CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
11 May 2005
Product News
Kubotek USA Adds SolidWorks 2005 Interoperability to KeyCreator
Kubotek® USA announced it is shipping SolidWorks 2005 support in all versions of KeyCreatorT 4.0.3, the new version of its widely used design and manufacturing software. SolidWorks 2005 support is in addition to the already announced for earlier versions of SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor, AutoCAD (DXF, DWG), Parasolid, SAT, IGES and STEP. KeyCreator's robust translator support is important for job shops that receive files in a variety of formats and need to translate them in order to work on them.
Additional interoperability enhancements include import support for SolidWorks 96, 97 and 97 Plus, as well as SolidWorks import options for hidden and suppressed assembly instances. In addition, the upgrade also contains CATIA V4 import support of SOLIDM entities and file open support for all supported file import formats.
Shipped to customers in December 2004, KeyCreator version 4 continues the evolution of the popular CADKEY® software, which is used extensively in industrial design settings to provide unprecedented productivity in key design and manufacturing processes. KeyCreator version 4 removes productivity constraints, and provides design and manufacturing engineers the freedom and flexibility to fully exploit their skills, experience and creativity in a timely fashion.
"We recognize that collaboration with other engineers, suppliers and OEMs is vital to a job shop's success," stated Robert Bean, Kubotek USA's chief operating officer. "Receiving design files in a wide variety of formats is a fact of life for these companies but it is a situation that is manageable when you work with KeyCreator. We're committed to quickly supplying our customers with the latest versions of the leading CAD tools, as soon as we can access them."
While KeyCreator already has the most powerful and comprehensive translator support of any design and engineering tool available, KeyCreator version 4 provides a significant increase in support for direct model translators as well as the ability to verify, edit, and reuse imported models. In addition to a number of enhancements designed to support interoperability between various CAD platforms, the new version of KeyCreator also provides major upgrades focused on productivity, as well as numerical control improvements.
Kubotek KeyCreator builds on the heritage of CADKEY, the first true three- dimensional (3D) mechanical computer-aided design (MCAD) software for the desktop. KeyCreator combines both the latest in geometry-based design and modeling technology, and a legacy of success in helping customers in the design of tooling, complex machinery, fixtures, molds and dies in a multitude of product development industries including automotive, aerospace, heavy equipment, sports equipment, medical devices and many more.
The rapidly expanding KeyCreator product line includes multidimensional design and drafting, NC programming and the company's unique geometry-based foundation with Direct Feature EditingT and sophisticated deformation techniques. KeyCreator blends surface, solid and wireframe modeling, allowing for easy model modification and editing functionality to support rapid manufacturing.
KeyCreator version 4 with support for SolidWorks 2005 is currently available. Customers on active maintenance can download the update from the Kubotek USA web site.
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