ZW3D 2015 official version has been released!It's really exciting that all the efforts we put in has finally paid off. I can't wait to share this version with you because all the improvements and enhancements are basically made to satisfy the needs of users. This version would not fail you if you had high expectations for ZW3D 2015. This thread is mainly about the new CAD features of ZW3D 2015 for better communication and study. Below are some CAD highlights that you may be concerned about. Should you have any suggestion, please add your comments on this post.
1.Upgrade Translator Engine and Healing Functionality (1).Upgraded Import Engine for 3rd Party Formats
• CATIA V5 supported version has been changed from R6~R23 (V5~6R2013) to R8~R24 (V5~6R2014).
• Supported version of the ACIS import is up to R25.
• New “Import Geom set as layer” option for CATIA V5 import.
• Supported version of the Inventor import is up to 2015.
• Directly copy and paste entities from ZWCAD to ZW3D.
(2).Upgraded "Heal/Analyze"
New tree widget for “Heal/Analyze” provides a clearer and easy usage experience.
2. Faster and Simplified Assembly Modeling Process (1).Reformed Assembly Manager
• Direct edit on components of a sub-assembly (Blank/Activate/Delete .etc)
• New “Pack” and “Unpack” functions
• New search component function
• New support to re-order the inserting sequence of components
• More easy to use “copy” and “paste” to reuse component
(2).Renovated "Interference Check"
Comprehensive improvements have been done to "Interference Check" command to increase the performance on big assemblies and present much more controls and a better easy-to-use result form.
(3).Regenerated "Exploded View"
Assembly exploded view has been reformed to work as a child of the assembly configuration. Different exploded view can be defined for each assembly configuration.
(4).New Extract Shape to Part
New Extract shape supports batch convert shapes to parts with association relationship which will be most useful for Top-Down assembly designs.
(5).Link Manager
New link manager manages the reference relationship during interpart modeling.
3. Boosted Drafting Tools
Boosted drafting tools in view, dimension and tool deliver a clearer drafting for the manufacturing department.