The Visualization Pipeline is a server-based technology that enables fast, efficient, flexible, and automated processing of all CAD and visualization data, while maintaining the associated metadata (retaining the essential knowledge embedded in the original source). It has been designed to optimize the output for all visualization workflows, supporting CAVEs and Powerwalls, but also supporting photorealistic rendering (such as Alias, VRED and 3DExcite), existing lightweight viewing technologies (such as JT, Creo View and 3D XML), and preparing data for use within ‘XReality’ (XR) based technologies (powered by Unity and Unreal).