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[July 2004]
PowerSHAPE Pro Launched
Delcam PLC (Birmingham, England) has launched a new version of its PowerSHAPE hybrid modelling software that offers a complete solution for designers of complex shapes, ceramics included. PowerSHAPE Pro includes all of the surface and solid modelling capabilities within PowerSHAPE, together with the PS-Draft drafting software and the PS-Render system for generating photo-realistic images.
It is said to combine the speed and ease of use of solid modelling with the design flexibility of surface modelling. This allows designers to select the optimum approach for each new project on a case-by-case basis, with none of the limitations found when using only solid modelling methods.
PowerSHAPE Pro offers total integration of solids and surfaces, with both sets of commands available from a single toolbar. For example, it enables Boolean operations to be undertaken between surfaces and solids and also allows surface modelling commands to be used directly on a single surface of any solid, without disrupting the solid's integrity.
Unique functionality within Power SHAPE Pro includes a range of powerful morphing commands for whole model edits of CAD models. These allow rapid styling changes to be made in a single operation that would otherwise require extensive, time-consuming modification of the separate elements in a design.
Also unique is the embossing technology which is at the heart of Delcam's Total Modelling approach to design. This allows design features generated with PowerSHAPE, ArtCAM or Copy CAD to be wrapped onto a CAD model. The size, position and orientation of the wrapped shape can be fully controlled by the user, giving a much more powerful and flexible alternative to Boolean addition.
www.delcam.com
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