Move Components in Assemblies with EnSuite

By DE Editors

EnSuite’s ability to move components in assemblies eases working with assemblies.

CCE (Farmington Hills, MI) added the ability to transform and rotate components in heterogeneous and homogenous assemblies as well as improved markup collaboration capabilities in EnSuite Version 2 — its multi-CAD viewing, translation, and productivity software.

The transform and rotate components in assembly feature enhances the ability of EnSuite users to work with assemblies created by inserting components from a single or multiple CAD systems. In the previous version of EnSuite, components could be moved to create the assembly but were fixed from that point on. In the new version, components of existing assemblies can be rotated or transformed at any time. This feature enables users to evaluate the functionality of a mechanism, for example, by moving components through their full range of motion to identify and correct interferences.

This feature improves the ability of EnSuite to create assemblies using components from different proprietary and neutral CAD formats such as Pro/ENGINEER, CATIA V4 or V5, SolidWorks, Unigraphics, IGES, STEP, and Parasolid.

The collaborative capabilities of EnSuite have also been improved by storing markup and CAD data in a single file in order to simplify communications. In previous versions, markup data was saved in separate files and the CAD file as well as each markup file had to be stored and transferred separately. The option is provided to save the CAD file and all markup images in a single file using CCE’s proprietary ES3D file format.

The latest EnSuite update will be available to all active subscription license customers as well as to new customers.

For more information, contact CCE.

For recent DE coverage, read “CCE Upgrades EnSuite to Support More CAD Files,” (June 2008).

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