Siemens PLM Software Releases 2D DCM and PGM

By DE Editors

Siemens PLM Software (Plano, TX) released two D-Cubed component software products: Version 53.0 of 2D Dimensional Constraint Manager (2D DCM) and Profile Geometry Manager (PGM) are said to improve function and performance, with both providing support for Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and Apple Mac OS X Leopard.

The latest release of the D-Cubed 2D DCM now contains new functional features for improved control of scalable sets and splines. The 2D DCM supports both rigid sets (where the shape and size is fully defined) and scalable sets, which have the freedom to scale uniformly. Thus, 2D DCM splines can be made rigid or scalable. The size and shape of rigid splines will be kept fixed, which will make the defining control points rigid. A scalable spline is allowed to scale uniformly.

The 2D DCM provides applications with a wide range of tools to assist users in applying the appropriate dimensions and constraints to define the geometric relationships in a sketch. Plus, 2D DCM can solve pattern constraints. One–dimensional and 2D linear and circular patterns can be solved variationally (without any order dependence) so that changes to any instance in the pattern will result in all other patterned instances being updated.

The second release is the D-Cubed Profile Geometry Manager (PGM), which offers integration and performance enhancements that include thread safety and application development environments. The D-Cubed components are integrated into a range of applications using a variety of development environments running on numerous computer platforms.

For details, please go to Siemens PLM Software.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.