In addition, the import process automatically maintains consistent units of measurement. Select this option to import separate layers as individual objects. Select this option to separate the file into individual objects that share the same color. Discontinuous objects in the original file are separated and imported as individual parts. Select this option to split the imported part into separate objects. Select this option to bring in all the objects in the imported file as a single facet part. Select this option to specify how the AutoCAD file should be imported: If the angle between two polygons is less than that specified, the edge between the polygons is smoothed.
In this field, enter an angle value for smoothing. IronCAD Mechanical is an IRONCAD catalog that includes pre-made designs for industry-standard fasteners, bearings, O-rings, piping, and flanges, saving fabricators hours of design time. Select this option to smooth the edges of the part. Aside from the name, these dialog boxes are identical and offer the following options: When you import one of these files, the corresponding Raw Triangle Read or the Stereolithography Read dialog box is displayed. IronCAD is getting a lot of attention these days, adding TraceParts, integrating GrabCAD, and more recently, adding KeyShot.Importing Raw Triangle and Stereolithography Files
To see what all the fuss was about, I figured I’d open up the software and take a look inside. Back with IronCAD version 1 in the 90s I witnessed it doing direct modeling (history-free), long before most CAD users knew they needed it. More accurately, IronCAD did both history and direct modeling back then, as it always was a hybrid molder. Before then, it was known as Trispectives with its Tri-Ball user interface, which is still present today. So, here we are today with IronCAD version 2014 and a host of new features. I could write an entire series of articles to cover the features of IronCAD properly. I’ll start in this software review with the user interface, supported file types, and large model handling, and then I will highlight functions new to IronCAD 2014, including TraceParts, KeyShot, GrabCAD, and point clouds.īut for now, I’ll touch on some of the new and core features that are generating attention.
In figure 1 I identify a few key interface elements, such as the Tri-ball, the Catalog Browser and Scene Browser.
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