Delcam Offers Free CAD Viewer at Plastics Innovations Show
 BIRMINGHAM,
UK, April 9, 2007 - Delcam will offer a free CAD viewer to all visitors to
its stand, No. 59, at the Plastics Innovations show to be held at the Ricoh
Arena in Coventry on 23rd and 24th May. The free PowerSHAPE-e software
improves communication, either within a company or along a supply chain, by
allowing everyone involved in the product development process to view, and
comment on, CAD data throughout any project.
Delcam’s PowerSHAPE-e allows improved communications along any supply chain
The software is intended mainly for people that do not normally use CAD
systems, such as sales staff that need to discuss progress with the client
or market researchers that need to get feedback from potential customers or
retailers on new design proposals. However, it can also be used to supply
preliminary data to sub-contractors so they can start work on quotations
before the design has been finalized.
All models can be password-protected to prevent any unauthorized export
of the data. This extra security ensures that any design sent out to
sub-contractors for manufacturing quotes cannot find its way onto the market
until a quote is approved. At that point, the password can be released to
the approved supplier only, so enabling manufacture to begin.
The PowerSHAPE-e download incorporates Delcam’s PS-Exchange data
translation software and so can read in files from all the main CAD systems,
including CATIA, UG, Pro/Engineer, IDEAS, SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor and
Solid Edge, as well as neutral formats such as IGES and STEP. Once imported,
the models can be marked up with any comments or suggestions.
For CAD users, the viewer incorporates a wide range of surface and solid
modeling functionality. Users can experiment with different design variants,
whether these are intended to improve the appearance or style of the design,
or are suggestions to simplify its manufacture. Once the changes have been
finalized, notes can be added explaining what alterations have been made and
why.
Model compare functionality is included so that any changes to the model
can be identified and highlighted quickly at all stages of the product’s
development. This helps ensure that everyone involved with the project is
using the most recent design data. It also makes it easier for managers to
check that their recommended alterations have been incorporated into the
design in the way that they intended.
As manufacturing becomes more global, good communications along the
supply chain are a growing challenge. Developments like e-mail and Internet
telephony have made long-distance communication much easier. Delcam hopes
that its new viewer will further speed and simplify the exchange of design
ideas and modifications.
PowerSHAPE-e should also make new product development more successful and
more efficient. More communication with potential customers should increase
the likelihood that the new design will be received well by consumers.
Similarly, obtaining feedback from sub-contractors earlier in the
development process should help ensure that progress from design to
manufacture can proceed efficiently. It should also avoid problems with
designs that appear attractive at the concept stage but that are too
difficult or too expensive to manufacture cost-effectively.
PowerSHAPE, as well as other downloads, available
here.
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