by Brad Strong | Feb 24, 2016 | Blog, CAD Translation, CAD Viewing, Support, What's New
This has happened to all of us at one time or another; how do you know what CAD format you are dealing with?Especially since Unigraphics/NX, and ProE/Creo both use *.prt for parts, for example, which one is it? And what version is that DWG file you got last week? You’ll Need a Text Editor Fortunately, with a simple tool editor such as Windows Notepad or Notepad++, we can tell quite a bit. Here is an index of the most common native CAD formats (CATIA, UG/NX, Pro/E & Creo, SOLIDWORKS, Inventor and Autocad), and how they appear in Notepad: Detecting CATIA Formats CATIA: V4 part and assembly files end in *.model. V5 and V6 3D files end in *.CATPart...
by Brad Strong | Dec 15, 2015 | CAD Comparison, CAD Diagnostics, CAD Validation, What's New
“Protect your downstream manufacturing investment with Point-to-Part Comparison, Part-to-Part Comparison, and Part- to-Part Validation” MagicCheck CAD model comparison software quickly opens all major 3D CAD formats, including point data, to compare against the source CAD model and analyze accuracy. Produce validation, revision and inspection reports for quality control processes. Find errors early while they are still manageable. What’s A Good Fit For MagicCheck? Job Shops and service bureaus who need to verify customer revisions to ensure no unexpected changes are missed. Prototyping specialists who need to compare scanned points against the CAD...
by Brad Strong | Sep 16, 2013 | Blog, CAD Diagnostics, CAD Translation, What's New
That is, what is Non-Manifold Geometry vs Manifold Geometry? The Meaning of ‘Manifold’ Manifold is a geometric topology term that means: To allow disjoint lumps to exist in a single logical body. Non-Manifold then means: All disjoint lumps must be their own logical body. Of course that definition is often more confusing so perhaps the best way to think of Manifold and Non-Manifold is this: Manifold essentially means “Manufacturable” and Non-Manifold means “Non-manufacturable”. In other words manifold means: You could machine the shape out of a single block of metal….and with a non-manifold shape you could not. Example...
