OK- you've heard the word SYNCHRONOUS and how it's all new and
easy, yet powerful and it's the new paradigm for CAD design...
It's true!... and you're correct to think that this is the
direction of future CAD.
But what makes this so good?
In brief - Synchronous Technology (ST) gives you the ability to
design and modify using the geometry itself - hence the term
A traditional feature has history: plane, profile, extent...used
to define the resulting surfaces that make up the shape you've added
or removed. A change often requires the user to investigate the
feature history to make that change. If the author built a slightly
unreliable model - even the simplest of changes, additions and any
modifications can be
frustrating, time consuming and expensive.
An ST model is created by sketch - defined regions
that are guided into protrusions or cutouts by a smart modeling tool
called the "Steering Wheel". Then the user can modify the model by
literally selecting faces, features or both and simply placing the
selected volume where they intend it to go- no part/feature
What does this mean for you?
Models are created and changed in a fraction of the
time compared to previous methods,
regardless of creation method or order.
Less time required for change results in more time for
design, and fewer dollars to get it done. That's called WIN/WIN