R20 Capabilities

This new release advances industry-leading capabilities for handling import and modification of data within 3D applications, significantly improving end-user productivity and streamlining work-flows in areas such as specialized design, analysis, manufacturing, and inspection. R20 further promotes an application’s value in the product development process by enabling high-quality data exchange and near immediate usage of CAD models for application-specific needs.

R20 is integrated in the Rapid Application Development Framework (RADF) which accelerates 3D application development and improves time-to-market for software providers and software-enabled machine manufacturers. Enhancements are made to 3D Springback, an application component that facilitates a one-step method for springback correction of 3D models within manufacturing applications.

R20 Includes the Following:

Additional product manufacturing information (PMI) support
Offset path generation for CMM applications
Improved tolerant blend creation for mold and die applications
Diagnostic information for better problem resolution
UNICODE support for data import of local languages

Expanded 3D CAD Interoperability

Since the previously released version, the 3D InterOp Suite has added new products, support for the latest CAD versions, and additional data exchange. For the complete list of 3D InterOp R20 capabilities see the release notes.

R20 New Functionality and Enhancements:

Improved Boolean and Blending Operations for handling tolerant geometry resulting from imported data
Advancements to Local Operations for better handling of remove faces in mold and die design applications
Extended capability of sheet thickening operations for shipbuilding applications
Adaptive faceting extended to fringes along EDGE boundaries for smooth rendering of high-curvature surfaces
Edge offset functionality for calculation of measurement scan lines in CMM applications
Expansion of error propagation mechanism for ACIS routines
3D Springback enhancements for handling point set inputs originating from analysis/simulation data

Multi-processing Option

Multi-threaded Entity Point Distance for CMM applications to improve performance when evaluating large data sets.

For a complete list of functionality see the R20 ACIS Release Notes