Design software keeps everyone informed
Product suite bypasses bottlenecks in production by providing complete 3D model information to everyone involved in design - manufacturing, purchasing, documentation and so on.
Cocreate Software has introduced the the Onespace 2006 product suite for users whose priority is speed, flexibility and responsiveness to change.
It suits companies practicing lean product development or those who simply want to design better products faster.
DMU-driven processes bypass bottlenecks in production by providing complete 3D model information to everyone involved in design - manufacturing, purchasing, documentation and so on.
With 64bit processing and lightweight model support, even large assemblies can be represented as DMUs.
Lightweight models are quick-to-load graphical representations of the model to let designers work with massive models using only a fraction of the system resources needed by a rich model.
The user can then download only those rich models or components that are needed on the fly.
3D configurations manage multiple views of an assembly within one file.
Designers define multiple positions, draw lists and camera positions of parts and assemblies to represent product states such as as-assembled or in-transport configurations.
Users can create exploded 2D and 3D views, or capture any simulation or animation stage.
Both Drawing Manager and Model Manager now support Microsoft SQL Server 2005, broadening customer choices when it comes to the underlying database powering the design data management products.
The release introduces handles to Designer Drafting and Designer Modeling's Annotation module, so the user can work directly on the drawing to change 2D geometry, dimensions and text.
As the user drags and drops, intelligent fly-by highlighting helps find precise points, such as intersections and end points.
Designer Modeling's Annotation module includes many improvements.
For example, a wizard quickly creates drawings and speeds the detailing of 2D plans from 3D models, so designers can create annotated drawings up to twice as fast.
With this release, the product further automates the exchange of data between enterprise systems and Model Manager - ensuring security, reliability and traceability across firewalls using rich packages.
Suppliers and other external partners have up-to-date access to relevant project data through Onespace.net's project workspace.
With advances for real-time application sharing, companies can build a design process that is transparent across internal and external team members.
Passing information to and from other systems continues to be a strategic component of the platform.
Companies can now close the loop between their ERP system (system of record) and Model Manager (work in progress).
By setting up automatic notifications and updates between the two systems, product development and manufacturing sync up with seamless exchanges as designs move into production.
Other improvements are to the core 3D modelling technology for geometry modifications, advanced feature recognition and the creation of continuous curvature.
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