LEDAS Launches Driving Dimensions Labs

"Users of many CAD systems based on history-free modeling still suffer from lack of parametrization", said Dmitry Ushakov, Director of Product Management, LEDAS Ltd. "Driving Dimensions for Google SketchUp was only the first product in the line. Driving Dimensions Labs has been created to share our ideas with the users of other CAD systems. We appreciate any feedback on these prototypes at labs@drivingdimensions.com. "

Now Driving Dimensions Labs contains several movies that demonstrate Driving Dimensions prototypes working in different CAD environment. They are not in beta stage, but users can see how the idea of dimension-driven design can be implemented in different CAD.

AutoCAD, the world's most popular CAD software, still lacks for parametric modification of its drawings (up to 2009 version). Driving Dimensions Labs presents a prototype working in AutoCAD 2007.

Users of Rhino 3D, a popular 3D modeling software, can gain a lot of their time by using a bottom-up constraint-driven assembly design. Forward kinematic animation is only one of the features LEDAS does research when prototyping Driving Dimensions for Rhino 3D.

Please visit http://drivingdimensions.com/labs.php  to see the movies demonstrating these prototypes in action.

About Driving Dimensions

Driving Dimensions are end-user applications developed by LEDAS as plugins for popular 2D and 3D modeling systems to provide advanced parameterization capabilities to their users. Driving Dimensions are based on the Variational Direct Modeling technology, which uses direct (history-free) editing model elements, preserving its design intent, expressed by explicit and implicit driving dimensions (linear, angular, radial) and geometric constraints. Simultaneous satisfaction of geometric and dimensional constraints is achieved with LGS variational geometric solver, which is being developed by LEDAS since 2001 and is available for licensing to all CAD developers.

For more information, visit www.DrivingDimensions.com. 

About LEDAS

LEDAS Ltd. Is an independent software development company founded in 1999; it is based in Novosibirsk Scientific Centre (Akademgorodok), Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences. A leader in constraint-based technologies, LEDAS is a well-known provider of computational software components for PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) solutions: geometric constraint solvers for CAD/CAM/CAE, optimization engines for Project Management, Work Scheduling and Meeting Planning as well as interval technologies for Knowledge-Based Engineering and Collaborative Design. The company also provides services for PLM market: software development, consulting, reselling as well as education and training.

For more information, visit www.ledas.com.

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Additional News

Jan 4 - LEDAS Releases RhinoDirect Beta v0.1 Plug-in for Free
Dec 18 - Taubman College Selects LEDAS LGS 3D Geometric Solver
Dec 14 - LEDAS Ships LGS 2D Geometric Constraint Solver v3.0
Nov 25 - LEDAS Ships Driving Dimensions Plug-in v1.2 for SketchUp
Nov 11 - LEDAS Ships LGS 3D Geometric Constraint Solver v2.0
Nov 4 - LEDAS Ships Rhino Assembly 1.0 Plug-in
Sep 15 - Joe Gibbs Racing to Use LEDAS LGS 3D Geometric Solver
Sep 11 - 40 Principals Attend 'Future of MCAD' Roundtable in Moscow
Aug 19 - LEDAS Releases Driving Dimensions 0.2 Beta for Rhino
Aug 10 - LEDAS Supports CAD Research at Purdue University
Jun 24 - LEDAS Offers Free Driving Dimensions Plug In for SketchUp
Jun 9 - LEDAS Releases Beta of Driving Dimensions for Rhino
Apr 9 - LEDAS LGS Geometric Solver Supports Mac
Apr 1 - LEDAS Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Mar 12 - LEDAS Releases Free SketchUp Driving Dimensions v1.0
Mar 11 - LEDAS Launches Driving Dimensions Labs
Mar 6 - LEDAS Releases LGS 2D Geometric Solver v2.2
Feb 26 - LEDAS Releases LGS 3D Geometric Solver v1.5
Feb 3 - Driving Dimension Free Plug In 0.4 Available for SketchUp
Nov 21 - LEDAS, VirtualCAD Deliver Online Product Catalog to Rocom
Nov 10 - LEDAS, Dassault Localize DELMIA Process Engineer for Russia
Oct 29 - Driving Dimension Free Plug In 0.1 Available for SketchUp
Sep 23 - LEDAS Releases LGS 2.1 2D Geometric Solver
Sep 15 - LEDAS Releases Geometric Solver LGS 64 Bit Version

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