Spatial Updates 3D ACIS and 3D InterOp

By DE Editors

Spatial has announced the R23 release of 3D ACIS Modeler and 3D InterOp for CAD file translation.

"R23 is a substantial release because it contains so much development driven directly by customer input," said Ray Bagley, Spatial director of product planning and management.  "Whether they are tactical enhancements to 3D InterOp, like importing hidden entities from Creo, or following strategic goals like multi-threading the faceting algorithms in 3D ACIS Modeler, we continually seek to build the best product roadmap around our customers' goals."

One of the new component options available to developers is a set of 3D InterOp Graphical translators. Using these new translators, developers have access to the native graphical representation of the original CAD model, including graphical PMI, for all 3D InterOp supported formats.

3D ACIS Modeler includes support for multi-threaded faceting with thread management handled completely within the modeler. Restoring of SAB models, a function used by most ACIS applications, provides speed improvements. For 3D InterOp, enhancements to most of the translators also deliver performance improvements.

The R23 release includes updates to provide support for the latest CAD file formats. With the introduction of 3D InterOp Graphical, developers can take advantage of new support for 3DXML for the import and export of graphical geometry and graphical PMI.

New 3D InterOp translators are available for the Parasolid, SolidWorks, and Unigraphics NX file formats, which do not rely on the availability of third-party software products.

3D ACIS Modeler includes extended Boolean and Stitching capabilities, including enhancements to several of the Fuzzy Boolean operations.

New cellular topology capabilities allow developers to attach attributes, such as material properties, to volumetric cells. These attributes can then migrate through Boolean and Glue operations. Additional enhancements to the Glue operation provide non-regularized unite capabilities.

Seeded feature detection is also available, which offers benefits to direct-modeling applications and other workflows. Feature detection functionality helps in the identification of protrusion and depression features as well as blends. Developers have the flexibility to specify whether or not the blends at the boundary of a depression or protrusion feature are to be included as part of the feature.
 
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Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.