CADRA for SpaceClaim Engineer Integrator

Bi-directional Data Exchange Brings Integrated Design Drafting and Solid Modeling to the Desktop

CADRA for SpaceClaim

CADRA for SpaceClaim Engineer Integrator tightly couples CADRA Design Drafting from SofTech, Inc. with SpaceClaim Engineer, the Windows-based solid modeler from SpaceClaim Corporation. The combination of design, drafting and solid modeling capabilities gives you extraordinarily productive and cost-effective CAD/CAM seats. Engineers working in 3D who require full-featured detail drafting capability can conceptually design in SpaceClaim Engineer and then produce all of the required engineering drawings in CADRA Design Drafting. CADRA’s capabilities in this area have made it a proven leader among 2D detail drafting products. Drafters and designers can also expand any portion of their work to 3D solid modeling using SpaceClaim Engineer. Any 2D geometry represented in a CADRA drawing can be used to create a 3D solid model, thereby giving the designer or drafter better visualization of the design intent for the part or assembly. The integration of CADRA Design Drafting and SpaceClaim Engineer synergistically extends the performance of both of these industry leading CAD applications.

Why Choose CADRA for SpaceClaim Engineer Integrator?

For CADRA Users

Integrate solid modeling on a single desktop
Desktop prototyping capabilities to existing CADRA seats
Photo-realistic images of work in progress

And much more...

For SpaceClaim Engineer Users

Detail solid models quickly and efficiently
Import data with greater ease

And much more...

For All

Measurable productivity gains
Improved design quality
Reduced design costs, faster time to market

And much more...

What You Get with CADRA for SpaceClaim Engineer Integrator

Large assortment of context-sensitive one-touch tools
QuickDim (for intelligent dimensioning)
QuickPick (for rapid selection and insertion of parts)
QuickHatch (for crosshatching)
QuickTrim (for trimming and cornering)
FlexDesign for variational and parametric editing
2D CutOut for hidden line removal
Insight for automatic selection of definition points, end-points, mid-points, and tangencies
Translators so you can leverage your legacy data.
Up to 32000 internal and external library figures
Associative detail views
Automatic and view-specific updating of dimension styles
Automatic projection of geometry in any view orientation
Advanced “move” and “copy” functions
Microsoft OLE compliant
64-bit double precision database
Create and modify sophisticated 3D models quickly and easily
Include compelling, photo-realistic renderings with proposals
Work with 2D and 3D data from your customers and in-house CAD systems
Provide designers with an accurate model to drive detailed design in traditional CAD

Benefits

Bid more accurately and increase win ratio by as much as 50%
Enable engineers (and other non-CAD specialists) to work in 3D to support business growth
Reduce concept development phase of proposal by more than 60%
Faster time-to-market with a more streamlined detailed design process
Low TCO (total cost of ownership) with strong ROI (return on investment) and fast pay back

Features

CADRA for SpaceClaim Toolbar

Incorporate almost any 2D, 3D, and graphical data in new proposals
SpaceClaim’s unique Pull, Move, Fill, and Combine tools enable the fastest possible solid modeling environment
3D Direct Modeling makes it easy to make edits in real time during design reviews without fear of rebuild errors
Reconfigure assemblies to quickly investigate packaging and configuration options
3D markup, annotations, and drawing tools enable effective 2D and 3D communication
Material library and mass properties tools help evaluate material and weight budget trade-offs
Automatically create BOMs and export them to Excel
The optional KeyShot rendering package creates fast photo-realistic customer images without the hassle of traditional ray-tracers.

Products

CAD/CAM products available from SofTech include:

Base Products
CADRA Design Drafting - a 2-1/2D design and drafting program designed to speed the production of mechanical drawings
CADRA NC - a 2 through 5 axis NC programming package
CADRA View/Check - a viewing and/or red-lining utility which provides broad access to CADRA drawings and models across the organization
CADRA Options
CADRADirect Suite of translators - reads and writes directly to industry leading software including CADAM, CADDS, DWG, DXF, IGES, and reads CATIA and MICROCADAM
CADRARaster - a raster-to-vector conversion utility for converting paper drawings into CADRA files
CADRA Autogeometry - an easy to use macro programming language
CADRALIB/BOM - assists CADRA users in conforming to QS/ISO standards by locating parts and storing their location automatically
CADRAEDM - manages the workflow and documents of an Engineering department, which may include CADRA files

Requirements and Licensing

CADRA for SpaceClaim is an add-on option for use with the CADRA Design Drafting application. CADRA Design Drafting is a standalone application, which runs under a license management system. Under the license manager, applications can run on single systems or local and wide area networks. License management lets you configure your system for maximum resource usage while minimizing software costs.

Platforms

CADRA for SpaceClaim Engineer Integrator operates on PC's running Windows XP sp3, Windows 7
For more information please go to: http://www.spaceclaim.com/en/Support/SystemRequirements.aspx