UGS PLM Delivers Parasolid Version 19.0, 1 in a Series

By DE Editors

The latest release of the PLM geometric modeling component software from UGS PLM Software (Plano, TX) is fully supported on Vista and now offers extended support for key functions in modeling, editing, blending, and rendering.

Some of the new capabilities in Parasolid version 19.0 include enhancements to sheet extension and trimming, blend construction and regeneration, and surface and tessellation quality. Also included in V19.0 are new options for configuring and monitoring the results of rendering and validation operations.

Parasolid V19.0 ships with an enhanced set of developer support tools including Parasolid Workshop.Net, a new support application that uses Microsoft technologies to demonstrate best-practice guidelines for developing Parasolid-based systems. Delivered with full source code and documentation, Parasolid Workshop.Net also includes a suite of utilities for viewing and interrogating Parasolid model (XT) data, and provides a plug-in mechanism for prototyping Parasolid-based functionality.

Announced simultaneously was Version 10.0 of Parasolid's interoperability toolkit suite, which includes Parasolid Bodyshop (a Parasolid-based toolkit that repairs, optimizes, and validates 3D models) and translator toolkits for several CAD formats. In this latest release, Parasolid Bodyshop is delivered with updated UNIX platform support, and enhancements in geometry simplification and output preprocessing. For more information, visit siemens.com/ugs.

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