Delcam Offers Free PowerSHAPE-e for View, Comment
 BIRMINGHAM,
UK, July 5, 2007 - Delcam has introduced free software, PowerSHAPE-e, that
allows everyone involved in the product development process, especially
those that are not CAD specialists, to view, experiment with and comment on
CAD data throughout any project. It can be downloaded from
www.powershape-e.com.
Delcam’s PowerSHAPE-e allows people that normally don’t use CAD to review
and comment on designs
During any product’s life cycle, there are a wide range of people that
need to comment on, or take measurements from, CAD models. In an ideal
world, all these individuals would have a copy of the company’s chosen CAD
system to do their work. However, in reality, there are insufficient expert
users of these systems to make this practical, even if the company could
afford the cost of buying and maintaining enough software. Furthermore, it
would be difficult to manage the changes that could occur with so many users
having the ability to adjust a design. Great potential would exist for
simultaneous different versions to be created of nominally the same design.
Delcam’s PowerSHAPE-e solves these problems by giving anyone involved in
a project the ability to experiment with the product design. However, these
users can only save their changes locally. They cannot make unauthorized
alterations to the original master model but instead can only save marked-up
comments or recommendations on the CAD file. These suggestions can then be
sent back to the designer, who retains control over the decision whether to
implement the changes or not.
The software is ideal for people that do not normally use CAD systems,
such as sales staff that need to discuss progress with the customer, or
market researchers that need to get feedback from potential customers or
retailers on new design proposals. Users can experiment with unlimited
different variants to improve the appearance or functionality of the design.
Once the suggested modifications are agreed, the model can be marked up with
the changes requested to any dimensions.
Similarly, staff in manufacturing can suggest changes to improve
productivity. For example, in a company making plastic moldings,
manufacturing engineers might want to increase the draft angle on the part
to make it easier to remove from the mould or they might want to increase a
fillet radius to improve the flow of plastic within the mould. Again, once
the changes have been finalized, notes can be added to the CAD file
explaining the alterations that have been requested and why they are
necessary.
PowerSHAPE-e incorporates a wide range of easy-to-use surface and solid
modeling functionality to modify imported models. The software incorporates
all the Delcam Exchange data translation options 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. It does not import the history of operations used to
create the CAD file, so minimizing the possibility of a modification to one
part of the model producing an unexpected change in another area.
As manufacturing becomes more global, maintaining good communications
within different departments and along the supply chain is a growing
challenge. Delcam believes that PowerSHAPE-e will speed and simplify the
exchange of feedback on new design ideas. By ensuring that the designer
retains full control over any changes, PowerSHAPE-e will make it easier to
manage modifications to the initial concept throughout the product
development process.
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 manufacturing staff earlier in the
development process should help ensure that progress into full-scale
production 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.
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