The foundation of a CAD/CAM system is its geometric modeling kernel.

 

At the heart of VX is the second generation VX engine. The VX engine and database are truly high performance in every sense of the word. In independent benchmark tests of functionality, speed and robustness, VX compares favorably against every CAD/CAM product available today --- regardless of price.

 

Feature List

• Variable-offset shelling

• Volume and face offsets

• Variable-angle draft about parting-line or neutral edge

• Automatic parting-line and parting-surface generation

• "Bounded" boolean

• 3D Clipboard

• Feature edit, replace, reorder, suppress, cut and paste

• N-Sided blend with continuity constraints

• Fast and efficient surface creation from point cloud

• Comprehensive surface editing

• Surface matching and merging

• Graphical, interactive curve and surface continuity analysis

• Topology checking and healing

• Spine-driven advanced surfaces

• Advanced ray-trace rendering

 

 

 

VX® features an easy to use sketcher for quickly defining 2D feature profiles and path curves.

 

A principle highlight is our Quick Draw function which facilitates creation of all common sketch geometry with a single command. An intelligent, highly interactive cursor helps define and capture intent. Geometry can be automatically dimensioned and constrained as it is created. 3D Part data can be easily referenced for constructing and locating sketch geometry.

 

Feature List

• Sketch on faces or datum planes

• Constraint based spline creation and editing

• Offset and median curve creation

• Support for importing and constraining non-native data including overlap and gap checking/fixing

• Conversion of lines and arcs to splines, splines to lines and arcs

• C2 curve filleting

• Selective boundary tracing for complex sketches

• Fast, robust constraint solver

• Intelligent management of constraints for edits (trim, move, rotate, scale, mirror, stretch, etc.)

• Support for user-defined simultaneous equation sets

• Automatic dimensioning including partially dimensioned sketches

 

 

 

Assembly modeling is central to the VX ® philosophy.

 

Support for efficient definition, manipulation and management of assemblies was a fundamental consideration in the design of the VX architecture. For example, the VX Object Manager loads only the display data for an object into memory unless the object is activated for edit. This minimizes the memory footprint for a given assembly and maximizes the assembly size that can be effectively worked with. The Object Manager also allows the user to decide how the assembly is to be distributed into files --- each component in a separate file, the entire assembly in one file, or anywhere in between.

 

Feature List

• Top-down assembly design

• In-place assembly part editing

• Editing via assembly tree

• Assembly BOM

• Efficient assembly data-management (i.e., on demand data retrieval)

• Assembly patterns

• Interference checking

• Alternate parts

• Exploded views (automatic & interactive)

• Alternate assembly configurations

• Constraint-based component positioning

 

 

 

The process of creating production drawings and details.

 

Whether laying out 3D models or using traditional 2D CAD techniques, VX® makes it easy. Creating views of 3D models is a snap, and of course all views are fully associative and synchronized with the master model from which they are created. VX's unique object server architecture allows the user to decide whether drawings are to be saved in the same file as the 3D data or in separate files.

 

Feature List

• Powerful QuickDraw command

• Multiple sheet drawings

• Sharing of sheets between drawings

• One-touch trimming

• Associative hatching

• Geometric dimensioning and tolerancing

• Intelligent, entity based dimensioning

• Automatic standard layouts

• Easy automatic creation of projection and auxiliary views

• Plane, stepped and revolved sections

• Automatic annotation of sections and details

• Automatic exploded views

• Assembly BOM

• Object-oriented editing

 

 

 

CAM modules further advance the concepts of intelligent process-oriented manufacturing software.

 

A single philosophy unifies VX® CAM: Utilize a manufacturing knowledge base and leverage the information stored in the digital CAD model. VX CAM provides easy-to-use tools for creating, accessing and managing a database of manufacturing resources, machineable data and standard processes. The result is increased productivity and improved quality.

 

Feature List

• ASCII CL or G-code output

• Operation sort capability

• Integrated milling simulation (solids based)

• Operations (tool paths) independently targeted to different processes/setups

• Parametric tool path macros

• Center, drill, ream, bore, counterbore, countersink, tap

• High-speed milling support

• 3 Axis mapcut, sidecut, isocut, profiling, pocket & cast roughing, rest cut milling, pencil tracing, scallop removal, 5 Axis plane cut --- swarfcut and interactive

• Parts Nesting

• Automatic nesting: Prioritization by area and quantity. Both are user-defined

 

 

 

The process of designing sheet metal components and assemblies.

 

Offering a comprehensive set of tools for creating standard sheet metal features, FabDesign is an extremely interactive and easy to use solution for the design and documentation of chassis, brackets, housings and other fabricated sheet metal components and assemblies containing sheet metal parts.

 

Feature List

• Full and partial flange creation with automatic bend radius and relief

• Simplified tab and cut creation

• Corner closing with relief

• Easy S-Bend creation

• Flexible, easy to create louvers and dimples

• Folding and unfolding of entire part or selected bends

• Easy modification of bend angle or radius

• Features can be added in folded or unfolded state

• Tagging of bends for working with non-native parts

 

 

 

The process of designing molds for plastic products.

 

Mold & Die is a specially bundled and configured set of tools optimized for the design and documentation of plastic injection, compression and blow molds. Built upon, and fully leveraging the VX engine and assembly-centric database, Mold & Die includes a number of specialized tools for quickly and easily performing common mold design functions while also solving the most difficult mold design problems.

 

Feature List

• Mold base and component library

• Independent scaling in X,Y,Z (non-isotropic)

• Graphical draft angle analysis

• Draft creation including split draft at parting curve

• Automatic and interactive core/cavity separation

• Shutoff creation

• Automatic and interactive parting line creation and editing tools

• Parting surface relief

• Slide and insert design

• EDM electrode design

• Bounding solid (stock)

 

 

 

• Strong support for assembly-centric design.

• Facilitates associatively among applications.

• Provides complete undo/redo capability.

• Efficient management of CAD/CAM data.

• Simplifies customization and enhancement.

 

 

 

• Unique object-oriented database designed for efficient management of distributed CAD/CAM data (i.e., assemblies).

• Faster and more compact than commercial object databases.

• Less demand on computing resources.

• Built-in object swapping frees database from swap space restrictions.

• Speeds access to CAD/CAM objects and allows quick, incremental save of database edits.

• Object architecture speeds customization, revisions and integration of new applications. Unlimited undo/redo capability increases productivity and ease-of-use.

• Built-in object versioning.

 

 

 

• Direct third-party access to CAD functionality without compilers and linking (similar to Netscape® plug-in technology).

 

 

 

• Win2000®

• Windows XP

 

 

 

For more information or the location of the nearest dealer visit our website at www.vx.com.

 

VX Corporation

2350 Commerce Park Dr NE #4
Palm Bay, FL 32905
Tel 321.676.3222
Fax 321.723.4388