PTC Pro/ENGINEER Users Maximize Workflow Gains With 3Dconnexion SpacePilot Navigation Device; Free Software Download Enhances CAD Workflow and Ergonomics.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif. -- 3Dconnexion, a Logitech company, today announced enhanced integration of its award-winning SpacePilot(TM) navigation device (also known as a 3D motion controller) with Pro/ENGINEER, the flagship product A primary product of a company, which is typically why the company was founded and/or what made it well known. For example, MS-DOS, Windows and the Microsoft Office suite have been flagship products of Microsoft. CorelDRAW is a flagship product of Corel Corporation. of design software leader PTC (PTC, Needham, MA, www.ptc.com) Long a world leader in mechanical computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering software, PTC, through acquisitions and reorganization, has transformed itself into a leading provider of Internet-based B2B solutions for discrete manufacturers. , which provides product lifecycle Product lifecycle or product life cycle is the course of a product's sales and profits over time. The five stages of each product lifecycle are product development, introduction, growth, maturity and decline. management solutions to more than 40,000 companies worldwide. This advancement in 3Dconnexion's adaptive sensing technology will help Pro/ENGINEER customers who use a SpacePilot navigator realize significant gains in productivity, ergonomics ergonomics, the engineering science concerned with the physical and psychological relationship between machines and the people who use them. The ergonomicist takes an empirical approach to the study of human-machine interactions. , and enjoyment of the design process. An intelligent navigation input device for visual computing The use of computers for 3D modeling and animation. See visualization. , the SpacePilot provides CAD professionals with improvements in the way they work with Pro/ENGINEER's 3D environments and modes, including Assembly, Part, and others. As the user transitions from mode to mode, the SpacePilot automatically detects the mode and updates its function buttons with available Pro/ENGINEER commands, which are displayed on the LCD screen. The SpacePilot also may be customized with any Pro/ENGINEER MapKeys that are mapped to the SpacePilot's buttons. Unlike those who work with just a mouse and keyboard, product designers who use a SpacePilot can pan, zoom, and rotate their 3D models while simultaneously editing and annotating an·no·tate v. an·no·tat·ed, an·no·tat·ing, an·no·tates v.tr. To furnish (a literary work) with critical commentary or explanatory notes; gloss. v.intr. To gloss a text. with the mouse. The advanced sensing and adapting mechanisms, combined with other SpacePilot functions, such as the "quick view" commands Top, Right, Left, Front, and Iso (executed at the touch of a button), enhance workflow and make interaction with Pro/ENGINEER software faster, easier, and more fun. "There is so much intelligence built into the SpacePilot. It's an amazing a·maze v. a·mazed, a·maz·ing, a·maz·es v.tr. 1. To affect with great wonder; astonish. See Synonyms at surprise. 2. Obsolete To bewilder; perplex. v.intr. tool and I cannot live without it," said Eric Mills, product designer for Kelly Aerospace. "The enhanced integration between the SpacePilot and Pro/ENGINEER has made my life easier and has helped boost our design productivity -- I can rotate my model screen view while making exploded views of my assemblies, something you cannot do with mouse alone. Also, it is really nice to add MapKeys to the configuration buttons. All of this has surely translated into time and cost savings for the company." The Mid-Atlantic Pro/User Group's Treasurer, Milt Cochran of Cochran Consulting, Inc., concurs: "For Pro/E users, this is fantastic news. I would not use Pro/E without my SpacePilot. I really appreciate the program-sensing advantages when switching between modes of Wildfire 2 and Wildfire 3. Pro/E users simply have to try it." The new SpacePilot capabilities are available for Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire version 2.0 and higher. SpacePilot software for Pro/ENGINEER is included in 3Dconnexion's software package, 3DxSoftware for Windows, available for immediate free download at www.3dconnexion.com/support. About 3Dconnexion 3Dconnexion, a Logitech company, is the leading provider of navigation devices that enhance the user interface for visual computing applications in product design (CAD/CAM/CAE), modeling, and digital content creation The development of newsworthy, educational and entertainment material for distribution over the Internet or other electronic media. See DAMS. . More than 350,000 designers, animators, and artists use 3Dconnexion's award-winning navigation input devices, including SpacePilot, SpaceTraveler(TM), SpaceBall(R), and SpaceMouse(R). 3Dconnexion is headquartered in San Jose, CA, with offices in Boston, Dallas, Detroit, Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , London, Milan, Munich, Paris, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Wroclaw. For information, visit www.3Dconnexion.com. (C) 2006 3Dconnexion, Inc. All rights reserved. 3Dconnexion, the 3Dconnexion logo, and other 3Dconnexion marks are owned by 3Dconnexion and may be registered. Pro/ENGINEER and Wildfire are registered marks of PTC Corp. and its subsidiaries in the US and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. |
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