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New release focuses on user interface and unique system enhancements to maximize efficiency for design professionals
Moscow, Russia, January 6, 2004 — Top Systems Ltd., the Russia's leading developer of parametric design software, today announced it is shipping the newest version of its flagship product. T-FLEX Parametric CAD 8.0 features more than 300 customer-requested enhancements, significant raise in performance, improved user interface, optimized handling of complex models or large assemblies. The program contains an unmatched set of parametric capabilities for both 2D drafting and 3D modeling to meet the needs of product development and helps complete the design tasks more rapidly than other CAD systems in the mid-priced market.
“Top Systems has always been committed to delivering highly efficient, practical, user-focused, affordable solutions,” said Sergey Bikulov, Executive Officer at Top Systems. “The advancements in version 8 will satisfy everyone from novice or occasional designers to the most sophisticated power users. We are very excited about the renowned intuitive user interface and enhanced support for large assembly models. The strength of our parametric techniques combined with the streamlined easy-to-use environment and the latest release of Parasolid kernel enables design and engineering professionals to choose the perfect 3D modeling and 2D drafting tool for any assignment or job function. With T-FLEX product designers and engineers can complete more projects in less time.”
Unified interface and model structure for surface, solid, assembly
and sheet metal parametric 3D design and 2D drafting
T-FLEX Parametric CAD 8.0 features numerous enhancements and comprehensive innovations that boost design productivity:
Productivity Enhancements
Both top-down and bottom-up assembly models are improved in several ways. Parametric configuration mechanism is made simple and fast with the naming system. Introduction of connectors opens a new dimension for benefiting from parametric design. Assembly zipping can save efforts multifold when porting an assembly to other file systems. Selection mechanism allows managing multiple heterogeneous sets of objects simultaneously. User preferences in various functionalities can be saved for later reuse. New dialogs save user picks and provide full design transparency. High levels of customization provide general comfort to the user. T-FLEX can now operate using 3GB of memory, allowing users to create larger designs faster than ever.
Advanced Part Modeling
T-FLEX Parametric CAD 8.0 includes a revolutionary technique that removes rigidity when specifying input data for the modeling operations. Users can now select elements of any type with appropriate geometry avoiding extra steps. Advanced blending capabilities, including face-face blend and three-face blend, give users the maximum flexibility for designing complex shapes. Two-dimensional arrays help addressing most design situations. Sheet-metal design provides wide variety of utilities and predefined elements for rapid model development. Advanced loft feature is optimized for both solid and surface lofts.
Drawing Enhancements
Top Systems continues its tradition of delivering the world's best parametric drafting tools with T-FLEX Parametric CAD. Snapping is available at all times. The line styles are made highly customizable, and so are hatching patterns. Threads are supported with unmatched accuracy of representation when projected from a solid part. Enhanced parametric Bill of Materials feature provides flexible tools for supporting both standard and customized tables directly in T-FLEX as multi-page documents.
User Interface
Dynamic draggers provide natural ways of mouse-driven 3D design. Colors are widely used for simpler, more intuitive operation workflow. The model tree provides rich information about the model structure. T-FLEX Parametric CAD 8.0 gets deeper integration with Windows providing users with familiar ways of performing standard operations. This includes color selection, search functionality, and more. New customizable dialogs offer most flexibility for organizing the working area. Appearance of various window objects is made more pleasant to the eye that, together with faster graphics, adds to overall satisfaction from working with the system. Support for SpaceMouse/SpaceBall® motion controllers allows users to make better use of both hands on their computers, when working with T-FLEX.
About T-FLEX Parametric CAD
T-FLEX Parametric CAD from Top Systems is a powerful 3D modeling and 2D drafting software that enables manufactories and engineering teams to develop products more quickly, at higher quality standards, providing unique parametric mechanisms combined with production-proven Parasolid® based solid modeling at an affordable price. T-FLEX is written for Microsoft® Windows® NT, 2000, and XP operating systems, and is distributed in several languages to customers around the world.
About Top Systems
Founded in 1992, Top Systems Ltd. (Moscow, Russia) develops and markets powerful, easy-to-use MCAD/CAM/CAE/PDM solutions. T-FLEX Parametric CAD, the company’s primary product, was among the first MCAD systems to bring the power of parametric drafting and solid modeling into a native Windows environment at a price affordable for every engineer.
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