think3 Launches thinkdesign, thinkPLM 2008.1 Suite
 MILAN,
Italy, May 12, 2008 - think3, the only supplier to offer technology
solutions that combine product concept, development and design
implementation environments, has launched new release of its CAD and PLM
product lines thinkdesign Suite and thinkPLM Suite 2008.1.
thinkdesign
Suite streamlines think3’s offering of CAD solutions by aggregating a
host of functionalities into four main product lines: thinkdesign
Engineering for mechanical engineers; thinkdesign Tooling for toolmakers
and technicians; thinkdesign Styling for design specialists and
thinkdesign Professional which brings together all think3 technology
functionalities into a single solution.
In addition, the Italian based
software company with operations in Europe, USA, Japan and India, has
announced new developments in think3’s offer of Product Lifecycle
Management solutions. thinkPLM Suite now offers full integration
capabilities with Outlook and Solid Edge, and includes a completely
revised version of the WebTeam application, which now enables users to
upload information on to thinkteam databases remotely.
thinkdesign Suite
thinkdesign Suite 2008.1 introduces improvements in all product
areas, including enhancements to layer and workplane management
functionalities, vertical functions for dies and a more powerful drawing
environment to make detailing operations faster. The Renderer has been
completely revised to make it more powerful and user friendly and the
functions originally contained in the thinkreal module are now
incorporated into the Professional, Engineering and Styling foundations.
Moreover, the graphic interface has been improved while static and
dynamic rendering settings have been unified. The newly launched suite
also features enhanced Interactive Solid Modeling (ISM) functionalities.
Major developments in thinkdesign Engineering solutions include the new
Tubing module featuring a set of capabilities that help define tube
structures. This allows users to design a tubing system, and
automatically insert connectors at shared intersections and T joints,
once a 3D path has been defined.
The X-Camme application allows for better flat and
cylindrical cams design process. The improved interaction between think3
graphic interface and the Microsoft Excel based calculation engine,
makes it easier to process and automatically generate both 3D models and
all parameters needed to produce cams.
thinkdesign tooling features key improvements to the
Compensator functions and offers a powerful solution to calculate metal
sheet spined twist compensation. Enhancements include improved mesh
loading, calculation, checking and curve extraction capabilities that
ensure better performance and optimized results.
The Die Design module offers new features that allow
for better cutting line definition and compensation of local and
targeted GSM spined twist.
thinkdesign Styling offers significant developments
to the Rake-Sweep capability, which enable users to
select a set of surfaces to be uniquely used as a second guide.
Customers can select one or both sides where the surface will be
generated, if the section is not positioned on one end of the first
guide. Moreover, the new Rotational Sweep allows for
the creation of rotational sweep surfaces by rotating a set of sections
around an axis, which can be specified directly by the user or selected
by default by the program. Optionally, users can select a set of guide
curves that the rotational surfaces will follow. Auto intersections are
now detected and indicated by a special message.
thinkdesign suite now
also offers thinkdesign Modifier, a stand-alone
solution designed to modify solids and surfaces imported from other CAD
systems using GSM (Global Shape Modeling) and ISM (Interactive Solid
Modeling).
thinkPLM Suite
Think3’s Product Lifecycle Management suite now allows for full
integration with Microsoft’s e-mail management program Outlook.
Its integration into thinkteam database joins the other Microsoft Office
applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) already supported by the PLM
program. As a result, all e-mails that refer to a specific activity or
order can be now archived in the thinkteam database together with all
information needed to facilitate search and process management.
The WebTeam application enables users to access a remote
thinkteam database, as well as download and upload information from a
remote database. The program has been completely revamped and now boasts
an innovative “task driven” interface which makes it even easier to use.
Solid Edge now joins the wide range of CAD products
supported and integrated into thinkPLM Suite. Users of these modeling
products can now enjoy the enormous benefits of this PLM solution from
think3.
About think3, Inc
think3 has been operating in the ICT sector for more than 25 years
and provides the only technology that links three separate design areas:
the concept, its development and the finished product. In this way,
think3 enables thousands of company customers to innovate, to compete
and to rise to the challenges of global markets, thanks to the
integration of processes, which helps to accelerate time to market and
to reduce costs.
Having been active in emerging markets with dedicated
structures for many years, think3 can provide outsourcing services, thus
offering companies a new opportunity to go international. All this means
that think3 can count among its customers some of the most significant
enterprises in the industrial market.
With head offices in the United
States and offices in Europe and Asia, think3 is present throughout
other global markets too, with its network of selected VARs (Value Added
Resellers).
For more information visit
http://www.think3.com
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