TurboCAD(R) V7 from IMSI (Novato, CA) is priced and positioned as a direct competitor to AutoCAD, with features that allow users to add or subtract 3D parts from an assembly, see section-views of 3D models, retain part geometry, and even choose materials for variable "surface roughness" of 3D models. It is also Web-friendly, so users can save files as jpegs or publish them directly as HTML, and it offers interoperability with 27 other file formats. The package is available as a standard edition surface modeler, or as the Professional Edition solid modeler.
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SolidDesigner 2001 from CoCreate Software (Fort Collins, CO) allows users higher levels of collaboration than past versions, as well as Rapid Design, a 3D modeling tool that allows users to work with imported designs as if they were native data, and to use drag-and-drop methods to create and modify their designs. Another new feature is the Mold Design Advisor, which can help optimize plastic parts for injection molding through a feature library, rules-based advice, and automated core and cavity creation.
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Moldflow Corp. (Wayland, MA) took its Moldflow Part Advisor? and Internet-enabled it to create iMPA? 5.0. Accessible at www.plasticszone.com, iMPA helps users to streamline the procedure of using Plasticszone with a new activation wizard. It also allows users to purchase model activation licenses with coupons. At 25% faster than MPA 4.0, it offers them MPA features like a sink mark depth analyzer and consolidated materials datase.
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AMESim from IMAGINE Software Inc. (Detroit, MI) provides 1D simulation of fluid dynamics. Now IMAGINE is offering AMERun, a companion application that is run-only, so salespeople, technicians, and engineers in other departments can view model results, while still providing full protection for proprietary data.
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