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News and Press ReleasesGeometric introduces 3DPaintBrush, a design visualization softwareMumbai. April 22, 2008 - Geometric Ltd. today announced the release of its new product, 3DPaintBrush™, a visualization software that helps create near photo-realistic images, animations, and videos from existing computer-based 3D models within minutes. 3DPaintBrush is suitable for design professionals who need to create images and animations instantly. It’s easy to use features make 3DPaintBrush attractive for 3D enthusiasts too. 3DPaintBrush allows real-time rendering of 3D models to create impressive digital image outputs for architects, interior decorators, industrial product designers, engineers simulating environments, advertising creative professionals, and multi-media content developers (animators; gaming, multi-media and e-learning content creators). It’s easy-to-use features include the ability to import and combine 3D models from multiple sources, manipulate material properties, adjust light settings, add backgrounds and environments, create animations, and finally save the results in popular image formats, or export as Shockwave Flash and other popular movie formats. For users of Microsoft® Expression Blend™, 3DPaintBrush provides the ability to export in XAML format to create engaging web-connected experiences for Windows. Integration with Google 3DWarehouse provides easy access to millions of existing 3D models. 3DPaintBrush is based on DirectX 9.0, and it is supported on Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista. Salient features of 3DPaintBrush include:
To download a fully functional limited period trial version, visit www.3dpaintbrush.com. The product continues to function in save and export disabled mode, after the trial period.
DFMPro now enables users to add Design for Manufacturability (DFM) rules in-houseMumbai, India. April 22, 2008 - Geometric Ltd. today announced the release of DFMPro™ 2008 EX, an integrated tool on SolidWorks® which helps to get designs right the first time. Organizations can now easily add their own DFM checks and rules to automate in-house DFM practices into their standard operating procedures. DFMPro is a revolutionary “Design for Manufacturability” product for designers and manufacturing engineers to facilitate upstream manufacturability validation and identification of design areas that are difficult, expensive or impossible to manufacture. DFMPro allows quick and in-depth examination of product manufacturability. DFMXpress, a lighter version of DFMPro is shipped with every seat of SolidWorks 2008. DFMPro 2008 EX, the latest release of DFMPro, permits organizations to build their own custom rule libraries easily and quickly. Basic knowledge of Visual Basic (VB) scripting or SolidWorks macro languages is adequate to build custom rules. DFMPro 2008 EX now also supports easy sharing of manufacturability knowledge across departments, suppliers and vendors, thus improving their efficiency by reducing manufacturability issues. Advanced customization on the product can be provided by DFMPro product resellers, and also directly from Geometric. DFMPro 2008 EX has also been enhanced with additional out-of-the-box rules for machining and sheet metal fabrication processes. A limited period trial version of DFMPro 2008 EX is available at www.dfmpro.com.
Integrated and Automated Knowledge-Based CAM for Better ProductivityApril, 2008 - The April issue of MoldMaking Technology includes an article by Mike Coleman, CEO of Geometric Technologies, that discusses a "solution for two major problems affecting manufacturing profitability today: (1) the shortage of knowledgeable, experienced engineers and (2) the incompatibilities of CAD/CAM data exchange." Read the article in the April issue of the magazine or on the MoldMaking Technology website. DFMPro Offers a Streamlined ProcessApril, 2008 - The April issue of Desktop Engineering includes an article about the advantages of using DFMPro to perform design checks and analysis to identify areas in design that are difficult, expensive or impossible to manufacture. Read the article in the April issue of the magazine or on the Desktop Engineering website. Reseller Conference Held in Japan
DFM Corporation, Geometric Technologies' Master Distributor for DFM and CAMWorks in Japan, held a reseller conference in Tokyo, Japan in April. Approximately 30 representatives of resellers from Japan attended.
Geometric releases new version of eDrawings for Pro/ENGINEER with support for Wildfire 4.0Scottsdale, Arizona, February 28, 2008 - Geometric Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Geometric Ltd., and an industry leader in developing advanced manufacturing software and cutting-edge point productivity solutions, today announced the release of version 6.1 of eDrawings® for Pro/ENGINEER® with support for Wildfire 4.0. Major enhancements include:
Mike Coleman, CEO, Geometric Technologies said, "Our product development team is always agile and supports the latest releases of Pro/ENGINEER immediately after the official release from PTC. Our existing customers planning to switch to Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0 will find eDrawings supported on the new platform." A free 15-day trial version of eDrawings Professional for Pro/ENGINEER can be downloaded from http://edrawings.geometricglobal.com. eDrawings Publishers are available on Pro/ENGINEER®, CATIA® V5, NX®, Autodesk Inventor® Series, Solid Edge® and Google SketchUp™. With eDrawings Publishers you can:
Geometric Technologies to display advances in automation with CAMWorks and DFMPro at WESTEC 2008Scottsdale, Arizona, February 19, 2008 - Geometric Technologies, Inc. will showcase the latest releases of CAMWorks® and DFMPro at the WESTEC 2008 Exposition & Conference (booth #S-3574) in the Los Angeles Convention Center from March 31 to April 3, 2008. CAMWorks 2008 delivers a powerful set of over 50 new performance enhancements, user interface improvements, and strategies to meet the machining requirements of diverse applications. These include improved speed and toolpath reliability for multi-axis operation, improved simulation speed and quality, and numerous user interface options for display and navigation that add to CAMWorks ease of use. New toolpath strategies and controls have been implemented for 2-5 axis milling, turning and wire EDM to improve quality and decrease machining time. Significant enhancements in 3 axis milling include:
According to Bruce Wiener, Director of Research & Development, Geometric Technologies, "CAMWorks 2008 is the result of leveraging a strong foundation in CAM technology that allows Geometric Technologies to increase its innovative edge in delivering CAM solutions and compete successfully in the expanding market for solids machining. We continually improve CAMWorks to meet the needs of the mold-making and machining industries." CAMWorks is a SolidWorks® Certified Gold CAM Product that provides state-of-the-art machining capabilities seamlessly integrated into the award winning SolidWorks 3D mechanical design software. CAMWorks can be purchased to run with SolidWorks or as part of a cost-effective package that includes CAMWorks Solids, an integrated solid modeler. DFMPro is a revolutionary “Design for Manufacturability” product developed for designers and manufacturing engineers to facilitate upstream manufacturability validation and identification of areas in design that are difficult, expensive or impossible to manufacture. DFMPro is engineered for quick and in-depth examination of product manufacturability. DFMPro is an advanced version of DFMXpress, a free tool shipped with every seat of SolidWorks 2008. More information on DFMPro is available at www.dfmpro.com.
Geometric Technologies to demonstrate the power of automation with CAMWorks and DFMPro at SolidWorks World 2008Both CAMWorks and DFMPro are seamlessly integrated into SolidWorks Scottsdale, Arizona. January 08, 2008 - Geometric Technologies, Inc. (formerly TekSoft, Inc.), an industry leader in developing advanced manufacturing software, will showcase the latest releases of CAMWorks® and DFMPro at SolidWorks World 2008 (booth #539) in San Diego, California, from January 20 to 23, 2008. CAMWorks was the first SolidWorks® certified Gold CAM product and the first CAM solution to offer knowledge-based feature recognition and associative machining capabilities, seamlessly integrated into the SolidWorks 3D mechanical design software. The combination of the latest innovations in CAMWorks 2008 and SolidWorks' excellence in design, continue to make CAMWorks a premier CAM solution. The latest release of CAMWorks has over 50 enhancements and new features to machine faster and more accurately. This release has significant advances in 3-axis functionality, new features and cutting strategies for 2 to 5 axis milling, turning and wire EDM. The recently launched DFMPro 2008 add-on for SolidWorks is a revolutionary “Design for Manufacturability” product developed for designers and manufacturing engineers to facilitate upstream manufacturability validation and identification of areas in design that are difficult, expensive or impossible to manufacture. DFMPro is engineered for quick and in-depth examination of product manufacturability. DFMPro is an advanced version of DFMXpress, a free tool shipped with every seat of SolidWorks 2008. More information on DFMPro is available at www.dfmpro.com. Demonstrations of CAMWorks and DFMPro will be available in booth #539 throughout the three-day conference. Attendees will have the opportunity to speak with the company's application engineers and executives and learn about CAMWorks and DFMPro at the following presentations:
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