KOMPAS-3D — CAD solution for 3D Solid Modelling and 2D Drafting

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KOMPAS-3D is intended for creating three-dimensional associative models for individual parts and assembly units containing both original and standardized structural elements. The parametric technology allows quickly obtaining models for typical products basing on a once designed prototype. Numerous service functions facilitate solving auxiliary designing and production maintenance problems.

A key feature of KOMPAS-3D is the use of its own mathematical core and parametric technologies developed by ASCON specialists.

The basic problem being solved by the system is the modelling of products in order to considerably reduce the period of their designing and launch them into production as fast as possible. These purposes being reached by means of the following features:

• fast creating of engineering and design documentation, necessary for production output (assembly drawings, BOM, detail drawings etc.),
• translating geometry into design applications
• translating geometry into control-program development kits for NC-controlled equipment
• creating additional images (for example, for catalogue creation, for creating of illustrations of manuals etc.)

The model export/import tools (KOMPAS-3D supports IGES, SAT, XT, STEP, VRML formats) provide functioning of complexes containing various CAD/CAM/CAE systems.

The product modelling in KOMPAS-3D can be carried out by various methods, namely: down-top modelling (using finished components), top-down modelling (designing components in the context of a specific design), modelling based on a layout outline drawing (for example, on a kinematic diagram) or a combination of modelling methods. Such ideology provides obtaining easily modifiable associative models.

The system has a powerful functional for the management of project including several thousand sub-assemblies, parts and standard products. It supports all the capabilities of three-dimensional solid-state modelling that have become a standard for medium-level CAD/CAM designs:

• Boolean operations on typical shape-generating elements;
• creation of surfaces,
• associative setting of elements parameters;
• construction of auxiliary straight lines and planes, spatial curves (broken lines, splines, various spirals);
• creation of structural elements, i.e. chamfers, fillets, holes, stiffness elements, thin-walled shells;
• special possibilities facilitating the construction of foundry moulds, i.e. pattern draft, joint lines, cavities according to the part shape (including those with the setting of shrinkage);
• functional for sheet material modelling — commands for creating of sheet body, bends, holes, louver, fillets, punching(stamping) and cuttings in sheet body, caps closing, and also for unwraping of obtained sheet body (including creating associative drawing of  unwrapping),
• creation of any shape-generating arrays and assembly components;
• inserting standards products into the model from a library, generating user model libraries;
• component modelling in the context of assembly, relative determination of parts comprising the assembly;
• imposition of mating for assembly components (in doing so, a possibility of automatic imposition of mating considerably increases the rate of assembly creation);
• detection of the interpenetration of parts;
• special tools to simplify the work with large assemblies,
• a possibility of flexible editing of parts and assemblies, including with characteristic points,
• re-determination of the parameters of any element on any designing stage causing a re-construction of the whole model.

Add-ons:

Animation

Animation library is a standard application for KOMPAS-3D. It works under KOMPAS-3D V8 version o higher. It doesn’t require additional modules besides KOMPAS-3D.

Library is designed for motion simulation (animation) of product developed with KOMPAS-3D three-dimensional solid modelling system.
The library allows:

• Simulating of real-work motion of product’s component parts (product’s parts mating applied during 3D-assembly developing process can be used). The Library allows setting translational displacement of component parts as soon as their rotary motion for these purposes.
• Automatic detecting of possible parts’ collisions (concussion of the parts) during motion process for design errors detection.
• Visual emulating assembling-disassembling process of the product for use in interactive technical manual.
• Creating of sequential mechanism’s attitudes diagram - "kinetic-diagram" (number of sequential frames in format “frw” – KOMPAS-Graphic’s fragments format).
• Creating video file of product motion in AVI format. Playback available both from current animation frame and whole animation.

Animation consists of sequential steps. Different types and parameters of part’s motion available for setting during each step of animation (velocity, rotation frequency, time). Animation process scenario saves in standard XML-format of text files. Animation library not only amends design process’s level including its obviousness and convenience but also intensifies competitiveness of a company during competitive projects development.


Rendering Application — Photorealistica

Library is designed for creating photo realistic images of 3D-model/assembly, developed with KOMPAS-3D. Rendering library allows creating effective images of the produce to use them in presentations and advertising. Interactive rendering mode allows previewing of 3D-model with textures, applied in the scene

Materials

• Wide set of materials is included (different types of metals, woods, stones, plastics etc)
• Adjustment of material properties, such as color, reflection level, transparency, glossiness and texture.
• Ability to specify materials for assemblies, parts, operations and surfaces.
• Materials, scenes and lightening preview is realized for decreasing time of making photo realistic image.

Lights and shadows

• Creating omni lights, spot lights, point lights and distant lights.
• Simple shadow managing, taking into account transparency of objects.
• Setting and adjustment of any light’s color and strength.

3D-scenes

• Creating background for better displaying of parts and assemblies.
• Adding wide range of decorations and saving them to 3D-models file.
• Viewing of previously created scenes including lights, background and decorations.
• Standard scene selecting for quick creating of quality image.
• Background import from JPEG, TARGA, TIFF, BMP.

Text and labels

• Creating user’s labels and texts for product.
• Text size, position and transparency adjustment
• Ability to add a number of labels and texts to one KOMPAS-3D part, element or face.

Photorealistic image

• Image displays in separate window of the library
• Image can be saved to standard (JPEG, TARGA, TIFF, and BMP) format with required resolution.

Rendering library allows creating of quality image in KOMPAS-3D long before production output with less labor input.

Analysis of Kinematic and Dynamic — Universal Mechanism Express

The application is designed for proximate dynamic, kinematic and static analysis of models developed with KOMPAS-3D. The library (Add-In) as a standard KOMPAS-3D application is made for design engineers who solve problems of machines and mechanisms in operation. Mechanisms are described as systems of rigid bodies, joints and force elements.

3D-model real-time animation is supported during the simulation process. All necessary dynamic and kinematic variables are available for analysis including coordinates, velocities, accelerations, joint reaction forces, spring forces etc

The library supports the following features:

• Working with linear or harmonic time-dependent force elements of various types, which are included in a standard database.
• Modelling cam mechanisms and trains of gears by contact force elements.
• Setting uniform, uniformly accelerated/decelerated motions or harmonic oscillations for selected degrees of freedom in kinematic purposes.

Universal Mechanism library allows:

• Parameterization of force elements as well as kinematic expressions;
• Creating video (AVI) files with simulation results;
• Plotting graphs of any dynamic or kinematic variable;
• Calculation of equilibrium positions; evaluation of natural frequencies and eigenvalues of the model depending on parameters

The Universal Mechanism Express Add-In allows modelling objects consisting of unlimited number of bodies on basis of 3D-model assemblies designed with KOMPAS-3D. Full KOMPAS-3D models recognition is provided. Mechanism motion and simulation results are displayed in separate windows. The user can get visually both the object motion and dynamic and kinematic variables simultaneously with the simulation process.

Wide range of joints allows creating mechanisms of any complexity. The following types of joints (kinematic pairs) are available:

• prismatic;
• revolute;
• universal;
• ball and socket;
• 6 degrees of freedom.

The Add-In includes about twenty samples of dynamic models showing its abilities in the area of modelling kinematics and dynamics of car suspensions, engines, robots, mechanisms and machines. Help includes detailed information about modelling and step-by-step instructions for all stages of model creating and analysis.

BOM Wizard

BOM Wizard allows creating different types of customized BOMs, including bulletin and other tabular documents. BOM can be associated with an assembly drawing (with one or several of its sheets) and 3D-assembly.

Automatic data transmission from drawing or model to BOM or from BOM to associated documents is available. Assembly-component (standardized parts, parts etc.) item numbers are transferred from BOM to drawing. Numbers of zones, containing images of appropriate parts of assembly are transferred from assembly drawing to BOM. Name, designation, mass and other data are transferred from parts and assembly units to BOM.

If assembly drawing contains standardized part images from application libraries than info about the images will be transferred to BOM.

BOM Wizard supports filling of items and sub items and standard line sorting within the items. Line sorting rules on default satisfy the standard, if it is necessary, they can be modified by user.

Parameters and settings variety, especially user forms use, allows creating not only GOST BOMs. BOM Wizard tools are excellent for working with different bulletin, specifications, catalogs and lists: their lines can be numbered, sorted, associated with documents and graphical objects etc. It is possible to create BOM bulletin, referential document bulletin, bought article bulletin, communication charts, changes registration lists and other documents by combining of different BOM parameters.

3D-Model Recognition System

3D-Model Recognition System for KOMAS-3D is intended for recognition elements of part or assembly, being imported to KOMPAS-3D from another CAD solutions. 3D-Model Recognition System extends opportunities of information exchange between organizations using different CAD, it recovers their 3D-models with comprehensive Design Tree and considerable save time for model recognition. This add-on allows full-scale use of part or assembly documents in KOMPAS-3D environment, including its editing.

TraceParts Online — Standard Parts for KOMPAS-3D

KOMPAS-3D includes direct access to TraceParts Online Library - one of the largest Mechanical Part catalogues in the world, and feature to import more than 100 million 3D CAD models and 2D drawings, containing European-based and other parts suppliers in the tooling, machinery, aerospace, automotive and many others industries. Launch TraceParts directly from KOMPAS-3D and the selected parts will be automatically inserted into your assembly as native 3D models.

APM Studio — CAE for mechanisms designed in KOMPAS-3D

APM Studio is software intended for calculation and design of machine elements, mechanisms and structures as well as general purpose strength analisys by finite element method. With APM Studio you can calculate machine elements used in mechanical engineering and designed in KOMPAS-3D. APM Studio let to perform static, nonlinear, buckling, frequency and heat analisys. Different load types are available: concentrated and distributed forces and moments, gravity and rotation accelerations, thermal loads, prestrain. See more at www.apmwm.com

eCAD-KOMPAS-3D converter

The 3D circuit board model converter is a specialized module used to import a 3D circuit board model designed in systems like P-CAD and Altium Designer (also named Protel in the past). The converter can read the standardized data exchange IDF format in KOMPAS-3D. The converter works with IDF-files exported from P-CAD (v. 2000-2006), OrCAD (v. 9.X), and Altium Designer.

KOMPAS-Macro 

A new library named KOMPAS-Macro is included in the KOMPAS-3D package. It allows       recording, replaying and storing macros.                                                                                              

The macro development environment is Python, which is an object-oriented high level programming language. To develop the initial text of a macro, standard Win API functions as well as specialized KOMPAS-Macro library functions facilitating the development process may be used. Following the development, the software text, or so-called KOMPAS macro, is stored in a text file. 

Pipelines 3D

It is a specialized application for system KOMPAS-3D, intended for automation of designing pipes and tubes. The library is perfect for using in mechanical engineering and by designing of engineering networks. 

APM Studio FEM

Special partnership application for calculation and finite element analyses of machine elements, designed in KOMPAS, and visualization of results of this calculations.

First Year Updates and Maintenance for All Products included.