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Watch designed with Delcam’s
PowerSHAPE Pro software
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The new version of PowerSHAPE, PowerSHAPE Pro, includes
all of the surface and solid modelling capabilities within previous releases,
together with the PS-Draft drafting software and the PS-Render system
for generating photo-realistic images.
It combines the speed and ease-of-use of solid modelling with the design
flexibility of surface modelling, allowing 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 the “what if”
stage of new product development, when designers need to generate quickly
a number of variations on 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 either ArtCAM or Delcam’s 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.
ArtCAM JewelSmith provides a set of tools to simplify ring design and
manufacture. It can produce both quickly and easily all types of signet
and cluster rings, with multiple or single stone settings. The most important
change in the new version is the inclusion of a “Component Library”
containing a selection of gems, settings and shanks that can be used to
build up the design. The software also includes a range of Wizards for
users to build their own components for addition to the Library.
ArtCAM JewelSmith provides constant access to the overall design as it
is built up from the component models. In addition, assemblies can be
created of groups of components, stored in the library and added to the
design in the required orientation. All assemblies and components can
be manipulated in 3D space, making positioning of design elements or gem
settings around a ring both easy and intuitive.
Once the design has been approved, ArtCAM JewelSmith can produce toolpaths
for 3-axis and rotary 4-axis CNC machining of individual items or of tooling
for mass production. Alternatively, designs can be output in the STL format
for rapid prototyping.
Improvements have also been made to the realistic rendering, which allows
fully-assembled ring designs, with gems set in place, to be viewed on-screen
for customer approval before manufacturing begins. The software can now
also create a series of animation frames of a finished assembly. Alternatively,
it can create an HTML image set that can be e-mailed to the client or
incorporated on a website without releasing the original model files. |
