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Medical housing designed with PowerSHAPE Pro
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Like other hybrid modellers, PowerSHAPE Pro combines the speed and ease-of-use
of solid modelling with the design flexibility of surface modelling. This
allows designers to select the optimum approach for each new project on
a case-by-case basis, with none of the limitations found when using only
solid modelling methods.
Unique functionality within PowerSHAPE Pro includes a range of powerful
morphing commands for whole model edits of CAD models. These allow rapid
styling changes to be made in a single operation that would otherwise
require extensive, time-consuming modification of the separate elements
in a design. They are, therefore, ideal for any project where designers
need to generate quickly a number of variations of a new concept.
Also unique is the embossing technology that is at the heart of Delcam’s
Total Modelling approach to design. This allows design features generated
with PowerSHAPE, or with Delcam’s ArtCAM artistic software or the
CopyCAD reverse engineering program, to be wrapped onto a CAD model. The
size, position and orientation of the wrapped shape can be fully controlled
by the user, giving a much more powerful and flexible alternative to Boolean
addition.
Both morphing and Total Modelling are especially beneficial for medical
products, footwear or bespoke sports equipment, when there is a need to
undertake small modifications to the same general design in order to meet
the exact requirements of the patient or customer. Many of these customisations
require a series of iterations before the final design is reached. Using
PowerSHAPE Pro will both simplify and speed up the development process,
as well as helping to ensure that the client receives exactly the product
he needs.
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