Dual solid cores offer more possibilities

This short movie presents one of IRONCAD's truly unique advantages: the ability to use two native solid-state cores, ACIS and Parasolid, in the same CAD environment. You'll see how these two competing technologies can be freely mixed - and flexibly switched - between different parts(parties) of a project. This creates both power and freedom of choice in modeling work.

Import from other systems

Keep the same core as the origin of the file - ACIS (*.sat) or Parasolid (*.x_t). You'll get fewer errors, less need for repair and a faster start to your project.

Flexibility throughout the work

Work freely with both ACIS and Parasolid in the same file. If an operation fails with one core, you can easily switch to the other and solve it instantly. This gives you more control and a smoother workflow.

Export in the right format to the customer

With dual solid-state cores, you can always deliver the format the recipient wants - whether it's ACIS (*.SAT) or Parasolid (*.x_t). You get a smoother export process and can confidently meet customer requirements.

Learn more about dual-kernel technology in our support blog

In the support blog, you can read about how the system "under the hood" often fixes complex geometry automatically and what you can do when faced with topological challenges like non-manifolds. A perfect immersion for those who want to understand the power behind the tool - and use it to its fullest.

Read the full post here

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How to easily switch solid kernel on one part

There are several different places in the interface to change solid kernel on one part, multiple parties at the same time, as well as set which
solid kernel to use by default. See below:

Via keyboard shortcut (CTRL+K)

Highlight the party in party mode and press CTRL+K on the keyboard to switch solid kernel.

Via Part Properties

Select the part in part mode(cyan blue), right click and select Part Properties>Modeling Kernel to switch solid kernel.

Via Properties Browser

Select the party (or compilation) and go to Properties Browser>Modeling Kernel to switch solid kernel.

Default kernel via Properties Browser

Via the Properties Browser(with nothing checked) you can choose which core should be the default for new parties in the active scene.

Default kernel via Options

Via Options, you can choose which core should be global for all new parties in 3D scenes.

Via Kernel Manager

Use the Kernel Manager in the IC Mechanical add-on to switch solid kernel on one or more parties simultaneously.

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Extension provides extended import and export formats

By default, IRONCAD can of course import and export file formats such as STEP (*.stp), ACIS (*.sat) and Parasolid (*.x_t) and many more. You can also extend the number of file formats for import/export through two different extensions:

  • Translator allows you to directly import 3D files from SolidWorks, Inventor, NX, CATIA, among others.
  • Architectural Translator enables smooth import and export of *.IFC and Revit files for BIM projects.

In addition, you can directly modify imported files in IRONCAD.