Graphical CAD/CAM interface
Integrated into the core application, this company’s software now uses a graphical CAM interface to provide a complete overview of the entire manufacturing process associated with a product design. Each element of the machining process is displayed in a single hierarchical tree, and each element can be selected, moved, reordered and copied, simplifying planning and decision-making. VX Corp, Palm Bay, FL.
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Graphics card
Multitasking is simplified through the use of the Parhelia card, which enables support for single, dual or triple monitors in both 2D and 3D. E-mail can be monitored on one display while designing complex CAD models across two others, or a single project can be viewed simultaneously from various angles or in various stages of development. Resolution is up to 2048x1536 per display in dual-display mode. Matrox Graphics Inc, Dorval, QC.
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Circuit design
Automation Studio 4.0 offers design, simulation and project documentation facilities for systems involving hydraulics and mobile hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical controls, PLC controls and automation controls. Elements in an extensive symbol library can be dragged and dropped to create objects from the simple to the complex, and show system behavior by means of dynamic and realistic simulation. Famic Technologies Inc, Montreal, QC.
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Product development
Concept 4.0 is a web-based product configurator designed to reduce the time involved in selling, designing and manufacturing products that offer a wide selection of options, or those that are routinely customized. The automated system allows manufacturers to reduce time between a customer’s initial interest for a quote and when the final product is ready to ship. Configure One, Oak Brook, IL.   www.rsleads.com/305df-207

Hi-res 3D scanner
Engineered for fast, accurate 3-D digitizing of parts as small as fasteners and logo medallions, and as large as a vehicle, the VIVID 910 Non-Contact Scanner can capture 307,200 surface geometry data points and the same number of color texture data points in just 2.5 sec. It has a resolution of 0.05 mm in Z-depth and 0.175 mm in the X- and Y-axes. Minolta Corp, Ramsey, NJ.
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Analysis tool
The Design Professional application includes ALGOR Inc’s DesignCheck FEA software for virtual testing behavior of product designs. DesignCheck, offered as an add-on, performs linear static stress analysis, evaluates results, and prepares design reports. A limited version offers direct CAD/CAE exchange with Design Professional for parts only, while a 90-day version supports both parts and assemblies. Alibre Inc, Richardson, TX.  www.rsleads.com/305df-209

Viewer
Available as a free download at the company’s website, the V21 Viewer can be used on Windows 98/ME/NT 4.0/2000/XP for examination of GraphX and Workshop 21 or 20 files. It is suited for personnel who need to view a CADKEY part or drawing and measure distances without having to learn or install a full CADKEY suite. An HTML export tool is included. CADKEY Corp, Marlborough, MA. www.rsleads.com/305df-210

Multi-CAD analysis tool
COSMOSDesignSTAR allows designers and engineers to quickly detect potential design problems and correct them before the beginning of prototype production. Fully associative with Autodesk Inventor, Solid Edge and SolidWorks, the software also reads geometry files from solid modeling programs such as ProE, CADKEY and IDEAS. Many tools help neophytes successfully mesh and analyze parts and assemblies. SRAC, Los Angeles, CA. www.rsleads.com/305df-211