| Datakit (Santa Barbara, CA) announced a range of new software for users of CATIA V5 and NX converters. CATIA V5 R19 is supported. The plug-ins and stand-alone interfaces for reading native format CATIA V5 2D and 3D into Dxf, IGES, STEP, Acis, Parasolid, 3DsMax, Alibre, Inventor, Opencascade, Robcad, Rhino, SolidWorks or ThinkDesign are compatible with the new version. Plus, updates are available for the data export solutions from Inventor, SolidWorks, or Rhino to CATIA V5. The processing of 2D and FDT data properties has also been enhanced. Other modules for specific industry applications are also supported, notably piping, tubing, and wire harness. These developments address the needs of software companies who want to offer users a way to get all their mechanical application-related data back into their part and assembly designs. For the NX converters, Datakit has dug deep into the software to support the semantics of the converted FD&T entities, in addition to the geometry and graphic symbols. This approach makes the information more dynamic. Tolerancing, material, and surface finish data, for example, can be used directly for manufacturing or QC operations. Version NX6 is supported, while updates are available for solutions that read 2D and 3D data to DXF, IGES, STEP, STL, 3DM, 3DSMax, CATIA V4, Opencascade, Robcad, Rhino, SolidWorks, and ThinkDesign. For details, contact Datakit. For recent DE coverage, see “Datakit Offers Nine CAD Converters in One Rhino Plug-in,” (Dec. 2008) and “Polyquark for Trimming Out Cars,” (Dec. 2008). Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company's website.
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