Re: OT: cad/cam/cae seminars and info

and Ironcad -- anyone ever hear of this one?http://www.ironcad.com/explore/news/2007_11_12_version10release.html

Yup. Sure have. It puts Alibre to shame in every way possible. Before
version 10 IronCAD had a problem with large assemblies which slowed it
to a crawl. They claim it has been rectified in V10. IronCAD has
several major advantages over SolidWorks:

www.ironcad.com

"Traditional CAD systems create what is called a feature tree that
captures the order in which the features were combined to create the
model. When you want to edit a feature in this tree all the features
that occur after that point in the history are blanked out. Software
that utilizes this approach creates a non-productive situation for the
user because many times the feature they would like to reference has
been removed. IronCAD does not have this restriction. A user can
reference any visible feature on a part while making any required
changes. This makes it both easier and faster for the user."

"Single design environment - IronCAD is very unique in that it does
not require the support of a separate assembly and part file, instead
it only requires a single file which has the ability to support both
parts and assemblies seamlessly. This approach allows the user to
effortlessly move between part and assembly design. It allows parts to
be created in context to the full assembly model without having to
setup a constraint relationship first. This fully-integrated
environment allows the user to let the assembly structure evolve
within a single file, and and at any time link out or insert files as
required to create the desired assembly structure."

"TriBall- the patented TriBall, a remarkably intuitive multi-purpose
tool provides precise positioning or copying of any objects by
translation, rotation, mirroring, patterning or any complex 3D
transformation. This array of operations is accessed through a single
graphical interface making it very powerful yet easy to use."

Jon Banquer
San Diego, CA










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