Name: Eye-catching Argon - Converted Argon Annual Subscription License Renew Device [qACGdZRv]
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Eye-catching Argon - Converted Argon Annual Subscription License Renew Device [qACGdZRv]

Overview

Argon offers entry-level 3D modeling without the commitment of high-end professional packages. It contains the same solid and surface modeling, rendering engine and animation tools found in Cobalt and Xenon, but without the high-end mechanical design and extreme productivity features you may not need yet.

For both Macintosh and Windows, Argon lets you model and render with such a straightforward interface that you’ll forget you’re using a computer. Intended for those needing precision 3D modeling without cumbersome parametric history.

Highlights

Argon - speed designs from concept to profit with unmatched flexibility and power:

Class-A NURBS surfaces, ACIS solids and intuitive wireframe are in one seamless package.
Unique Organic Workflow design process lets you work any way you choose.
Non-modal interface lets you switch between modeling techniques and approaches on the fly.
Dynamic dimensioning for rapid modifications to your engineering drawings.
More than 30 professional translators included FREE.

Features

Unique Working Environment featuring Organic Workflow™

Unified Drawing & Modeling Tools

Holistically Integrated Tool Palette for Wireframe, Surfaces & Solids

Vellum Drafting Assistant™ for Intelligent Snaps and Alignments in X,Y & Z

Unique Hybrid Mac/Windows, Office/Home Licensing

Complete Set of Precision Import/Export Translators Including ACIS SAT, Parasolid, IGES, STEP, DXF, DWG, EPS, AI, and more

2D/3D PDF Export and 2D Import

Full Support 3D Printing

Export as STL for 3D Printing

Exports as 3D PDF for Easy Sharing

Class-A, NURBS Surface Modeling

True Solid Modeling

Surface Analysis

Full Photo-realistic Rendering & Camera-based Animation

2D Drawing Snapshots

True Associative Dimensioning

Associative Assembly Tools

Object & Assembly Properties (CG, Volume, Weight, etc.)

General Features

Direct 3D Modeling
ACIS Modeling Kernel from Spatial
16 Place Floating Point Accuracy
Hybrid Mac/Windows, Office/Home License
65,000 Hierarchical Layers
Unlimited Colors
Unlimited Number of Objects and Drawing Size
Single File Holds Drawings, Models, Assemblies, etc.
Direct Multi-sheet 2D PDF Creation and Import
3D PDF Export

Available Accessories

Graphite™ v10
Kinetics™ for Motion Simulation
Cobalt Share™ for Viewing, Printing and Exporting at Client or Manufacturing Site (Free)
Vellum:environments™
Vellum:tracks™
Vellum:materials™
Vellum:decals™
Tutorials (Free)

User Interface

Updated Intuitive Vellum® Interface
Drafting Assistant™ for Automatic Snaps and Alignments
Smart Cursor Changes Shape Indicating Active Tool and Operations
Strokes and Short Cuts Provide Instant Access to Commands
Tear-off and Auto-hide Palettes
Dockable Tools and Palettes
Palettes can be Flipped Vertically or Horizontally
Resizable Dialog Boxes
Status Line to Specify Object Parameters
Message Line Provides Tool Instructions and Options
World and User-defined Coordinate Systems
All Data Entry Fields can Perform Numeric Calculations
TrackBall for View Selection and Dynamic or Step Rotation
Show/Hide Palette
Selection Mask for Easier Selection of Specific Entity Types, Layers, Colors
Grid (User Definable)
Object Editor
Support for SpaceMouse Device on Mac and Windows
Easy Update Installer

Object Management Tools

Design Explorer™:

Layer Tree
History Tree

Object Properties Dialog
Show/Hide Palette

Display and Visualization

Scene Display Modes:

Flat Shaded
Gouraud
Gouraud w/Edges
Phong
Phong w/Edges
Hidden Line Dimmed
Hidden Line Removed
Photo-realistic

Scene Display Options:

Anti-alias
ZBuffer Curves
Clip at Eye Point
Transparency
Reflected Environment

Real-time Object Display Options:

Display Iso Lines
Silhouettes
Transparency
Direction
Curvature Comb
Surface Analysis Display (Gaussian, Mean, Min/Max, Zebra, Normals, Curvature, Draft)
Object Display Resolution (Coarse, Medium, Fine, Very Fine, Super Fine)
User Definable Object Colors

Adjustable Perspective
Infinite Pan and Zoom
Section Profiles and Cutaway View in the Edit Window
Real-time 3D Display:

Curves
Surfaces
Solids
Meshes
Text
Bitmaps
Dimensions

General Transform Tools

Move
Copy Along Path
Rectangular Array Duplicate
Feature Array
Rotate
Polar Array Duplicate
Scale (Uniform or Differential)
Mirror
Align

Object and Assembly Properties

Material
Center of Gravity
Volume
Weight
Density
Moments of Inertia
Principal
Axis

Wireframe Creation Tools

Point
Points on Curve
Points on Surface
Line
Mid-point Line
Connected Line
Arc
Circle
Ellipse
Conic
Rectangle
Polygon
Arbitrary Polygon
Star Polygon
Sketch Spline
Through-point Spline
Vector Spline
Bezier Spline
Helix
Spiral

Image Handling Options for 2D Raster

Images
Transparency
Independent Corner Adjustment
Used as Infinite Plane
Fit to Profile
Link to Profile

Wireframe Editing Tools

Fillet
Chamfer
Trim
Relimit/Extend
Break
Offset
Join
Extrude
Revolve
Project to Plane
Extract Edge of Surface or Solid
Increase Order
Fair Spline
Add/Remove Spline Points
Modify Spline Slope
Curve by Intersection of Plane and a Curve, Surface, or Solid
Project Curve onto Surface/Solid
Intersect Two Curves
Create Points by Intersecting Surfaces or Solids

Surface Creation Tools

Surface Primitives:

Sphere
Block
Cylinder
Pyramid

Infinite Plane
Lathe
Extruded Surface
Sweep:

In Place
Perpendicular
Ridged

Sweep Along One Rail:

Full Rail
To Entity
Between Rail Points

Sweep Along Two Rails:

With Maintain Height

Skin, Skin w/ Guide Curves
Tangent Loft
Cover Surface, Tangent Cover
Net Surface
Revolved Surface
Tube Surface
Offset Surface
Drafted/Extended Surface
Fillet Surface
Surface from Two Contours
Conic Surface from Sections & Guides

Surface Editing Tools

Freeform Deformation (Push/Pull Surface Points)
Deform to a Point, Factor, or Curves
Add/Subtract/Intersect Planar Surfaces
Join Surfaces
Trim/Untrim Surfaces
Match G1 and G2 Tangency
Insert Control Points
Elevate Degree
Rebuild Surfaces
Add, Remove, & Replace
Curves of Associative Surfaces
Imprint Profile Sketches for Surface Subdivisions

Solid Creation Tools

Solid Primitives:

Sphere
Slab
Block
Cylinder
Cone
Torus
Prism
Pyramid
Ellipsoid

Lathe Profile:

With Draft

Extrude Profile:

Distance
Vector
To Entity
Mid Plane
Thin Wall
With Draft

Skin, Skin w/ Guide Curves
Tangent Loft
Sweep Profile Along One Rail:

In Place
Perpendicular
Ridged
Full Rail
To Entity
Between Rail Points
With Draft

Sweep Profile Along Two Rails:

With Maintain Height

Pipe Solid
Thicken Surface into Solid
Stitch Surfaces into Solid

Solid Editing Tools

Boolean Add/Subtract/ Intersect Solids
Constant Blends:

Radial
Elliptical
Vertex

Variable Blends:

Linear
By Position
To Curve
To Fixed Width
To a Hold Line

Constant Chamfers:

By Length
Two Lengths
Length and Angle
Vertex

Variable Chamfers:

By Lengths
Four Lengths
Lengths and Angles
By Position
To Fixed Width

Holes:

With Bore
With Sink
To Depth
Through
First Blind
To Face
With Draft

Bosses:

With Specified Fillet
With Draft

Profile Cutout:

With Draft

Profile Protrude:

By Vector
To Face
With Draft

Split:

With Surfaces or Solids

Trim:

With Curves, Surfaces or Solids

Shell:

With Independent Face Offsets
With Core/Cavity Options

Parting Line:

With Draft

Local Operations:

Taper/Draft Face
Move Face/Edge
Offset Face
Remove Face
Replace Face
Match Face
Deform Face (By Factor, To Point, To Curves)

Bend Solids
Twist Solids
Stretch Solids

Architectural Features

Smart Walls
Smart Doors
Smart Windows

Independent 2D/3D Drawing Creation

Predefined and Customizable Layouts
Create 2D/3D Drawings w/o Building Models
Stored in Same File as Model

2D/3D Drawing Creation from Models

2D or 3D Views from 3D Wireframe, Surfaces, and Solids
Sectioning Capability (Manual)
Automatic Hidden Line
Predefined Layouts

PDF Integration

3D Export

U3D-style 3D PDFs

2D Export

Direct (Generates Non-tessellated Arcs)
Multi-sheet
Imbedded Exports Optional
PDF Large Size Export up to 200in × 200in (508cm × 508cm, including margins)
Page Size Independent of Print Size

2D Import

Vector
Raster
Text

Camera-based Animation

Fly-by
Walk-through
Sunlight Timeline
QuickTime Object VR
QuickTime Panoramic VR
Direct Event Journal Recording and Playback
QuickTime Event Recording and Playback

2D/3D Drafting & Detailing

Available for Independent and Model-driven Drawings
Smart Dimension Tool Automatically Creates the Appropriate Dimensions
Dimensions:

Linear
Angular
Diametric
Radial
Spline Length

Standard and User-definable Tolerances and Settings:

ANSI
DIN
ISO
JIS
Dual
Architecture
Stacked Fraction

Balloon and Callout Dimensions
Predefined and User Created Hatch Patterns with Area and Perimeter
Predefined Fill Patterns
All Dimensions can be Associative, Dynamic, or Static
Hatching Optionally Includes Area

Photo-realistic Rendering

Drag and Drop Materials
Drag and Drop Decals (with Alpha Channel)
3D Wireframe Interleave
Realistic Texture Maps and Procedural Textures:

Wood
Marble
Granite
Leather
Plastic
Glass
Metal
Brushed Metal
Automotive Paint
and more

Advanced Material Editor:

Color
Reflectance
Specular
Diffuse
Ambient
Roughness
Bump
Transparency
Refraction
Texture Orientation
and more

Interactive Materials Display
Environment Maps
Customizable Scene Presets
Editable Light Sources:

Spot
Bulb
Distant

Photo-realistic Sunlight (Location/Date/Time)
Photo-realistic Tube and Area Lights
Adjustable Hard and Soft Shadows
Visible Volumetric Light Effects
Sketch Effects
Fog Effects
Backgrounds
Raytracing with Anti-aliasing
Production Quality Resolution & Output (BMP, TGA, TIF, LWI, EPS)
Multiprocessor Photo-realistic Rendering
User-defined Presets
Optionally Interleave Wireframe Geometry in Photo-realistically Rendered Stills and Animations

Text Tools

Normal
Along a Path
Keep Screen Horizontal
At an Angle
Set:

Font
Size
Style
Color

Thicken
Extrude
Revolve
Sweep

Import/Export

ACIS SAT
PDF

2D/3D Export
3D Import

DWG/DXF
IGES
STEP
Pro/E (via SAT)
Parasolid X_T (Windows Only)
SolidWorks (via SAT)
Catia v4
3D Studio (Import Only)
Rhino 3DM (Import Only)
Facet
STL
Adobe Illustrator
EPS (Export Only)
CGM
VRML
ShockWave 3D (Export Only)

Bitmap:
BMP (with Alpha Channel)
JPEG
PNG (with Alpha Channel)
PPM
XPM
XBM
GIF

PICT (Mac Only)
Spline (Import Only)
RAW Triangle (Export Only)
ASCII Text
Grid Surface (Import Only)
SIM (Kinetics Export)
Other Ashlar-Vellum Products

Localized User Interface

English US
English UK
French
German
Italian
Portuguese
Russian (Windows only)
Swedish

System Requirements

Windows / macOS
Windows x64 10 / 11 (Intel and AMD)
macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) / 10.14 (Mojave) / 10.15 (Catalina) / 11 (Big Sur)* / 12 (Monterey)* / 13 (Ventura)*
OpenGL 3.3 compatible Video Card Required / Medium- to High-performance Graphics Subsystem Recommend
2 GB RAM Required / 8 GB Recommended
2 GB free hard drive space Required / 4+ GB SSD Recommended
High Speed Internet Connection

*Apple silicon is supported via Rosetta2 which is included free by Apple in macOS 11, 12, and 13 for Apple silicon based Macs

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Main Features	Argon	Graphite	Zenon	Cobalt
Wires, Surfaces & Solids	✔		✔	✔
2D & 3D Production Drafting		✔	✔	✔
Associative Parametrics			✔	✔
Geometric & Equation-driven Parametrics		✔		✔
Detail and Auxiliary Views		✔	✔	✔
Section Views			✔	✔
Associativity & Work Flow History			✔	✔
3D Rendering, Visualization & Animation	✔		✔	✔
Associative Assembly Tools			✔	✔
Bill of Materials		✔	✔	✔
2D CAM/RPT Output	✔	✔	✔	✔
3D CAM/RPT Output	✔		✔	✔
2D Mechanical Parts Library		✔
3D Mechanical Parts Library				✔
Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GDT)		✔		✔

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