Autodesk Advance Steel
Advance Steel is a Dedicated Steel detailing package, the Software tool is a 3D modelling environment that then translates into a document management system. The 3D model consists of intelligent structural objects such as Beams, Plates, Bolts and Welds, with these combined together using the Parametric Connection tools that can be propagated within the model via connection copying tools, the model then becomes the hub for the creation of General Arrangements, Shop Assembly and Part drawings to allow for fabrication. These tools also extend into platework with ability to create complex folded plate details for flat pattern development drawings for shop use. Tools for creating steel frameworks from intelligent macros that allow for adjustments to the overall frame dimensions, section profile selection, this combined with the Parametric connection’s tools for standard connections types, with the ability to create custom connection details for bespoke situations.
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Dieline Genius
Create or modify precision display and packaging designs in corrugated and folding carton materials for boxes, self-standing and retail displays, and pop-ups on your choice of Mac or Windows platforms. Select a template from our library of over 500 designs or create your own from scratch, visualize the results in 3D and output the results to production. You can even design your own steel rules dies if you’d like. Quickly create customized packaging and point-of-purchase display dielines from our library of 500 parametric designs. AlphaCorr acquired Rules Software in 2008. Rules Software was the original team that developed Ashlar Score in technical collaboration with Ashlar-Vellum in 1992, before selling it to Dimensional Impressions several years later. Using Ashlar-Vellum’s CAD engine, Rules™, and now the AlphaCorr team has developed a complete set of commands and enhancements specifically for the packaging and display design market.
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DielineMaker
DielineMaker is a browser-based packaging design application for creating and adapting dielines, arranging artwork, previewing folded packages in 3D, and preparing production and presentation files. Users can select packaging structures, enter dimensions and board materials, place text, images, patterns, and barcodes on panels, import supplier SVG or ASCII DXF dielines, inspect cut, crease, bleed, glue, and perforation lines, and review designs in a 3D studio. The application exports dielines in PDF, SVG, and DXF, along with print-ready PDFs, mockups, proof sheets, videos, and 3D models depending on plan. It serves packaging designers, product teams, and manufacturers preparing packaging concepts and files for review or production.
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Simcenter Simsolid
Simcenter Simsolid is a Siemens simulation and structural analysis tool that helps designers and engineers analyze fully featured CAD assemblies without geometry simplification or meshing. By removing two of the most time-consuming steps in traditional FEA, it allows teams to validate structural performance much faster. The software can handle large and complex assemblies, including models with rough contact surfaces, gaps, or overlapping geometry. Simcenter Simsolid delivers accurate results in seconds to minutes on a standard PC, making it useful for rapid design comparison and simulation-driven development. It supports a wide range of analysis types, including linear and nonlinear statics, thermal analysis, modal analysis, fatigue analysis, dynamic simulations, buckling, composites, and random response. With CAD interoperability, advanced connections, materials, boundary conditions, and visualization tools, Simcenter Simsolid helps teams bring better products to market faster.
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