PowerShape is a powerful CAD modelling program which facilitates preparation of complex models for manufacture.
PowerShape combines the strengths of surfaces, solids and meshes into an expert toolkit for manufacturers of molds, dies and highly complex parts. You can use PowerShape to design complex products from scratch.
Ease-of-use is central to PowerShape:
- You can create most objects with one or two mouse clicks.
- You can dynamically drag dimensions using an object's editing handles to create the desired size and shape.
- You can also enter discrete dimension values using dialogs.
- The Intelligent Cursor generates construction lines and highlights objects’ snap points and tangencies as the cursor passes over an object.
PowerShape also supports standard Microsoft Windows functionality such as cut, copy and paste, drag-and-drop, and rubber-band editing of objects. You can also edit any modelling object (such as line, arc, curve) by right-clicking and using the context menus. The menus contain all the main operations available for the selected object.
PowerShape simplifies the addition of manufacturing features such as:
- chamfers.
- fillets.
- split surfaces.
- draft surfaces.
The software is designed to handle components with complex surface geometry, making it an excellent tool for designing molds, dies, electrodes, and patterns.
PowerShape also offers sophisticated surfacing tools, including surface creation from curves and dynamic surface manipulation, allowing quick and easy creation and subsequent modification of the CAD surfaces.