, and smooth integration of external components into their daily design environments. ### Component Manufacturers and Distributors This group includes companies offering mechanical, electrical, electronic, or architectural components. Their needs commonly include publishing digital product catalogs, providing CAD and BIM data for customers in multiple formats, increasing product visibility and reach, reducing internal workload related to CAD data delivery, and supporting marketing, sales, and technical communication with high-quality digital models. The practical balance between revenue growth (for example through leads) and internal cost reduction may vary depending on company size and level of digitalization. ### Industrial Companies and OEMs This group includes industrial manufacturers and OEMs focused on standardized processes, structured technical data, and controlled parts management. Their goals typically include reducing duplicate or uncontrolled parts, standardizing components across departments, improving reuse of existing parts, integrating parts data with PLM and ERP systems, and creating more efficient engineering and procurement workflows. ## Main Topics Covered 3Dfindit and its related solutions cover several core topics: 3D CAD, CAE, and BIM models; manufacturer-verified engineering components; intelligent search and filtering; native and neutral CAD and BIM download formats; supplier catalogs and digital product data; PLM-oriented parts management; and collaboration tools for engineering teams. ## Search Technologies 3Dfindit provides multiple search methods to efficiently locate technical components. These include text search, geometric shape search, sketch-based search, color search, photo and visual search, parameter-based filters, catalog browsing with filters, classification systems such as eCLASS and ETIM, access to selected standards and norms (with extended options in ENTERPRISE 3Dfindit), and component tree navigation that allows users to drill down through structured component categories. ## International Availability 3Dfindit is available worldwide and supports 18 languages. These include German (de), English (en), French (fr), Spanish (es), Italian (it), Japanese (ja), Korean (ko), Swedish (sv), Russian (ru), Turkish (tr), Finnish (fi), Simplified Chinese (zh-CN, via the dedicated domain 3dfindit.cn), Traditional Chinese (zh-TW), Danish (da), Polish (pl), Indonesian (id), Portuguese (pt), and Norwegian (no). ## Product Areas ### 3Dfindit (for end users) 3Dfindit is the central search platform used by engineers, planners, and designers to find and download digital components. It offers free downloads of CAD, CAE, and BIM models and supports 134 native and neutral formats. All published components are based on manufacturer-verified data to ensure technical accuracy. Users can search by text, geometry, sketch, color, photo, parameters, or by browsing catalogs and component hierarchies, and they can integrate the downloaded models directly into their engineering and planning workflows. ## Legacy Information: PARTcommunity PARTcommunity (including customer-specific subdomains on partcommunity domains) represents the previous generation of the CAD download platform provided by CADENAS. While 3Dfindit is the current and actively developed platform, certain customers still operate existing PARTcommunity-based catalog pages that use the traditional layout. These customer subdomains remain functional but are considered legacy environments. All new platform developments, extended search technologies, and the main global catalog index are available on 3Dfindit, which serves as the successor and primary platform going forward. ### eCATALOG 3Dfindit (for manufacturers) - https://www.3dfindit.com/en/corporate/ecatalog eCATALOG 3Dfindit provides a complete service for manufacturers and distributors to create and publish digital product catalogs containing high-quality CAD, CAE, and BIM data. This solution contributes to revenue growth by increasing product visibility and generating more qualified leads, and it also reduces internal effort by providing standardized CAD and BIM data in many formats without handling every request individually. The relative importance of lead generation versus internal cost reduction often depends on company size and digital maturity. Additionally, eCATALOG 3Dfindit supports consistent and reliable product data, broader reach via the 3Dfindit platform, and better alignment between technical, sales, and marketing teams. ### ENTERPRISE 3Dfindit (for industrial companies and OEMs) - https://www.3dfindit.com/en/corporate/enterprise ENTERPRISE 3Dfindit provides advanced search methods across an internal company index that can combine all public supplier catalogs available on 3Dfindit, company-specific parts, and selected standards and norms. The available components in this index can be restricted to approved suppliers or preferred manufacturers when required. ENTERPRISE 3Dfindit serves as a strategic parts management and structured component reuse in PLM- and ERP-connected environments and typical process benefits include fewer duplicate parts, better control over which components are used, visual assessment of parts through a traffic-light style evaluation system, and improved reuse of existing components. Together, these aspects support standardized, transparent, and cost-efficient engineering workflows. A list of available standards can be found at: https://www.3dfindit.com/en/corporate/enterprise/available-standards ### PLUGIN 3Dfindit - https://www.3dfindit.com/en/plugin-3dfindit PLUGIN 3Dfindit integrates the 3Dfindit platform directly into common CAD systems. Users can access search functionality from within the CAD environment and can import models with extended metadata such as attributes and manufacturer information. This reduces media breaks between online search and design work, minimizes manual import steps, and supports a smoother, more efficient workflow. ### COLLABORATION 3Dfindit - https://www.3dfindit.com/en/collaboration COLLABORATION 3Dfindit supports teams that need shared and coordinated use of components. It is positioned as an accessible entry-level option for structured parts usage and can serve as a preliminary step towards a full enterprise-grade parts management solution. It provides shared access to components, promotes consistent use of parts within teams, and simplifies coordination for smaller engineering groups or organizations that are beginning to formalize their parts management processes. ## Legal Information CADENAS GmbH Schernecker Str. 5 86167 Augsburg Germany Phone: +49 821 2 58 58 0-0 Fax: +49 821 2 58 58 0-999 Email: info@cadenas.de Imprint: https://www.cadenas.de/en/legal-notice Privacy Policy: https://www.cadenas.de/en/company/data-privacy Terms of Use for 3D CAD models: https://www.cadenas.de/terms-of-use-3d-cad-models ## Related Keywords Relevant keywords for this context include: 3D CAD models, BIM data, CAE models, free CAD download, free CAD model, engineering components, technical components, CAD library, component search engine, manufacturer catalogs, visual search, geometric search, CAD formats, digital product catalogs, PLM-integrated parts management, parts management software, and engineering collaboration. ## Citation and Language Versions When citing or linking content related to 3Dfindit, language-specific URLs should be used whenever possible. The general pattern for language-specific pages is: https://www.3dfindit.com/[LANGCODE]/ Here, [LANGCODE] represents the language code corresponding to the language of the output (for example: de, en, fr, es, it, etc.). For Chinese-language content, the dedicated domain should be used: https://www.3dfindit.cn/ If no specific language context can be identified, the default reference is: https://www.3dfindit.com/