New CAD Release Enhances Mold=Design Tools.Among literally dozens of enhancements to the VX Version 5 CAD/CAM CAD/CAM in full computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing. Integration of design and manufacturing into a system under direct control of digital computers. package are several new features to automate mold design. The new software comes from VX Corp. (formerly Varimetrix), Palm Bay, Fla. This is a mid-priced ($4000 complete) package that integrates CAD and CAM. It is a hybrid 3D product that seamlessly mixes surfaces, wireframes, and solids. New mold-design enhancements include automatic creation of difficult parting lines as well as cooling channels, face vents, swabs, and inserts. Electrode placement is also automated, as are checks for interference between the part, mold cavity; and cooling elements. Also new are both on-line and CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). libraries of mold components from D-M-E, Hasco, and others. Tool designers will find it convenient that VX Version 5 now allows direct import of files created with Parasolid CAD systems (including UGS UGS In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Uganda Shilling. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. , Solid Edge, and SolidWorks), as well as Pro/E and Catia files. New tools for "healing" imported files offer a choice of automatic or manual healing, and the software automatically flags anomalies that require manual attention. In such cases, new tools help fix problems quickly, such as filling gaps in NURBS surfaces. New tools for part design make it easier to create complex variable fillets by allowing hundreds of variations to be accomplished with a single command. Each radius of the fillet fillet /fil·let/ (fil´et) 1. a loop, as of cord or tape, for making traction on the fetus. 2. in the nervous system, a long band of nerve fibers. fil·let n. 1. is displayed for constant feedback as filleting fil·let n. 1. A narrow strip of ribbon or similar material, often worn as a headband. 2. also fi·let a. A strip or compact piece of boneless meat or fish, especially the beef tenderloin. b. proceeds. Also, a new tool provides flexible control over the dimples or ridges sometimes created when sweeping multiple curves to build a complex surface. This tool instantly identifies such deformities and pops up a dialog box A movable window that is displayed on screen in response to the user selecting a menu option. It provides the current status and available options for a particular feature in the program. through which the user can smooth the surface. In addition, the user interface in Version 5 now fully complies with Windows standards. |
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