CADbro
Overview
CADbro, published by ZWCAD Software in 2016, is a 3D Computer-aided design viewer that runs on Microsoft Windows. With a clear and reasonable ribbon layout, it meets requirements for anyone to view 3D models, add 3D annotations and check product manufacturing information without professional 3D CAD platforms.
History
CADbro was released on May 3, 2016 by ZWSOFT.
Features
1. 3D CAD Viewing
CADbro allows users to quickly view and save different CAD format files.
Viewing
More than 20 kinds of file formats can be directly opened with CADbro, including all important standard formats such as Parasolid, STEP, DWG/DXF and other 3D CAD files such as Catia, NX, Creo and SolidWorks.
Opening formats
Catia V4 Parasolid Catia V5 STEP Catia V6 IGES NX ACIS Creo/ProE DWG/DXF SolidWorks STL SolidEdge VDA Inventor VRML CGR 3DXML
Sharing
CADbro can save CAD models to Catia V4 and V5 files. It can also easily convert CAD models to 3D PDF, which helps anyone with access to Adobe Acrobat view, rotate, and zoom 3D models.
Saving formats
Catia V4 DWG/DXF Catia V5 2D PDF Parasolid 3D PDF STEP STL IGES VDA ACIS VRML
Healing
CADbro can detect model quality and provides auto-healing tools. When models have some gaps or miss some faces, bad geometry can quickly be fixed. It can be used to check the number of open edges in 3D models and automatically analyze and attempt to repair abnormal topology, such as gaps between face edges and coincident vertices. Also, some manual healing tools are provided.
2. 3D Annotation
PMI[1] tools in CADbro allow users to intuitively add dimensions and annotations (such as coordinate, datum or feature control symbol) on the 3D entities.
3. Analysis
CADbro provides a range of measure and analysis features which can be used to check surface quality and product structure. Users can quickly make various 2D measurements (distance, angle, arc, length and surface area) and 3D measurements (point coordinate, curve connectivity, surface curvature, mass properties and so on).
4. Editing
Besides viewing 3D models, CADbro can achieve some simple modifications, such as simplifying features, changing feature position, moving / copying / mirroring shape entities, moving or dragging components etc.
5. Assembly and Animation
The interface check function of CADbro provides detailed inner construction and verifying assembly movement information of the product: number, volume and area of Interference regions. CADbro allows users to create exploded views and assembly animations. Clients can use vivid animations to demonstrate the product to anyone before entering the market.
6. Mold Assistance Functionality
When a product model is applied to mold design, CADbro can help with a lot of preparation work to check for design errors. The following functions are available in CADbro, such as checking the draft, aligning the product, defining the shrinkage, making thickness analysis, getting the product silhouette and creating core/cavity regions.
7. Reference sites
2. http://www.softpedia.com/get/Science-CAD/CADbro.shtml
4. ZWCAD Software
References
- ↑ Product and manufacturing information
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