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Kubotek Lays the Foundation for Breaking CAD Barriers with KeyCreator Direct CAD and KCM Geometric Modeler
Kubotek
USA is about to change the CAD world as a result of new technology
it's introducing. The new technology will give products - and their
users - the ability to break barriers currently facing many
manufacturers: interoperability of CAD files, real-time collaboration
and computing speed.
Kubotek's mission has always been to help designers and manufacturers
improve their productivity. The lack of CAD interoperability in the
industry, including the difficult task of reusing CAD data, is too
costly. Studies show that 52% of CAD users spend between 4 and 24 hours
a week just fixing CAD files (The
3D Collaboration and Interoperability Study, February 2013). The
expense, errors and man-hours needed to read, edit, and often times
redraw CAD files needs to be eliminated.
That's why over the last several years, Kubotek has undertaken the
painstaking task of replacing major technology components within its
end-user products. About 8 years ago, Kubotek realized that the pace of
innovation in licensed technology components had slowed to a virtual
halt. In order to give customers products that knock down productivity
barriers, Kubotek began development of its own KCM
geometric modeling kernel.
Earlier this year, Kubotek released its Kubotek Validation Tool, ECO
Manager and Spectrum (News - Alert) CAD viewer products replacing the current geometric
modeler with its groundbeaking KCM modeling technology. And in the
upcoming product release of KeyCreator Direct CAD, components of the KCM
Modeler will also be integrated.
The KCM Modeler is the only modeler created with the expressed goal of
working with other people's data. Kubotek's long term mission has been
to solve the CAD interoperability problem by developing tools that can
read, and even infer, the geometry of a CAD model. With these tools, the
entire supply chain can rely on CAD and the information contained within
the CAD file to effectively share real-time information on everything
related to the product's design and manufacture. Collaboration between
teams will be smoother and any CAD file, neutral, native or otherwise,
can be read, and if needed, quickly edited to keep projects moving
forward.
Because of this exciting new technology, future releases of KeyCreator
will be operating system independent. Kubotek will be able to deliver
solutions on multiple platforms such as Mac, Linux, Android (News - Alert), tablets and
other mobile devices.
Future releases will also take advantage of the thread-safety and
multi-threading offered by the KCM engine. Unlike older, commonly-used
modelers whose thread-safety methods came after the prevalence of
multi-core computer processors, KCM powered products will reach faster
computing speeds and will greatly boost compute-intensive CAD operations.
Additionally, KeyCreator expects to replace its user interface (UI) with
one that is designed specifically for CAD, and not one driven by
Windows® UI trends. Users will benefit from a UI design that is more
intuitive.
Says Mark Parent, Kubotek COO, "As technology upgrades begin, we expect
to significantly improve the speed in which fixes and enhancements are
turned around. That means we can quickly get our tools into the hands of
customers so they can continue to produce high quality parts without the
burden of added costs and delays related to CAD."
For more information, visit www.kubotek3d.com.
About Kubotek USA
Kubotek USA-Masters of Geometry - leads the direct modeling revolution
by providing CAD technology to easily create, edit or manage changes to
model data. Kubotek USA develops core technologies that can recognize,
or even infer, the geometry's attributes to facilitate interoperability
in what might otherwise be unusable data. Kubotek USA develops software
that can work with geometry, no matter where it originated, for use
throughout the manufacturing supply chain in order to speed time to
market, reduce costs and improve quality. Kubotek USA products include:
KCM Geometric Modeler, KeyCreator 3D Direct CAD, KeyCreator Analysis,
Kubotek Validation Tool and Kubotek ECO Manager for precise model
comparison/validation and visual change reports to easily manage design
changes, KeyMarkUp Multi-CAD Viewer and Mark Up Tool, KeyCreator
Machinist, and Kubotek Spectrum CAD viewer.
Kubotek USA is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kubotek Corporation (7709.T
Tokyo Stock Exchange). Kubotek Corporation was founded in 1979 and is
headquartered in Osaka, Japan.
For more information, please visit kubotek3d.com.
Kubotek, KCM, KeyCreator, KeyCreator Analysis, Kubotek Validation Tool,
Kubotek ECO Manager, KeyMarkUp, KeyCreator Machinist, KeyMachinist and
Kubotek Spectrum are registered trademarks or trademarks of Kubotek
Corporation. All other brand and product names are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective owners.
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