Kompas 3D V9 -- System for three dimensional solid modelling

Includes Kompas Graphic V8 Plus

KOMPAS-3D is intended for creating three-dimensional associative models for individual parts and assemblies containing both original and standardised components. The parametric technology allows for the rapid creation of models for a range of components based on a single prototype. Numerous service functions aid the solving of auxiliary design and production maintenance problems. 

A key feature of KOMPAS-3D is the use of its own mathematical core and parametric technologies developed by the ASCON software technicians.

KOMPAS-3D helps to solve the problems related to rapid product design and development and to considerably reduce the design period and launch them into production as fast as possible. These goals are achieved by means of the following features:

* rapid creation of engineering and design documentation, necessary for production output (assembly drawings, BOM, detail drawings etc.),

* translating geometry into design applications

* creating accurate geometry for use in CAM software for CNC part manufacture

* creating additional images (for example, for catalogue creation, for creating of illustrations of manuals etc.)

The model export/import tools (KOMPAS-3D supports IGES, SAT, XT, STEP, VRML formats) provide direct compatibility with various CAD/CAM/CAE systems.

The product modelling in KOMPAS-3D can be carried out using various methods, namely: bottom-up modelling (using finished components), top-down modelling (designing components in the context of a specific design), modelling based on a layout outline drawing (for example, on a kinematic diagram) or a combination of modelling methods. This ideology allows easy creation of easily modifiable associative models.

The system has powerful functionality for the management of projects which can include several thousand sub-assemblies, parts and standard products. It supports all the functionality for three-dimensional solid modelling that have become the standard for medium-level CAD/CAM systems:

* Boolean operations using a variety of geometry - surfaces/solids etc;

* creation of surfaces,

* associative setting of elements parameters;

* construction of auxiliary straight lines and planes, spatial curves (broken lines, splines, various spirals);

* creation of structural elements, i.e. chamfers, fillets, holes, webs, thin-walled shells;

* special possibilities facilitating the construction of foundry moulds, i.e. pattern draft, joint lines, cavities for the part shape (including the application of shrinkage);

* functions for sheet part modelling — including commands for creating a sheet body, bends, holes, louver, fillets, punching (stamping) and profiles in a sheet body, caps closing, and also for unbending of the obtained sheet body (including the creation of the associative unbent drawing),

* creation of any shape-generating arrays and assembly components;

* inserting standards products into the model from a library, the creation of user model libraries;

* component modelling in the context of assembly, creation of related parts directly in an assembly;

* imposition of connection for assembly components (in doing so, a possibility of automatic imposition of connection considerably increases the speed of assembly creation);

* detection of the collision of parts;

* special tools to simplify working with large assemblies,

* flexible editing of parts and assemblies, including using similar characteristics,

* re-determination of the parameters of any element at any part of the design process causing a re-construction of the whole model.

New version 9 of KOMPAS-3D  includes a host of improvements and novel features. Multibody solid modelling (ability to create several solids in one part) is realised. Sheet part modelling and space polyline creation are improved. These and several other novel features help make the work of a designer much more comfortable and effective. With  the release of KOMPAS-3D V9, the developers as usual have paid considerable attention to system performance improvement. Particularly, a considerable acceleration for the creation of cyclic surfaces (springs for example) was achieved.