by Brad Strong | Nov 3, 2020 | Blog, CAD Viewing, What's New |
TransMagic’s new ‘QuickView Document’ option lets you open large parts and assemblies significantly faster than the standard ‘File Open’ – a few times faster, in some cases! I opened up several different formats at random, including STEP, CATPart, ACIS and Parasolid,...
by Brad Strong | Oct 8, 2020 | Blog, CAD Translation, What's New |
Life before IGES and STEP In the mid 1970s there were a handful of CAD vendors, often competing for the same business from large companies such as General Electric and Boeing. Some of the big vendors in those days were Applicon, CADAM, CATI (early CATIA), SDRC, Anvil,...
by Brad Strong | Sep 30, 2020 | Blog, CAD Systems, What's New |
What CAD Software Is CAD Software refers to software which allows you to create precise 2D or 3D geometry. At the writing of this article, the vast majority of CAD software allows you to design in 3D. Precise 3D geometry is sometimes known as Brep geometry, whereas...
by Brad Strong | Sep 22, 2020 | Blog, CAD Repair, What's New |
3D model repair can cost companies an immense amount of time. Considering the costs to engineer and designer productivity, as well as the potential delays to critical projects, it is critical not to spend any more time or resources on repair than necessaary. As...
by Brad Strong | Aug 26, 2020 | 3D Printing, Blog, CAD Repair, What's New |
While there are various ways to perform STL repair, it’s best to avoid it in the first place if you can. If you are starting with a CAD file, that’s where the diagnostic and repair process should start, before intelligent geometry is degraded into non-intelligent STL...
