Wrap 2D Sketches Around Surfaces With VX CAD/CAM

VX CAD/CAM frees creative designers from a traditional CAD limitation

PALM BAY, Florida - November 7, 2005 - VX Corporation, the pioneering developer of advanced, integrated CAD/CAM solutions for engineers and industrial designers, has added a fantastic new function to VX CAD/CAM that wraps 2D planar sketches around a surface.

Is your CAD system your best friend? One of VX CAD/CAM's key advantages in the MCAD arena has always been the versatility and power of its true hybrid modeling. CAD applications in general have matured over the past decade to the point where they have become the designer's most important and indispensable tool. Yet sometimes even the most ardent CAD fans wonder if their program is more of a hindrance than a help - creativity needs to be able to flow at the speed of thought, but your CAD system does not always work that way. One of the obstacles can be the functionality at the very heart of the system - the Sketcher.

More Creativity from the humble Sketch VX has designed their Sketcher to work just as others do - create a 2D shape and expand this into a 3D shape with functions like extrude, revolve and sweep. Customers that have migrated to VX from traditional solids modeling applications appreciate the fact that VX does not force them to dimension or constrain their sketches before they can use them in 3D. You can use your sketch as-is. Until now a sketch was still limited to a planar 2D shape. VX' new "wrap" command opens new creative opportunities, and simplifies the task of producing 3D curves all the way around cylindrical or conical objects. You can wrap a VX sketch a full 360 degrees around a face! The resulting geometry is a set of accurate 3D curves that can be used with other modeling functions to develop compelling product shapes in less time.

Bob Fischer, VX vice president, sales and marketing said "We have developed this exciting new tool in response to requests from our Industrial Design customers, and I feel it exemplifies just how flexible and powerful VX CAD/CAM is. We are listening to our customers and exploring more ways to make the path from concept to manufacture a smooth one".

About VX Corporation 

VX Corporation is a pioneering developer of advanced, integrated CAD/CAM solutions for engineers and industrial designers. Using VX' design-through-manufacturing solutions, companies can speed time-to-market, increase profitability and gain a sustainable competitive advantage - made possible by new breakthroughs in technology, price and performance. Unlike conventional CAD/CAM systems, VX technology is built on an exclusive, high-performance VX engine that delivers sophisticated 3D hybrid modeling capabilities and provides interoperability with emerging process management and engineering tools. Some of the world's leading manufacturers rely on VX software to power the design, engineering and manufacturing of innovative products.

www.vx.com

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