With all the features expected of a production product development tool, and more importantly with those features unique to IRONCAD, mechanical design engineers are innovating faster.

EASE-OF-USE

• Short learning cycle – based on the award winning technologies, IRONCAD allows a new engineering user to be productive after only a few days while allowing unprecedented productivity for the experienced user.
• Architect and engineered "from the ground up" with visual drag and drop concepts at the core of its 3D architecture, intuitively extending Windows concepts into 3D.
• Window based solid modeling concept where 3D features, parts and assemblies are manipulated as easily as text in a word processor.
   

DESIGN FLEXIBILITY

• Design Flow supports the entire design flow, from concept, through detail design, to unpredictable pre/post production changes. IntelliShapes® allows drag from catalogs and drop into a scene or onto a part. Modifications can be made by simply pulling on handles. IntelliShapes can be free form for maximum flexibility or fully parameterized to capture design intent. This revolutionary new modeling delivers both dynamic freeform 3D conceptualizing as well as detail design precision.
• Provides options for constraint history based design method or a no constraint, no history based design approach. User can build up the geometry and then constrain only the critical areas rather than having to constrain the whole model from the start. Offers a fully customizable system and automation support through VBA. Through VBA drag-and-drop variable-driven tools can be developed that quickly create such things as fasteners, custom holes, patterns, bearings, gears, hot/cold rolled steel shapes, helixes and exploded assemblies.
• The efficient catalog-based design environment provides unprecedented design creation speed. Users drag and drop to and from standard and custom catalogs or create their own custom catalogs specifically for their application.

PRODUCTIVE ENVIRONMENT

• Offers extremely productive tools for in-context assembly and sheet metal design. SmartSnap, TriBall and handles with dynamic constrained snap make this the most productive design environment available today.
• Provides most complete set of data translators that allow both facet and solid geometry to interchange with all leading systems.
• Takes concurrent engineering beyond the established industry standards of interoperability. Hyper-operability™ allows engineers to confidently exchange and make use of CAD data throughout the design process, as well as enabling power users and novices to share parts or assemblies. IRONCAD can utilize and modify imported data as though it were created natively.
• The integration of powerful, high-end visualization technologies into the core of the software makes the entire design process faster, more productive, and more understandable. Fully integrated, real-time, texture, bump, and decal mapping to represent design details are available to save time and valuable data space.
• SmartSnap®, a dynamic 3D constraint solver, provides precise positioning and alignment while graphically dragging features and faces. Edges, faces, vertices, holes, as well as their centers, can be “snapped to” by simply pressing the shift key.
• Associative 2D multi-sheet layout drawings can be created automatically from parts and assemblies. Orthogonal, isometric, detail, section and auxiliary views are supported. Full annotation including SmartDimensions, GD&T, text notes, centerlines, Bill of Materials and reference geometry supporting ANSI, ISO and JIS standards.
• COST EFFECTIVENESS
  IRONCAD is the most competitive priced product in its class. IRONCAD is a single product that includes 3D modeling, photo realistic rendering and animation in one integrated environment. With no extra charges for extras it is the best value in the market.

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