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T-FLEX Parametric CAD is a full-functionsoftware system providing mechanical designprofessionals with the tools they need fortoday's complex design challenges. It unitespowerful parametric 3D modeling functionalitywith the parametric drafting and drawingproduction toolset.

T–FLEX Parametric CAD - is an industry leading mechanical design system with flexible and intuitive workflow andsuperior design capabilities. The technical innovations and productivity advantages have made T–FLEX one of the mostrobust and versatile parametric modeling and drafting solution for product development. Its extensive set of tools makesT–FLEX the best choice for meeting any professional challenge. Engineers worldwide use T–FLEX for the design andmanufacture of products for aerospace, automotive, consumer, instrumentation and machine design, mold design, tool anddie design, rapid prototyping, medical, defense, electrical, power, furniture industries, industrial construction,woodworking, education and much more.

Modeling ToolsT-FLEX is a Creative ToolCreatingCustom DialogBoxesDesign WorkflowAssembly ModelingParametrics

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AdaptivityParametric Drafting

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or under defined. The drawing immediately updates toT–FLEX supports a simple unified mode of operationsany changes regardless of their source. T–FLEXfor all types of documents and entities: drawings,includes fully parametric drawing documentation,assembly drawings, solids, surfaces, parts, parts withincluding dimensions, tolerances, text, and drawingmultiple solid bodies, assembly models, sheet metal,notes. You can create parametric 2D assemblies bybill of materials, etc. You use a common set of editinginserting parametric 2D components with complexand data management functions on all types of parametric relations.geometry, streamlining workflow.T–FLEX cuts down design steps by making changesthat propagate instantly throughout your design,incorporating superior design engines for adaptivityand parametrics.The result can be fully automatic, so that a masterparametric drawing

oes not require any editing aschanges are required. Constant re-documentation canbe avoided through the use of the powerfuldocumentation parametrics that are inherent inT–FLEX.T–FLEX modeling and assembly tools enable yourengineering team to easily develop a full range of products, from single parts to assemblies containingthousands of components. T–FLEX harnesses thepower of Parasolid®

– production-proven modelingkernel developed by UGS.Highly innovative parametric modeling tools allowdesigners to quickly create basic shapes and easily addcommon mechanical features like holes, rounds andchamfers, as well as more complex geometry such asdraft angles, lofts, parametric sweeps , three-faceblends, and helical features.This functionality helps you for example associateparts in a way that allows the change of one part todrive changes in associated parts. Any thing inCreating their own dialog boxes of model parametersT–FLEX can be related to anything else. Variables candirectly inside T–FLEX users can control parametricbe assigned at any time for component names,model in a very convenient and intuitive way. Thisvisibility, material, any numeric or text attribute of anyunique functionality does not require anyentity. They can then be processed with any algebraicprogramming, programming knowledge or additionalor logical expression to control the behavior of thesoftware installed.design. The variables themselves can be changedmanually by dragging entities on the screen, or typingvalues into the variable editor, or by reading ASCII orT–FLEX has one consistent characteristic for itsdatabase files as assigned. Possibilities are endless andhistory - its power is best utilized by the most creativethe interface is very intuitive. For this reason T–FLEXdesigners. The interface is easy to learn and veryis a natural choice for family-of-parts manufacturersconsistent, but the real power lies in the incredibleor any other design situations that use similarflexibility of design automation using parametricgeometry but require many different sizes orfunctionality. From the beginning the goal was topermutations.provide engineers with access to creative design bygiving them optimizing control over any aspect of thedesign process. The program's otal ibilityUnlike other products, T–FLEX lets you createapproach can truly eliminate redundant tasks andparametric 2D drawings from scratch. The 2D CADenhance design efficiency.roots of T–FLEX are apparent when creating objects.When compared to most other solid modelers, eventhose focused on product design, T–FLEX has a muchT–FLEX easily tackles assembly 3D models that aremore robust palette of 2D tools, especially when itfundamental to mechanical design. You can buildcomes to drawing complex geometry. Its parametriccomplex assemblies consisting of many componentsengine is the basis of T–FLEX design and unlikeusing bottom-up design, top-down design, or aengines from other programs is not limited by thecombination of both methods. Configurationnumber of constrained 2D entities. T–FLEX drawingmanagement helps to simplify design reuse byor parametric sketch for 3D operations cannot be overTFlex

Direct EditingMold DesignDetailing FeaturesAdaptive ComponentsUser-defined FeaturesIntegratedSheet MetalDesignExpress FEASurfacingAssociativeBill ofMaterials (BOM)

Direct EditingMold DesignDetailing FeaturesAdaptive ComponentsUser-defined FeaturesIntegrated

Sheet MetalDesignExpress FEASurfacingAssociative

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creating multiple product variations within a single kept up to date, and are instantly organized anddocument. T–FLEX can simulate true motion and populated into a drawing BOM.Changes to the assembly (removing a part, formechanical interaction between solids that allow youexample) are associative, so the BOM table is updatedto avoid potential design flaws.

–FLEX easilyautomatically. BOM templates and table propertiestackles assembly 3D models that are fundamental to(column headings, sorting, title blocks, etc.) are fullymechanical design. You can build complex assembliescustomizable.consisting of many components using bottom-updesign, top-down design, or a combination of bothmethods.

T–FLEX supports direct editing of 3D models,retaining history of the edits so that they can beregenerated. This is very helpful for the importedmodels when there is no access to the original historytree. For example it is possible to modify parametersof the faces whose underlying surfaces are analytical(cylinder, cone, sphere and torus), as well as theparameters of faces created as blends. Other editingfeatures include imprinting, face replacement, faceextension, face removing, body separation, etc.Configuration management helps to simplify designreuse by creating multiple product variations within asingle document. T–FLEX can simulate true motionand mechanical interaction between solids that allowyou to avoid potential design flaws.

T–FLEX provides a sequence of integrated tools thatT–FLEX supports adaptive technology that allowscontrol the mold creation process. You can apply bodycreating assembly relationships by assigningtaper; generate parting lines and surfaces; resize thegeometrical links. With this you can capture designmodel's geometry to account for the shrink factorintent accurately, and manage and edit assemblieswhen plastic cools; perform tooling split to separatemore easily.core and cavity. With the model finished, you canexamine it for potential problems that might preventthe core and cavity from separating.

Professional detailing functions support quick T–FLEX provides a set of commands tailored for thecreation and complete manipulation of all commonefficient construction of sheet metal parts from designannotations used on mechanical drawings. T–FLEXof sheet metal components to flat pattern developmentcontains an unmatched set of capabilities for the 2Dand the creation of engineering drawings.documentation process, with excellent drawinglayout, detailing, annotation and dimensioningcontrols that automatically comply with themechanical drafting standard you select. T–FLEXautomatically creates and updates drawings from 3DThe innovative technology of parametric user-definedmodels, quickly creating standard and auxiliary views,features substantially extends modeling functionalityincluding section, detail, broken and isometric views.allowing users create their own modeling features.T–FLEX provides flexibility and control of sectionT–FLEX models may capture elements and geometryviews with improved control of the depth of a slice andfrom other models as input parameters of operationsselection tools that allow you to predefine componentsinside their own model history tree. In that way anyon a per view basis when creating section views. AsT–FLEX model can be defined as a special feature thatchanges are made to parts or assemblies, associatedwill function equally with other modeling commands.drawings update automatically. With T–FLEX, youThis mechanism can dramatically reduce thehave full control over every element of your drawings,modeling time providing users with the possibility of so you know that they meet the requirements of creating their own features and libraries of features fororganizational and international standards.specific modeling tasks.Additional advanced capabilities, such as threadedBuilt-in Express Analysis offers an easy-to-use firstconnections, intelligent hatching of assemblypass stress analysis tool that enables design engineerssections, and accurate local sections, can significantlyto execute design verification directly in T–FLEX. ItT–FLEX synergistically combines solid and surfaceincrease detailing productivity. T–FLEX's associativehelps to determine how designs will perform undermodeling enabling designers to extrude, sweep,detailing tools help avoid costly errors by preventingreal-world conditions, and identify potential designrevolve, and loft surfaces as can be done with solidincorrect annotations from reaching productionflaws before expensive physical prototypes are built.models. It also enables to do things that can't be donedrawings.Express Analysis uses the same design analysiswith parametric solids alone. For example, a designertechnology that professional FEA add-on module usescan draw lines or curves in space and fit surfacesto perform stress analysis. More advanced analysisbetween them, or add surfaces that blend between non-

capabilities are available within the T–FLEX Analysisintersecting surfaces. Integrated surface and solidT–FLEX can generate and update an accurate BOM inline of products.modeling provides flexibility in making designa fraction of the time required by traditional 2Dchanges through the use of parametrics, constraints,methods. Part and subassembly quantities are alwaysand associative operations.