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Rhino Support, New Format Updates for TransMagic R12 SP3
Version 12.30.702 of TransMagic has added a new CAD format and nine updated CAD format versions, as well as some powerful feature enhancements. New CAD Format: Rhino! Supports versions 2 through 7 (read only). Updated Format Versions to keep you up to date with your...
Exploiting Marginal Gains in Design and Manufacturing
How did the British Cycling team go from only a single gold medal from in 84 years (1920 to 1996), to dominating Olympic cycling from 2008 to 2016, with a total of a total of 24 gold medals in three Olympics (8 in 2008, 8 in 2012, and 6 in 2016)? And how can...
How to Dimension Polygonal Models
TransMagic now allows you to dimension polygonal models; previous releases limited you to true CAD Brep models only. Now, in version 12.30.500 or later, you can dimension between polygon facet nodes with linear dimensions. This can be useful to assess polygonal models...
Are Your CAD Tools Enough?
Are your CAD tools empowering you to... Work faster and more efficiently? We have customers who have saved hours every week by batch translating, or simply converting massive assemblies to multibody parts for easier insertion into CAD PDM systems. What could speed...
View CAD Files Faster
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,...
IGES vs STEP
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,...
CAD Software
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...
3D Model Repair
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...
Avoid STL File Repair
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...
TransMagic Technical Overview
vThis article and video attempts to cover the majority of functionality you get with core TransMagic products, without going too long. In a 30-minute video, you can see a quick overview of what is possible with core TransMagic in one sitting, without having to go to...
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