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 indicated in the flowchart at right, the major steps would include: Start with the best, original CAD model when possible. Run basic diagnostics to determine if the file is good, and to discern what and where the problems might be. Your diagnostic software will usually break results into two or three categories; good, missing geometry, and corrupt geometry. At this point, you may want to run any...
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 triangles. The further you get from the source information, the further you get from the original design. Just look at the data for yourself; CAD geometry is defined by cylinders, planes, arcs and lines, and can be measured precisely. STL geometry is just a congolmeration of triangles approximating the original CAD geometry. So by first making sure the CAD model is a quality watertight solid, you...
by Brad Strong | Aug 24, 2020 | Blog, CAD Diagnostics, CAD Performance, CAD Repair, CAD Translation, CAD Viewing, Training, What's New |
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 multiple pages or videos. Many of our customers use TransMagic only for translation and basic repair, but you may have more in your tool box than you suspected. This video gives you a glimpse of what is already in your toolbox. Please note Tech Docs is covered in this video and is available only in TransMagic EXPERT. Other differences between core versions and functionality not covered in this...
by Brad Strong | Aug 5, 2020 | Blog, CAD Translation, Training, What's New |
TransMagic has just released R12 SP3, which has enhanced capabilities for one-step Technical Data Package creation, complete with 3D views of CAD models and assemblies, CAD data and automatic CAD translation and file attachments. SP3 also equips you with the ability to read SOLIDWORKS and STEP PMI (in addition to CATIA, NX, Creo and JT), and improved performance in other areas. Technical Data Package (TDP) Enhancements TransMagic’s TechDocs Technical Data Package combines 3D CAD model views with CAD Data and automatic file attachments. Read details below, or scroll to the bottom of this page for a short overview video. TechDocs is available in TransMagic...
by Brad Strong | Jul 28, 2020 | Blog, CAD Translation, CAD Viewing, What's New |
TransMagic’s Technical Data Package solution, TechDocs, gives you the power to deliver a single file to your customer or supplier which has everything they need in one place. In Figure 1, you can see a 3D model which can be zoomed and rotated, automatically generated and attached CAD and polygonal formats, used-defined attachments, all PMI views and captures, User Defined Attributes, file details, mass properties, part details and assembly structure. No more complicated sends to your internal and external customers; with TechDocs, all the key files are in one package, self-contained. TechDocs is available in TransMagic EXPERT. TechDocs are summarized in the...
by Brad Strong | May 4, 2020 | Blog, CAD Translation, CAD Viewing, Training, What's New |
TransMagic is offering Live Online Training for remote manufacturing industry workers affected by the COVID-19 virus. These Zoom sessions will last a total of 60 minutes each, with the first 40 minutes consisting of instruction, and the remaining 20 minutes reserved for Q & A. Since the training will be focused on the TransMagic eval, it will cover SUPERVIEW (for opening, viewing and inspecting CAD files), MagicHeal (the add-on for doing CAD model repair) and MagicCheck (the add-on for comparing CAD models, including revision and validation analysis). Class Times All classes will begin at 11:00 AM Pacific time, 12:00 PM Mountain, 1:00 PM Central and 2:00...
