The 3D/VR Center at SiMT is one of only six Interactive Digital Centers in the world. Specializing in the design, development and implementation of 3D/Virtual Reality business solutions for sales, marketing, prototyping and manufacturing, the center works with business and industry to develop immersive and interactive user experiences. The 3D/VR Center can create virtual prototypes, allowing engineers and industrial designers to evaluate new products prior to building a 3D model. Clients can design in CAD, review prototypes (virtually) and then order rapid prototype models (SLA and SLS) to test form, fit and function. Virtual Reality is the next generation product development solution for companies looking for advanced technologies and processes as they speed new products to market.

The Interactive Digital Center (IDC) will enable companies to present 3D interactive simulations that can be used to create sales and marketing presentations, training applications and proof of concept. Simply put, an IDC creates digitized product replicas that are "smart" thus allowing companies to interactively and visually configure, demonstrate, plan and support their products. Once the digital replicas are created, companies can also publish them on a PC, CD-ROM, online or even on a stereoscopic, immersive, large screen display.

The focus of the Interactive Digital Center would include vehicle/transportation, industrial, retail, architectural, construction, computer and electronics, education and defense. Industries related to these focus areas are currently undergoing what is probably the most powerful structural change since the introduction of CAD/CAM (Computer Aided Design) technologies. This structural change is due to the introduction of new and improved Interactive Product Content Management (ICPM) technologies