PartMaker Inc., a division of Delcam Plc, has released PartMaker Modeling 2013. PartMaker Modeling is PartMaker’s 3D CAD for CAM application which provides users the ability to create 3D solid models from scratch as well as repair and modify 3D engineering data of any origin. PartMakerModeling 2013 features many new productivity enhancements from the previously released version, including a number of new features that make it even easier to use as well as a number of enhancements to its unique “Direct Modeling” technology. One of the new features in Part- Maker Modeling 2013 is the ability to rewind the solid history tree of a model to any position using a graphical slider. Edits can then be made, either by applying the Solid Doctor to repair problematic data or by using the full range of directmodeling tools in PartMakerModeling 2013, without losing the history of the model. Once the required edits have been completed, the rewind point can be moved or deleted; the complete solid history is then re-built automatically. Other changes have been made to PartMaker Modeling 2013 to make it easier to use. For example, the command input box, is now more boldly featured in the user interface, which will make it easier for new users. Additionally, new work planes can be more easily snapped to existing solid faces, which makes adding new solid features to “dumb” solid models even easier. Another change is that clicking the right mouse button now has the same effect as pressing “Apply” or “OK” on all forms. This is particularly useful when carrying out repetitive tasks such as filleting around a complex model. The user can now select each edge to be filleted, click the right mouse button and then move on to the next edge. Similarly, a series of holes can be created just by selecting the position and clicking the button for each hole. Amore flexible replace-face option that now allows faces of one solid to be replaced with faces from a separate solid, and new hole types allowing faster creation of holes for standard cap-head screws and bolts. In addition, the Solid Doctor has been made more flexible with the ability to relax or tighten the linking tolerances on specific edges. This is important for subsequentmodeling as tolerance issues can affect the reliability of Boolean operations. Solid features can also now be grouped, to create more organized, easy to manage feature trees. PartMaker Modeling also includes a powerful new ‘nesting’ functionality, for performing automatic nesting of 2D shapes. For more information contact: Hanan Fishman, President PartMaker Inc. ADivision of Delcam Plc 550 Pinetown Rd., Suite 470 Ft. Washington, PA19034 888-270-6878 215-643-5077, Ext. 304 info@partmaker.com www.partmaker.com