Siemens has announced the release of Parasolid v28.1, the first release to merge facet and boundary representation (B-rep) modeling into a single CAD architecture, coined as convergent modeling. Parasolid has also incorporated a number of new features across the software’s facet-modeling, surface-modeling and model-editing paradigms.
Leading the release of Parasolid v28.1 is the software’s new ability to create and modify facet models using many of the tools that designers would normally associate with B-rep modeling. With the ability to apply Boolean tools, sectioning, hole filling and a vast assortment of other B-rep tools, designers will be able to work with facet models in a more recognizable and efficient manner.
When it comes to surface modeling, Parasolid now incorporates a number of tools to make the often-frustrating and laborious process of manipulating complex surfaces much easier. In the new release, users will have the option to break the relationships between the faces of a surface to make reparameterization less of a headache. Additionally, v28.1 also supports lofting operations that generate degree 1 B-surfaces and an improved sweep tool that can leverage Boolean actions and target body inputs as the operators for building swept volumes.
Finally, Parasolid v28.1 has upgraded its control tools for detailed model-editing operations. Now designers will have access to tools that improve control over laminar-edge geometry when patching surfaces, enhanced surface tessellation during tapering operations and upgraded diagnostic tools for assessing model-editing failures.
In addition to its surface modeling and editing improvements, Parasolid v28.1 also features a number of other enhancements, including the ability to build constant radius face blends and variable radius blends even on acutely curved faces.
Parasolid v28.1 has also boosted its performance with an improved extended symmetric multiprocessing, leveraging multiple CPUs to calculate the distance between two bodies with greater efficiency.
With these new tools, Parasolid v28.1 makes a strong case for being the most-comprehensive solution for CAE meshing, reverse-engineering operations and other design activities that require tremendously tight tolerances. Though its tools are sophisticated, Siemens’ attempt to make the software more versatile and easier to operate should signal good things for Parasolid’s continued market leadership.
For further details on the release of Parasolid v28.1, visit Siemens.