- Unique Working Environment featuring Organic Workflow™
- Unified Associative, Dimensionally-constrained Parametric 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
- Class-A, NURBS Surface Modeling
- True Solid Modeling
- Surface Analysis
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- Full Photo-realistic Rendering & Camera-based Animation
- Design Explorer™ History Tree
- Associative 2D View Generation with Auxiliary, Section, and Detail Views
- True Associative Dimensioning
- Bill of Materials
- License optionally includes Graphite™ v10 in Plus price.
- Dimensionally Constrained & Equation-driven Parametrics
- Associative Assembly Tools
- Object & Assembly Properties (CG, Volume, Weight, etc.)
- Mold Tools including Core, Cavity, Rib, and Lip
- Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing (GD&T)
- 149,000 3D Mechanical Parts Library
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General Features
- Direct, Associative or Dimensionally Constrained 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
Architectural Features
- Smart Walls
- Doors
- Windows
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Object and Assembly Properties
- Material
- Center of Gravity
- Volume
- Weight
- Density
- Moments of Inertia
- Principal
- Axis
Assembly Tools
- Associative Connect
- Associative Mate
- Associative Align
- Associative Insert
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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
- Design Explorer™ Layer Tree
- Design Explorer™ History Tree
- History Manager
- Support for SpaceMouse Device on Mac and Windows
- Easy Update Installer
Object Management Tools
- Design Explorer™:
- Object Properties Dialog
- Show/Hide Palette
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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
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Dimensionally Constrained Parametric Sketches
- On-demand:
- Automatic Inference
- Manual Creation
- Can be Used to Create Wireframe, Surfaces & Solids
- Equation-driven:
- Geometric Relationship-driven Including:
- Parallel to Sketch X or Y Axis
- Coincident (Endpoint, Midpoint, Vertex, Quadrant, Center)
- Tangent
- Parallel
- Perpendicular
- Concentric
- Symmetric
- Equal
- Co-linear
- Offset Distance
- Animation of Incremental Dimensional Variations
Associative Parametrics
- Parametric Sketch-driven:
- Direct Input
- Dimensional
- Geometric
- Modify:
- Wireframe Creation
- Surface Creation
- Solids Creation
- Mesh Creation
- Surface Edits
- Solid Edits
- Mesh Edits
- Solid Features
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General Transform Tools
- Move
- Copy Along Path
- Rectangular Array Duplicate
- Feature Array
- Rotate
- Polar Array Duplicate
- Scale (Uniform or Differential)
- Mirror
- Align
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
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Independent 2D/3D Drawing Creation
- Predefined and Customizable Layouts
- Complete Professional Drafting Available
- Create 2D/3D Drawings w/o Building Models
- Stored in Same File as Model
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:
- 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
- Non-planar Profile
- Extrude Profile:
- Distance
- Vector
- To Entity
- Mid Plane
- Thin Wall
- With Draft
- Non-planar Profile
- 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:
- Pipe Solid
- Thicken Surface into Solid
- Stitch Surfaces into Solid
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Solid Editing Tools
- Boolean Add/Subtract/ Intersect Solids
- Constant Blends:
- 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:
- Profile Protrude:
- By Vector
- To Face
- With Draft
- Split:
- Trim:
- With Curves, Surfaces or Solids
- Shell:
- With Independent Face Offsets
- With Core/Cavity Options
- Parting Line:
- 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
- Lip:
- With Add/Remove
- Rib
3D Mechanical Parts Library
- 149,000 Mechanical Parts
- Standards included ANSI, BS, ISO, JIS, & NF
- Includes:
- Bearings
- Bolts
- Nuts
- Pins
- Rivets
- Washers
- Clevis Pins
- Locknuts
- Parallel Keys
- Retention Rings
- Seals
- Sections
2D/3D Drawing Creation from Models
- Associative 2D or 3D Views from 3D Wireframe, Surfaces, and Solids
- Photo-renderings Accommodated in Views:
- As Underlay
- As Interleave
- Associative Detail Views
- Associative Section Views:
- With Auto Hatching
- Automatic Hidden Line
- Predefined and Customizable Layouts
- Automatic Labels:
PDF Integration
- 3D Export
- 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
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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
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Stacked Fraction
- Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T)
- Balloon and Callout Dimensions
- Predefined and User Created Hatch Patterns with Area and Perimeter
- Predefined Fill Patterns
- Associative Bill of Materials
- All Dimensions can be Associative, Dynamic, or Static
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:
- 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 Animation
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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
Import/Export
- ACIS SAT
- PDF
- 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
Available Accessories
- Graphite v10 (optionally included with Plus)
- 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)
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
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