Unlocking the Power of CADfix DX 13: The Next Evolution in CAD Data Exchange and Processing

In the fast-paced world of engineering, efficient interoperability between CAD, CAM, and CAE applications is crucial. Engineers constantly face challenges in reusing CAD data effectively, minimizing rework, and integrating different software solutions. International TechneGroup, Inc. (ITI, a Wipro Company) has addressed these challenges with CADfix DX 13, a cutting-edge solution that enhances CAD model preparation and streamlines data exchange processes. With the release of CADfix DX 13 Service Pack 1 (SP1), engineers and designers benefit from significant updates in import/export capabilities, assembly handling, meshing, and automation.

The Value CADfix DX

CADfix DX is designed to enable engineers to maximize the value of their CAD data across different platforms. Its core benefits include:

• CAD data re-use for various applications, reducing time and effort spent on rework.
• Minimized rework through automated geometry healing and repair.
• Enhanced integration and automation across CAD/CAM/CAE environments.
• Empowering engineers to focus on high-value tasks instead of data translation issues.

Key Features of CADfix DX

CADfix DX provides a robust set of features that facilitate efficient model preparation and data exchange:

• Multi-CAD import/export: Supports multiple CAD formats for interoperability.
• Advanced geometry healing and repair: Ensures clean and usable geometry.
• Defeaturing and simplification: Ideal for downstream CAE applications and intellectual property (IP) protection.
• Wizard automation: Automates repetitive tasks with interactive tools.
• Batch processing: Enables full automation and integration with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems.
• Customization: Adaptable to specific workflows and requirements.
  

What’s New in CADfix DX 13 SP1?

The latest service pack brings several powerful enhancements, improving automation, meshing, and CAD data processing.

Enhanced Import/Export Capabilities

CADfix DX 13 expands its support for the latest CAD versions and introduces improved STL and new CAE mesh export capabilities, including:

• Support for the latest CAD versions: CATIA V5-6 R2024, NX 2406, Creo 10.0, SolidWorks 2024, SolidEdge 2024, Inventor 2024, Parasolid 37.0, and ACIS 2024.
• New USD export for AR/VR/XR applications.
• Improved STL export with enhanced sizing controls, curvature-based triangle limits, and new remeshing options for thin-walled structures.
• Mesh Export: Introduction of robust second-order tri/tet meshing with adaptive sizing and improved quality assessment.

Smarter Assembly Management

Managing complex assemblies is now easier with:

• New assembly compression tools for detecting duplicate parts and converting them into sub-assemblies.
• Smarter auto-build capabilities for optimized assembly structures.
• Improved auto-build from repeated bodies for more efficient processing.

Powerful Wizard Transform Tools

CADfix DX 13 introduces new automation tools that enhance model transformation:

• New Mid-Surface Simplification tool for efficient CAE model preparation.
• Extrude simplification tool to streamline complex geometries.
• Split overlapping bodies tool for improved contact simulation models
• Logo and lettering removal tool to enhance defeaturing capabilities.

Advanced Defeaturing and Simplification

The latest version introduces several new defeaturing tools:

• Deconstruct tool to split complex bodies into smaller, manageable components.
• Simplification to primitives: Converts bodies into best-fit box or cylinder forms.
• Simplification to extrusions: Identifies and simplifies extrusion-like bodies.
• Enhanced hole and protrusion removal: Improved detection and suppression for better model preparation.
• Internal detail removal: Optimized for thin-walled objects and large models.
• Logo and lettering removal: Supports batch automation for streamlined processing.

Mid-Surface Generation (New Feature)

• Automatic mid-surface creation for extruded and revolved bodies.
• Smart profile simplification options for improved accuracy.
• Mid-surface extraction with advanced filters for wall thickness, taper angles, and junctions.

2nd Order Tri/Tet Meshing (New Feature)

• High-quality quadratic tet meshing with parallel processing for multi-solids.
• Smart mesh sizing, proximity refinement, and adaptive meshing.
• Full automation via custom mesh recipes.
• Batch processing support for seamless CAE workflow integration.t

Hex Meshing App (New, Beta)

• New structured hex meshing tools for cutting complex bodies.
• Automatic surface quad splitting for better meshing control.
• Recipe-driven automation for creating high-quality hex meshes.
• Interactive and automatic body splitting using a medial axis approach.
• Face splitting tools for quad partitioning and mesh alignment.

Improved Splitting and Morphing Tools

For greater flexibility in model manipulation, CADfix DX 13 offers:

• Upgraded planar body splitter for assembly splitting.
• Morphing with virtual topology support to handle mesh and CAD mismatches seamlessly.

Why Upgrade to CADfix DX 13?

CADfix DX 13 represent a significant leap forward in CAD data processing, meshing, and automation. With new tools for mid-surface extraction, structured hex meshing, and advanced STL export, users can expect increased efficiency and precision in their CAD workflows. Whether working in design, manufacturing, or simulation, CADfix DX 13 ensures that CAD data is optimized, usable, and seamlessly integrated across platforms. Stay ahead of the curve with CADfix DX 13 and take full advantage of ITI’s cutting-edge CAD interoperability solutions.