Smart modeler guides designers and makes changes fast

It's not uncommon for designers to need to know how a model was constructed before altering it. Without such information, making major changes can be time consuming or worse, force designers to almost start over. The shortcoming exacerbates with every design project because each review can change its direction. SolidDesigner 2001, a solid-modeling program, simplifies extensive model changes by letting users make quick changes at any stage in the design process. Most importantly, it lets designers work creatively without being constrained by earlier design decisions. Designers can extensively change geometry without knowing its history. This so-called dynamic modeling can lift enterprises to a higher level of collaborative product design by letting product-development teams share and explore ideas, and make faster decisions. The ultimate payoff? Quicker buy-in by management and reduced time to market. The program imports geometry from any source using a simple drag-and-drop operation. With this kind of performance, I can usually import a part from Pro/Engineer and make changes to it faster than the original designer making the same changes in Pro/E. As a test, try this with your modeler: When a design project falls behind schedule, break its model into several smaller tasks and delegate them to different engineers. Chances are, it's not possible. But SolidDesigner lets us divide an existing model in several subsections and dole them out to team members. Later, we simply reassemble the sections. Another tactic has been to copy a section, for example, the complex geometry of a useful feature, from another project and incorporate it into a separate design. We also play "hot potato" with designs. Someone working on a project may be pulled away to work on a different project. With this modeler, another engineer can step in without missing a beat. Optional modules extend the dynamic modeler's capabilities. The integrated