Software claims easiest way to conceptualise in 3D

Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Jul 27, 2004

Inovate V7 is a low cost, easy to use 3D desktop product for creating, modifying, interrogating and communicating 3D designs.

Inovate V7 is a low cost, easy to use 3D desktop product for creating, modifying, interrogating and communicating 3D designs.

It is the ideal 3D design collaboration tool from concept through production; the perfect 3D desktop compliment to today's leading CAD systems.

Its radical drag-and-drop 3D environment delivers unmatched ease-of-use, speed, design flexibility and power making it the most productive 3D concept design and communication tool available.

This latest release of Inovate offers a set of tools so flexible they can be used stand-alone or as a component of a larger PLM solution.

IronCAD bills Inovate V7 as "the fastest and easiest way to conceptualise in 3D"; the preferred solution for users who need a more productive way to communicate their 3D concepts with others throughout the product life cycle chain.

Inovate V7 bridges the gap between today's viewer technology and a full-blown CAD seat.

It is perfectly suited for situations where 3D design concepts have to be verified prior to being committed to a formal detail design process.

It allows the quick exploration of 3D design concepts, and the communication of those ideas through photorealistic images and realistic motion animations as part of the collaborative process.

Whether working with models, creating a rendering or doing an animation, the same basic concepts of drag and drop, right mouse property access and handles are used throughout, making Inovate the easiest and most cost effective 3D design conceptualisation tool available.

It is based on the same award winning user interface technology as IronCAD.

Inovate allows casual users to design fast and effectively without concerning themselves with constraints, parametrics and feature trees mandated by today's leading systems.

From concept, through detail design, to unpredictable pre/post production changes, Inovate is the first new modelling architecture that can effectively be used throughout a product's entire life cycle.

It is a product that allows true creative design exploration and verification at each stage of the product development process.

The integration of powerful, high-end visualisation and animation technologies into the core of Inovate makes the entire design process faster, more productive, and easier to understand.

The design visualisation, collaboration features and ease of use makes Inovate the perfect tool for engineering, marketing, sales and training to illustrate and communicate product features either through the use of animations or through directly importing 3D design models into marketing and sales brochures.

Inovate's versatile use model enables the verification and communication of 3D models beyond the typical design engineering community.

Inovate supports a rich set of data translators (Iges, Step, ACIS, Parasolid, Catia, Pro/E, STL and more) that allow it to exchange data with all of today's leading CAD systems.

Once in Inovate, the user can fully edit the model data (not just a subset of recognised features) enabling true upstream and downstream design collaboration.

This makes Inovate the perfect desktop companion for existing CAD tools.

"Inovate V7 offers the 3D capabilities of today's leading CAD systems, photorealistic rendering, animation and translators, all at a desktop price of just $795", explains Shaun Murphy, VP of Sales and Marketing at IronCAD.

"Its functionality and price point make it the perfect solution for companies that would like to expand the use of 3D without paying the higher prices normally associated with today's CAD systems".

The benefits of Inovate are best described by users such as Simon Floyd, Principle, Simon Floyd Design Group, who states: "The difference with Inovate is that you spend most of your time thinking about your design instead of concerning yourself with how to operate the software".

"The sheer speed of building models in Inovate is nothing less than stunning".

Or Robert Andersson of Stik who adds: "Because IronCAD and Inovate are so quick to learn, everyone in the design chain can use them and be productive immediately".

And lastly Matthijs Metselaar - Schalkwijk who states: "The advanced visualisation functionalities of Inovate are very useful when presenting a design to a customer".

"With Inovate I can show the customer an exact rendering of the final product".

"This is crucial when presenting designs to potential customers before prototypes are available".

A 60 day free trial download of Inovate V7 is available from the IronCAD website.