Version 6.0 Release Notes

KeyCreator® REALyze™ Kubotek Spectrum™

Table of Contents ABOUT RELEASE NOTES AND OTHER DOCUMENTATION............................... 4

NEW FUNCTIONS ................................................................................................... 5

HOOPS Metafile Import................................................................................................................................5

HOOPS Stream File Import..........................................................................................................................5

Image Import..................................................................................................................................................5

PDF Export .....................................................................................................................................................6

Single IGES Export Function........................................................................................................................7

Remove Hidden Edges ...................................................................................................................................8

All Edges .........................................................................................................................................................8

No Edges..........................................................................................................................................................9

Dash Hidden Edges ........................................................................................................................................9

Copy Entities Function Divided into Two Functions ................................................................................10

Move Entities Function Divided into Two Functions................................................................................10

New Field Notes Added................................................................................................................................10

Hole Table .....................................................................................................................................................11

BOM Express Function Added ...................................................................................................................11

File Associations Dialog Box Available.......................................................................................................11

Settings Export Available ............................................................................................................................12

Settings Import Available ............................................................................................................................13

Simplify Body ...............................................................................................................................................13

Shell from Solid ............................................................................................................................................14

New Mechanical Elements...........................................................................................................................14 Sprocket.....................................................................................................................................................14 Chain .........................................................................................................................................................14 Bearing/Bushing........................................................................................................................................15 Shaft ..........................................................................................................................................................15

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ENHANCED FUNCTIONS...................................................................................... 15

Level Options Added to SAT Import Options Dialog ...............................................................................15

Support for CGR Translation Added to CATIA V5 Import....................................................................16

Scan File Only Added to Common Import Options Dialog......................................................................17

Style and Width Attribute Support Added to Import IGES, STEP and Parasolid................................18

STL Export ...................................................................................................................................................18

Style and Width Attribute Support Added to Export IGES, STEP and Parasolid ................................18

Set Construction Plane Enhanced...............................................................................................................18

Polyline Sketch Can Be Closed and Filled .................................................................................................19

Curve Filleting Enhanced............................................................................................................................19

Not To Merge Faces Added to Stitch..........................................................................................................21

Face Colors Now Retained after Stitch ......................................................................................................21

Face Colors Now Retained after Unstitich .................................................................................................22

Edit Hole Dialog Box Enhanced..................................................................................................................22

Autolabel Now Works on B-Rep Holes ......................................................................................................24

Extracted Polygons Can Be Filled...............................................................................................................24

Assembly Friendly Solid Model Operations ..............................................................................................24 Modify Boolean Functions ........................................................................................................................24 Modify Solid Face Functions ....................................................................................................................25 Modify Solid Trim/Break Function ...........................................................................................................25 Create Swept Solid Functions....................................................................................................................25 Create Solid Feature Functions..................................................................................................................25

NEW SDK FUNCTIONS......................................................................................... 26

NEW KXL FUNCTIONS ......................................................................................... 28

MISCELLANEOUS................................................................................................. 29

Status Bar Enhanced....................................................................................................................................29

Files Locked by Other Users Now Open Read-Only.................................................................................29

New Functions Added to TOOLS.cde ........................................................................................................29

Supported Translators.................................................................................................................................30

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ABOUT RELEASE NOTES AND OTHER DOCUMENTATION Use release notes to find out about new functions or enhancements to existing functions for this release. For more details about all functions, use the product’s Help documentation (Help>Help Topics, or press ALT+F1). For documentation that focuses on task-oriented needs, use the tutorials. These are available in the product’s Help system (Help>Tutorials). The web site also has tutorials plus other product and company information (www.kubotekusa.com).

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NEW FUNCTIONS

HOOPS Metafile Import Location: File>Import>HOOPS Metafile. This is a new import function that allows you to import a HOOPS Metafile (.hmf). A HOOPS metafile describes a three-dimensional scene in graphical terms, but does not support non-geometric data. This function supports lines, polylines, arcs, True Type fonts (notes), shells and points.

HOOPS Stream File Import Location: File>Import>HOOPS Stream File. This is a new import function that allows you to import a HOOPS Stream File (.hsf). A HOOPS Stream File is a compressed file format designed for transmission of graphical data across the Internet. Like the .hmf (HOOPS Metafile) format, the .hsf describes the graphical components of a three-dimensional scene. This function supports lines, polylines, arcs, True Type fonts (notes), shells and points.

Image Import Location: File>Import>Image. This is a new import function that allows you to import any of the following file types: .bmp, .dib, .gif, .jpg or .tif. These import as image entities and, therefore, can be edited (unlike OLE objects). You can change the image’s attributes (size, position, transparency and grayscale). You can import the image into any viewport or construction plane. Also, you can import multiple images into one file. The images are a guide for creating curves and shapes. See the figures below. The first figure shows example images imported into different viewports. The next figure shows the model, using the images as a guide.

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PDF Export Location: File>Export>PDF. This is a new export function that allows you to export the current document window (model or layout) as a 2D .pdf file.

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Single IGES Export Function Location: File>Export>IGES. The File>Export>IGES Drawing and File>Export>IGES Geometry functions have been merged into one function: File>Export>IGES. The merged command combines the capabilities of the two commands. Wireframe, detailing and solid/surface geometry can now be exported to a single file. Limitations that existed with the transfer of level information in the IGES Geometry translator no longer exist. The IGES Export Options dialog boxes have been merged into the one dialog box shown below.

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Remove Hidden Edges Location: View>Render>Remove Hidden Edges. This is a new view function that allows you to set shaded render modes to display visible edges and to hide obscured edges and entities.

All Edges Location: View>Render>All Edges. This is a new view function that allows you to set shaded render modes to display all edges and obscured entities.

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No Edges Location: View>Render>No Edges. This is a new view function that allows you to set shaded render modes to display no edges and to hide obscured entities.

Dash Hidden Edges Location: View>Render>Dash Hidden Edges. This is a new view function that allows you to set shaded render modes to display visible edges and to dash obscured edges and entities.

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Copy Entities Function Divided into Two Functions Location: View>Level>Copy Selected Entities and View>Level>Copy Entities from Levels. The two functions that were available in Copy Entities now are separate functions. Copy Selected Entities allows you to copy all entities from the selected level or levels to a different level. Copy Entities from Levels allows you to copy all entities from the selected level or levels to a different level.

Move Entities Function Divided into Two Functions Location: View>Level>Move Selected Entities and View>Level>Move Entities from Levels. The two functions that were available in Move Entities now are separate functions. Move Selected Entities allows you to move all entities from the selected level or levels to a different level. Move Entities from Levels allows you to move all entities from the selected level or levels to a different level.

New Field Notes Added Location: Detail>Notes>Key In>Fields. This release adds the following field notes:

Field Note Description

File Name without Extension Displays only the file name

Entity Length (Delimiter) Displays the entity length

Dimension Text (Delimiter) Displays the text of the indicated dimension

Entity Properties (Set of Fields) Displays the entity part property (composite or ref parts)

Entity File Properties (Set of Fields) Displays the entity file property (composite of ref parts)

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Hole Table Location: Detail>Notes>Hole Table. This is a new detail function that allows you to display a table on the viewport that describes one or more holes in geometry. Also, use the function to control the appearance of this table.

BOM Express Function Added Location: Tools>BOM and Table>BOM Express. This is a new tools function that allows you to generate a bill of materials (BOM) quickly. The entire process of creating a BOM involves using the Create a BOM function (Tools>BOM and Table>Create a BOM). The entire process gives you control over several details, including the content of the generated BOM table, using the BOM Definition dialog box and then the Verify BOM Table dialog box. But if you have already done this, and want to generate the same BOM again quickly, you can use BOM Express to bypass these dialog boxes.

File Associations Dialog Box Available Location: Tools>File Associations. The Windows File Associations dialog box shown below allows you to specify file extensions to associate with Key Creator. Then, KeyCreator will be the program that opens such files. (This dialog box also appears when you open KeyCreator after installation.)

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Settings Export Available Location: Tools>Settings Export. This is a new tools function that allows you to export settings of the current KeyCreator session to an archive file that can be used later as desired (such as for a new version installation). The file has the extension .ksa (KeyCreator Settings Archive file). The .ksa file includes general settings of the session. As shown below, the Settings Export dialog box allows you to add more information to the .ksa files if you select one of more of the options indicated.

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Settings Import Available Location: Tools>Settings Import. This is a new tools function that allows you to import settings stored in the .ksa file to the current KeyCreator session. See the Settings Import dialog box below. If you select one or more options shown, and the corresponding files are stored in the selected KSA archive, they will be extracted from the proper directories.

Simplify Body Location: Tools>Maintenance>Simplify Body. This is a new tools function that allows you to simplify the selected solid or sheet body by converting spline surfaces and spline edges to analytics where possible. The function also merges redundant faces and reduces tolerant geometry. The figures below illustrate the before and after application of this function, respectively. The first figure shows you the current face geometry types of the part shown. The next figure illustrates the different count of the face geometry types after applying the Simplify Body function. The part shows the faces that changed.

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Shell from Solid Location: Tools>Extract>Shell from Solid. This is a new tools function that allows you to create a shell entity from the selected solids or sheet bodies. The shell entity is composed of polygon data that is generated based on the existing facets of the selection. (If no facets exist on the selection, they are faceted at the tolerance specified in File>Properties>Units/Tolerances.) The function allows you to create a lightweight entity that you can use for display and basic transformation operations. You may also select solids in part references in an assembly from which to extract shells.

The shell entity is created in the attribute of the solid. It is added to the level of the solid that was selected. If a solid in a part reference is selected, it is created on the level of the solid’s part reference in the assembly part.

New Mechanical Elements Version 6.0 adds the following new functions.

Sprocket Location: Tools>Mechanical Elements>Sprocket. This is a new tools function that allows you to create a sprocket.

Chain Location: Tools>Mechanical Elements>Chain. This is a new tools function that allows you to create a chain entity from the selected sprockets.

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Bearing/Bushing Location: Tools>Mechanical Elements>Bearing. This is a new tools function that allows you to create a bearing or bushing entity.

Shaft Location: Tools>Mechanical Elements>Shaft. This is a new tools function that

allows you to create a shaft entity.

ENHANCED FUNCTIONS

Level Options Added to SAT Import Options Dialog Location: File>Import>ACIS SAT>Options. The Level Options have been added to the dialog box, as shown below.

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Support for CGR Translation Added to CATIA V5 Import Location: File>Import>CATIA V5. This function now allows you to import .cgr files (CATIA graphical representation). Visualization data in .cgr files is imported as shell entities.

Also, as shown below, the Convert All Geometry as Shell Entities check box has been added to the CATIA 5 Import Options dialog box. (File>Import>CATIA V5>Options). This check box allows you to translate the geometry in .CATPart and .CATProduct files as visualization data represented as shell entities. When selected, visualization data is generated for the geometry present in the CATIA file which is then translated as lightweight KeyCreator shell entities. The translation is much faster since the actual geometry is not being translated. This is useful if you want to preview the geometry in the file before translating the CATIA geometry to KeyCreator geometry.

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Scan File Only Added to Common Import Options Dialog Location: File>Import>applicable translator>Options>Common Import Options. As shown below, the Scan File Only check box has been added to the Common Import Options dialog box for the following translators: SolidWorks, Inventor, CATIA V4, CATIA V5, Pro/E, Unigraphics, STEP, Parasolid, IGES. This allows you to scan the file for basic information instead of having to wait until the translation completes to get these details.

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Style and Width Attribute Support Added to Import IGES, STEP and Parasolid Location: File>Import>IGES, File>Import>STEP and File>Import>Parasolid. These translators now support style and width attributes in addition to color, when translating solids and sheet bodies.

STL Export Location: File>Export>STL. In addition to being able to select for export polylines, solids and sheet bodies, the STL function now allows you to select for export shell entities. This is beneficial when using KeyCreator as the host to import, transform and export large STL files. Such files could contain millions of triangles to re-orient scanned data in STL format for machining purposes.

Style and Width Attribute Support Added to Export IGES, STEP and Parasolid Location: File>Export>IGES, File>Export>STEP and File>Export>Parasolid. These translators now support style and width attributes in addition to color, when translating solids and sheet bodies.

Set Construction Plane Enhanced Location: View>Construction Plane>Set Construction Plane. This function is enhanced to allow you to choose planar spline faces, planar NURBSpline curves and planar 3D spline curves to determine the construction plane. This is done by clicking the entity. The figures below illustrate the construction plane defined by a planar NURBSpline curve and a planar spline face.

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Polyline Sketch Can Be Closed and Filled Location: Create>Polyline>Sketch. This is an enhancement to an existing create function. This enhancement provides you with the option of closing a polyline sketch and the option of filling it. See the sketch below, for example.

If you choose to close and fill this polyline sketch, KeyCreator automatically connects the start and end points with a straight line and fills it with the desired color, as shown below.

Curve Filleting Enhanced Location: Modify>Fillet. This function is enhanced so that you can create non-planar spline curves when necessary to join tangentially the curves being filleted. This enhancement addresses the case where the curves being filleted do not lie in the same plane. A non-planar, non-arc fillet curve can only be created in 3D construction mode. In 2D construction mode, an arc that is tangent to the projection of the curves into the construction plane is created. 2D construction mode preserves the previous curve fillet behavior.

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See the figure below, which shows two non-planar curves.

The next figure shows the curves filleted and trimmed in 2D construction mode. The fillet curve is an arc in the construction plane.

The next figure shows the same two curves filleted and trimmed in 3D construction mode with a non-planar spline curve that tangentially meets the filleted curves.

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Not To Merge Faces Added to Stitch Location: Modify>Topology>Stitch. As shown below, the Merge Redundant Faces after Stitch Completes check box has been added to the Stitch Tolerances dialog box. This allows you not to merge redundant faces once the stitch completes.

Face Colors Now Retained after Stitch Location: Modify>Topology>Stitch. Face colors from sheet bodies being stitched migrate to the stitched solid. If no color existed on the faces of the sheet body, then the sheet body’s color is used as the face color in the stitched entity.

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Face Colors Now Retained after Unstitich Location: Modify>Topology>Unstitch. Face colors from solid/sheet body being unstitched migrate to the unstitched entity. As with migration of attributes at the solid/sheet level, face colors only migrate if the Modify>Break options in Tools>Options>Entities is set to Use entity attributes.

Edit Hole Dialog Box Enhanced Location: Modify>Solid Feature>Hole. This function now works on all round solid holes, even those generated with Tools>Feature as solid features. Holes generated with Feature are converted internally to a KeyCreator feature. This allows you to modify these using Transform>Box Move, Modify>Solid Feature>Hole and all local face operators without bursting and without loosing Auto Label capability (Detail>Notes>Auto Label). Regular Tools>Feature holes will continue to be made for top, side and wireframe representations. Compare the figures below. The top figure illustrates a part with two holes: One created with the Tools>Feature function and the other created with standard modeling tools. The next figure (with a dialog box) shows an auto label on both types of holes. The Hole dialog box is used to edit the Tools>Feature hole.

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Tapped & pipe threads are now recognized and available with the Modify>Solid Feature>Hole function. As shown below, the enhancement adds Tap and Pipe buttons (and additional relevant fields) to the Parameters pane of the Hole dialog box (Modify>Solid Feature>Hoel>select hole>Accept.

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Autolabel Now Works on B-Rep Holes Location: Detail>Notes>Auto Label. When using this function, you can now label all round holes in the solid model.

Extracted Polygons Can Be Filled Location: Tools>Extract>Polygon from Solid. As shown below, the Fill Polygons check box has been added to the Create Polygon dialog box. This allows you to create extracted polygons as outlines or filled with a color.

Assembly Friendly Solid Model Operations The following functions have been enhanced so you can select solids in part references as tools for editing.

Modify Boolean Functions In the following Boolean functions, you can now select solids in part references as tool solids. In all such cases, the tool solid never is destroyed. In the past, you could do this with a solid but not with a solid in a part reference. Modify>Boolean>Unite (Keep) Modify>Boolean>Unite Modify>Boolean>Intersect (Keep) Modify>Boolean>Intersect Modify>Boolean>Subtract (Keep) Modify>Boolean>Subtract The three figures below illustrate the enhancement using the Modify>Boolean>Subtract function to make a mold for packaging. The left-hand figure shows a sprinkler assembly. The middle figure shows the assembly on a block. The right-hand figure shows the result of applying the subtract function.

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Modify Solid Face Functions Modify>Solid Face>Extrude If you select the To Face or To Body option when using this function, you now can select a solid face in a part reference. Modify>Solid Face>Sweep If you select the To Face option when using this function, you now can select a solid face in a part reference.

Modify Solid Trim/Break Function When using the Modify>Solid Trim/Break>Solid function, you can now select a solid in a part reference as the solid against which to trim.

Create Swept Solid Functions Create>Swept Solid>Extrude If you select the To body or To face option when using this function, you now can select a solid or solid face in a part reference.

Create>Swept Solid>Revolve and Create>>Swept Solid>Sweep If you select the To body option when using this function, you can now select a solid or solid face in a part reference.

Create Solid Feature Functions If you select the Offset from face or Up to face option (for forward and backward end conditions) when using either function below, you now can select a solid face in a part reference. Create>Solid Feature>Pocket Create>Solid Feature>Boss

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New SDK Functions // Add a new Table to this part. CKPart::AddHoleTable(…) // Add a new light to this part. CKPart::AddLight(…) // Add a new plane to this part CKPart::AddPlane(…) // Add a new pocket(cut) feature to this part CKPart::AddPocketFeature(…) // Add a new point projected on curve to this part. CKPart::AddPointProjectCurve(…) // Add a new General curve surface to this part. CKPart::AddGenCurveSurf(…) // Add a new surface by boundary curves to this part. CKSEntity AddBoundaryCurveSurf(…) // Add a new surface by edge curves to this part. CKPart::AddEdgeCurveSurf(…) // Add a new ruled surface to this part using RuledSurfaceApproxMake CKPart::AddRuledSurf(…) // Add a new ruled surface to this part using RuledSurfaceExactMake CKPart::AddRuledSurf(…) // Add a new surface of revolution to this part. CKPart::AddSurfOfRev(…) // Add a new tabulated cylinder surface to this part. CKPart::AddTabcylSurf(…) // Add a new Table to this part. CKPart::AddTable(…) // Add a new target to this part. CKPart::AddTarget(…) // Get the data from a target entity. CKPart::GetTarget(…) // Modify the data of a target entity. CKPart:: ModTarget(…)

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// Append a row of entity pointers to a Table entity. CKPart::TableAppendRow(…) // Get information about an existing table entity CKPart::GetTable(…) // Modify an existing table entity CKPart::ModifyTable(…) // Add holes to an existing hole table CKPart::AddHolesToTable(…) // Set the reference point in a hole table CKPart::SetHoleTableRefPnt(…) // Modify the legend of the hole table CKPart::ModifyHoleTableLegend(…) // Creates solids by piping wireframe profile entities CKPart::MakePipe(…) // Prune faces of a body CKPart::Prune(…); This is a new function override. The older function still exists and has been enhanced to return an array containing the pruned solids. // Verifies bodies and identifies and heals problem bodies CKPart::DiagnoseBodies(…); // Gets the transparency of a an array of faces CKPart::SetFacesTransparency(…); // Gets the transparency of a an array of bodies CKPart::SetSolidsTransparency(…); // Gets the sidedness of a sheet body CKPart::GetSheetBodySidedness(…); // Sets the sidedness of the given sheet bodies CKPart::SetSheetBodiesSidedness(…); // Simplifies the body's geometry and topology CKPart::SimplifyBody(…); // Reverses the normals of the body CKSBody::ReverseNormals(); // Reverses the normals of the face CKSFace::ReverseNormals();

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New KXL Functions The dialog box functions (dg_*) from CADKEY 19 and earlier CADL have been added. The table below lists the new KXL functions for this version. For a description of functionality, see the product’s KXL Help (Help>Help Topics>KXL Help):

KXL Function KXL Function (Cont’d) BoundaryCurveSurface

ConstantOffsetSurf CurveBodyIntersect CurvePlaneIntersect

CurveSurfaceIntersect DataDialog

DiagnoseSolidsAndSheets EdgeCurveSurf

Fillet GenCurveSurf GetFaceColor

GetFacesByColor HelixSolidSweep

HoleTable HoleTableAddHoles

HoleTableLegend HoleTableSetReferencePoint

IntersectThreePlanes Light

MessageBox Pipe Plane

Plane2LinePt Plane3p

PlaneEntPt Pocket

PointAlongVector PointProjectCurve

PrintConfigDeleteAll

PrintConfigGetDefault PrintConfigNew

Segment SegmentSpline

SetFaceTransparency SetSheetBodySidedness SetSolidTransparency

SimplifyBody SurfacePointGrid

SurfOfRev TabCylSurface

Table TableAppendRow

TableGet TableModify

Target TempArc

TempCircle TempClear TempLine

TempMarker VectorBodyIntersect

VectorEntityToWorld VectorPlaneIntersect

VectorSurfaceIntersect VectorViewToWorld VectorWorldToEntity VectorWorldToView

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MISCELLANEOUS

Status Bar Enhanced This release makes an addition to the status bar and makes several enhancements to it, as shown below.

Current display scale (S) added

CPlane menu appears when you double-click

Display view menu appears when you double-click

CPlane (CPL) and world (WLD) coordinates toggle when you double-click

2D and 3D toggle when you double-click

Files Locked by Other Users Now Open Read-Only (This makes no change on any KeyCreator dialog box.) File locking now allows users to open parts as read-only when the file is locked for writing by another user. Previously, the parts could not be opened at all when locked for writing by another user.

New Functions Added to TOOLS.cde Location: Add-Ins>CDE Open>TOOLS.cde>Open. This release adds the following functions:

Function Function (Cont’d) Entity – Join Colinear Entity – Kink Line 2D Tools – Bisector 3 Pts Len 2D Tools – Bisector 4 Pts 2D Tools – Bisector 2 Ln Len 2D Tools – Line Angle Pos 2D Tools – Line Hor. Dist. 2D Tools – Line 45° Dist. 2D Tools – Line 30°. Dist. 2D Tools – Line Ver. Dist.

2D Tools – n Line Parallel 2D Tools – Line Parallel Modal 2D Tools – Line Len 2 Pos 2D Tools – Line Sketcher 2D Tools – Rect. Cham. Base-Height 2D Tools – Rect. Cham. 2 Pos Other – Text on Curve Other – Pack in CKD Other – Save Part In

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Supported Translators The table below identifies the translator versions that KeyCreator 6.0 supports. The term “to” means “up to and including.”

File Format Direction Supported File Versions Imports as Assembly

File? Import ACIS Export

1.5 to R16 N/A

Import CATIA V4 Export 4.1.9 to 4.2.4 No

CATIA V5 Import Only V5 R2 to V5 R16 Yes Import All Versions to 2006

DWG/DXF Export R12 to R14, 2000, 2002, 2004 to 2006

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Import All Versions to 5.3 IGES Geometry Export 5.3 Yes

AutoDesk Inventor Import Only 6 to 10 No Import 10.0 to 17.0.129 Parasolid Export 12.0 to 17.0.129 Yes

Pro/ENGINEER Import Only 16 to 2001, Wildfire 1, Wildfire 2 Yes

SolidWorks Import Only 96-2006 Yes Import STEP Export AP203, AP214 Yes

Unigraphics Import Only 11 to 18, NX1 to NX4 Yes

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