All CAD Converters in One Rhino Plug-in

By DE Editors

Datakit announced (Santa Barbara, CA) that designers who use Rhino 4.0 can now directly purchase an import and/or export “all-in-One” bundle of CAD data exchange solution.

The import bundle includes 9 solutions for reading native or neutral files from ACIS,  CATIA V4, CATIA V5, Inventor, JT, NX, Parasolid, Pro-E, or Solid Edge into Rhino 4.0.

Benefits include a large choice of CAD file exchange solutions available on the designer’s PC, a simple “all-in-one” installation, more competitive pricing, and clearer presentation of the Datakit offering for the Rhino community.

The export bundle enables Rhino 4.0 to writing CATIA V4 and/or V5 files. According to the release, these converters are said to be “perfect complements of the standard Rhino 4.0 functionalities.” They support part and assembly files (i.e.,  including instances), geometry, wireframe, meshes, and also topology because they make Datakit’s data exchange offering more accessible these bundles are fully endorsed by McNeel.

Pricing is comparable with that of converter purchased on a per unit basis, says the company. Maintenance is obligatory to guarantee compatibility with all CAD software upgrades that are brought to the market.

For information, please visit Datakit.

Sources:  Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.