Delcam adds 3D component models library for jewellery designer
22 Oct '05
3 min read
Assemblies can also be subtracted from ArtCAM JewelSmith models to create exactly matching sockets and recesses. For example, an unusual gem setting could be fitted to a standard shank by directly 'punching-out' the setting assembly from the shank model.
Other enhancements in the new release include two extra modelling options – Taper Relief, and Mirror and Merge Relief. The first gives the ability to pick a point on a model and taper it down by a defined percentage, either over a certain distance, between two vectors, or radially from the centre to the edge of a vector. This will be useful when adding taper to the sides of rings and will also allow easier merging of two reliefs whose combined heights would be too great for the design. The Mirror and Merge command will make it quicker and easier to create symmetrical models.
Other improvements include a larger sculpting tool to give greater control and coverage and the ability to 'undo' edits to the model. The latter option allows mistakes to be corrected even after a number of subsequent changes to the model have been carried out. It also makes it easier to experiment with new ideas, without risking the loss of work already completed on the design.
World's leading developer and supplier of CADCAM solutions for the design, manufacture, inspection and reverse engineering of complex shapes and tooling Delcam's software is used by more than 9,000 organisations in over 80 countries. These customers range from multi-national corporations to independent designers and toolmakers, and come from a wide variety of industries, including aerospace, automotive, electrical appliances, footwear, ceramics, packaging, toys and sports equipment, jewellery and signmaking.
Delcam has long been recognised as a specialist provider of design solutions for companies using complex aesthetic and ergonomic shapes, as well as being the world's leading supplier of CADCAM systems to the toolmaking industry and an innovative developer of advanced machining software.
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