by Brad Strong | May 1, 2017 | Blog, CAD Performance, CAD Translation, CAD Viewing, Support, What's New |
‘Missing CAD Data’ summarizes the many reasons you may not be able to find your CAD data. If you need more information on any of these areas, see the links and embedded videos at the end of each section. Empty Assemblies CAD assemblies typically need...
by Brad Strong | Apr 10, 2017 | Blog, CAD Translation, CAD Viewing, Polygonal Output, What's New |
Exporting PMI to 3D PDF Exporting PMI to 3D PDF is a simple matter of choosing the PMI views you want to export, and clicking the Export Views To File button. The ability to export CAD views, along with associated PMI, makes communicating with internal and external...
by Brad Strong | Mar 27, 2017 | Blog, CAD Translation, CAD Viewing, What's New |
Product and Manufacturing Information (PMI) refers to metadata such as GD&T, dimensions and notes in the context of a 3D CAD model. Model Based Definition refers to the practice of using 3D CAD models, in association with PMI to define parts and assemblies without...
by Brad Strong | Mar 20, 2017 | 3D Printing, Blog, CAD Translation, CAD Viewing, Polygonal Output, Support, What's New |
What are the advantages of Brep vs Visrep models, and how do you tell them apart? Brep Models Brep refers to Boundary Representation. As the name suggests, the boundary between solid and non-solid geometry is in view here, the solid geometry being a collection of...
by Brad Strong | Mar 17, 2017 | Blog, CAD Diagnostics, CAD Translation, CAD Viewing, Support, What's New |
What CAD format, and what version, did that colleague just give you? Most of the time it’s clear what format it is, and most of the time the version doesn’t matter, BUT – sometimes it does. This is a repost from a few years back. It has turned out to...
