Kubotek Releases KeyCreator v7.5 for Mechanical Design
 MARLBOROUGH,
MA, Apr 23, 2008 - Kubotek USA, providers of geometry-based design and
engineering software, today announced Kubotek KeyCreator 7.5, a new version
of its widely used mechanical design and manufacturing CAD/CAM
software. This release marks the tenth KeyCreator enhancement release
produced by Kubotek since the history-free, feature-based product was first
introduced in February of 2004. KeyCreator 7.5 includes numerous
customer-driven productivity enhancements, performance improvements, and as
well as advances in Kubotek’s unique Face Logic modeling technology.
Dimension driven edit supports bolt hole circle
relationships
“When Kubotek announced in 2004 that we were pursuing an alternative to
the mainstream, history-based modeling approach we knew it was a
revolutionary concept,” said Robert Bean, Kubotek USA Executive VP. “We’ve
been in a unique position to observe this technology trend come to
prominence in the Mechanical CAD market over the last three years. We are
proud of our record of leadership in this area and excited about the major
benefits this trend will bring to customers.”
KeyCreator 7.5 further expands the capabilities of last year’s
breakthrough Direct Dimension-driven Editing function to support editing of
bolt hole circles and matching sets of holes and shafts or pins. Direct
Dimension-driven Editing allows users to use an intuitive parametric editing
interface on any solid at any time, regardless of how or where it was
constructed.
The ability to calculate mass properties such as volume and center of
gravity on polygon mesh models (polygonal models) has been provided in
KeyCreator 7.5. This capability significantly expands the usefulness of STL
models and the lightweight polygonal model functionality added in recent
releases. KeyCreator can now accurately analyze the mass properties of a
mixed set of polygonal and solid models which frees users to represent
purchased or unchanging parts in a large assembly with a polygonal model
data type. Using a polygonal model instead of a solid will often save 10
times the file size and memory of what the solid of the same shape would
have occupied, dramatically improving performance with large assemblies.
For the third straight release added sheet metal specific tools save
users a dramatic amount of time in design and manufacturing engineering of
sheet metal parts. In KeyCreator 7.5 users can now quickly insert relief
features into 3D sheet metal part designs. A user-driven enhancement in
detailing includes global detail settings which allow for faster application
of formatting changes to all details in a drawing. Additional user-driven
detailing enhancements include a dramatic crosshatch update performance
increase and a new option to offset crosshatch line location.
About Kubotek
Kubotek USA, Inc., headquartered in Marlborough, MA, is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Kubotek Corporation. Kubotek USA develops and manufactures
KeyCreator mechanical CAD software, REALyze multiCAD data exchange tools,
rapid prototyping and non-contact inspection systems, and offers the Kubotek
Spectrum multiCAD viewer.
For more information, visit
www.kubotekusa.com.
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