Personal Edition of OneSpace

By DE Editors

CoCreate Software, Inc. (Fort Collins, CO and Sindelfingen, Germany)has introduced CoCreate OneSpace Modeling Personal Edition, a freeversion of its dynamic modeling based 3D CAD software, CoCreateOneSpace. OneSpace Modeling PE, which is available as a free downloaduntil the end of March, is said to offer all the power of CoCreate’senterprise OneSpace Modeling 3D CAD system only limited for assembliesof up to 60 parts.

At the heart of OneSpace Modeling PE, and indeed its enterprisesibling, is the concept of dynamic modeling. Dynamic modeling is anapproach to 3D product development that differs from traditionalhistory-based design methodologies in two key ways. First, although youcreate you geometry and wield commands as you would in most MCADapplications, your modeling steps are not stored in a history tree.Second, you are not required to apply constraints on profiles or theresulting 3D models. What this all means to you is that your downstreamchanges are independent of the steps you used to get there.Consequently, rather than spending time interacting with a historytree, you can change any part of the geometry dynamically withoutregenerating your design constantly. The net effect of all of this,says CoCreate is a responsive, flexible, and faster design (process).

The free download of OneSpace Modeling PE runs until March 31, 2007, by registering here.

To learn more about how the dynamic modeling based approach to 3D product development, click here for a webcast.

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