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The AutoCAD Advantage....
Striker Systems sheet metal fabrication products are available as a
plug-in to AutoCAD or, for non-AutoCAD users, as a stand-alone solution
based on the AutoCAD OEM Engine. Either way, this combination
provides a unique CAD/CAM environment with features not found in many
conventional manufacturing products.
Removal of Data Translations
Striker Systems provides a
truly integrated CAD/CAM solution that supports the entire manufacturing
process from initial part design through the generation of NC programs
with no data translations required. And unlike many manufacturing
software products with limited design capability, Striker Systems
includes an advanced engineering system for the most demanding sheet
metal design requirements.
SolidWorks / Solid Edge / Inventor Compatibility
The industry is rapidly embracing 3D solid modeling technology. Being
based on Autodesk’s industry standard DWG file format, Striker Systems
offers a level of compatibility not found in other manufacturing
solutions. Many products, such as Inventor and SolidWorks, support
Striker’s standard DWG file format directly. And Striker also offers
direct OLE links into SolidWorks, Inventor and Solid Edge for seamless
sharing of data.
Industry Standard
Translators
Many Striker Systems clients must
accept drawings from a variety of sources. In the event it is
necessary to import data from (or export data to) another CAD software,
Striker Systems relies on the same industry standard DXF, IGES, and STEP
translators that are found in AutoCAD. Autodesk is the author of the
DXF file format and therefore defines this standard. And because
AutoCAD is the most popular CAD software in the world, it is a benchmark
for the development of translators by many other CAD software
organizations. You are guaranteed the highest level of compatibility in
the industry.
Reduced Training Time/Cost
Both the AutoCAD based and
stand-alone Striker Systems products provide an enhanced user interface
that will be immediately recognizable to individuals familiar with
AutoCAD. They will readily adapt to the Striker environment thereby
minimizing the learning curve. And for organizations that use AutoCAD
as their engineering solution, it is not necessary for employees to
learn multiple operating environments as they would with separate CAD
and CAM solutions.
Rapid Product Advancements
Unlike the developers of stand-alone manufacturing products, the
development team at Striker Systems is not forced to continually
maintain and advance an underlying graphics database. The Striker
graphics database is an AutoCAD engine, the world’s de facto standard
CAD solution. This allows the Striker Development Team to concentrate
on feature development and advance software at a rapid pace. |
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