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CADfix Now Imports Native CATIA CAD Files

MILFORD, OH; August 10, 2000 -- ITI (International TechneGroup Incorporated), the world's leading provider of product data interoperability solutions, announces the availability of a new CATIA import module for CADfix (www.cadfix.com) -- industry's premier CAD model repair and healing software tool. The ability to accept CATIA models directly benefits suppliers who until now have had no option but to invest in full CATIA licenses for CAD-based services to major industrial OEMs. The proven automatic and interactive geometry manipulation tools within CADfix allow users to confidently accept CATIA models and process the data according to the requirements of the target downstream application.

The CATIA import module for CADfix includes support for CATIA version 4 files, and covers a comprehensive range of geometrical and topological model entities. "As it stands, CADfix offers an extensive and indispensable tool for rapid processing of CAD formats such as IGES, STEP, Parasolid and ACIS, which, despite being recognized standards, rarely read smoothly into 3D applications," explains Andy Chinn, CADfix Applications Manager at ITI. "To this, we have added the ability to process a significant proportion of CAD files directly as native imports. The widespread use of the software means that a reliable CATIA import tool is very much in demand for CADfix."

Unlike other native CAD file translators CADfix provides users with an option in those cases where automatic translation may be than perfect.

CADfix contains a powerful repertoire of automatic and interactive tools providing a logical path for the diagnosis and repair of errors and inconsistencies.

CATIA is one of the leading CAD modeling systems on the market today, especially in the automotive and aerospace environment, and suppliers to major OEMs are regularly asked to accept customer data in native format. The supplier often has no option but invest in the native CAD system of the customer, which can prove costly if they have multiple customers using different systems. Unfortunately, until now, the alternative has been to risk losing the work altogether.

"Toolmakers, Mold & Die, FEA consultants, and model shops are a few examples of suppliers who will benefit from a direct link to CATIA files," says Chinn. "Often, such suppliers are asked to invest in another full CAD license, and have to make do with inadequate translation tools that can mean days of data rework before they can begin processing the models. With CATIA-enabled CADfix these suppliers can eliminate this wasted effort and concentrate on their work rather than repairing CAD models."

www.cadfix.com

 

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