May 2015

KeyCreator 2015 Version 13.5

KC2015 V13.5

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• New/Enhanced Items

• CDE’s installation ……………………..….…. 4

• Update Checking …………..….…..…..….. 5

• New DynaSketch …..…………………..…… 6

• DynaHandle Tool Tips ……………...…… 11

• Dynamic Options …….…………..…...….. 12

o Extrude …………………………….……. 12

o Revolve ……………………………...…. 13

o Tabulated Cylinder ……..…….….. 14

o Extrude Face ……………………...…. 15

o Revolve Face ……………………...…. 16

• New Quick BOM ………………..…..….….. 17

• Translators ………………………………….…. 21

o Supported Features …………...…. 21

o New 2D Drawing Translators ... 22

• New Text Search ……………….…..….. 25

• Part References/Assemblies …..…. 30

• Weld Symbols …………….………………. 31

• Circular Dimension ……….……………. 32

• Mechanical Elements …….………..…. 33

• Tagged Text …….…………,………….... 34

• Artisan …………….………..…….….…….. 35

• Analysis ………….………………......….… 36

o New Free Trial………….....….… 36

o Major Enhancements …..……. 37

o Enhancements …….………..….. 38

o Fixes ……………………….…..…….. 39

• Compare, Validate& ECO Manager …………….…..……. 40

• Spectrum Viewer …………………..…… 41

KC2015 V13.5

• Reminders• Technical Support…………………….……. .42

• Kubotek University…………………………. 42

• What’s New Toolbar ……………………... 43

• Bug Fixes• Over 145 Issues Addressed (partial

listing)…………………………………………..….44

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KC2015 V13.5

• KeyCreator 2015 V13.5

– Installs in new KeyCreator13.5 directory

• C:\KeyCreator13.5 - 32 bit version

• C:\KeyCreator64.13.5 - 64 bit version

– CDE’s are an optional install• Must be installed using Custom

Installation option

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KC2015 V13.5 (Cont’d.)

– Checking for updates

• Re-enabled checking for updates at KeyCreator launch

– Can be disabled

• Manually check via HELP

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New DynaSketch

• New dynamic 3D sketching capabilities with Create> DynaSketch

– Based on DynaHandle tools• Align

• Tooltip inputs

• Context Menus

– DynaHandle appears at end of last entity created

– Quick & easy way to create line & arc geometry

• Line/Arc toggle

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New DynaSketch (Cont’d.)

– Snaps to active Cplane X & Y axis

– Snaps to DynaHandle X & Y axis

– Set length & angle snap increments to use during dynamic movement

• Setting to 0 resets to no increment

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CPL

CPL orientation

New DynaSketch (Cont’d.)

– Enter tooltip values by simply typing & using TAB key to move between fields

• Enter creates line/arc with user values

– Lock length & angle values using tool tip fields• Enter a length/radius value & TAB to angle to lock

length/radius for dynamic creation

• Enter an angle value & TAB to length to lock angle for dynamic creation

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Length locked at 55Angle locked at 35 from

DynaHandle X axisRadius locked at 55

New DynaSketch (Cont’d.)

– Uses current CPlane• Initial DynaHandle orientation

• 2D sketching in DynaHandle XY plane

– Snaps to 3D positions

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CPL

CTR

New DynaSketch (Cont’d.)

– BACKUP moves DynaHandle to previous location

• Does not delete geometry

• Continues sketch from previous locations

– UNDO deletes each individual sketched element one at a time

– ESC terminates function keeping the geometry created

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DynaHandles

• Enhanced Editable tooltips in DynaHandles

– No longer require mouse click in the field before typing values

– Use the TAB key to move to & through fields

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Extrude Profile Function

• Enhanced Create> Swept Solids> Extrude creation by adding Dynamic option

– Easier, faster to define and adjust during preview using the DynaHandle tools & context menus

– Options are grayed out if not available during dynamics

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Revolve Profile Function

• Enhanced Create> Swept Solids> Revolve creation by adding Dynamic option

– Easier, faster to define and adjust during preview using the DynaHandle tools & context menus

– Options are grayed out if not available during dynamics

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Tabulated Cylinder Function

• Enhanced Create> Surfaces> Tabulated Cylinder creation by adding Dynamic option

– Easier, faster to define start/end positions using the DynaHandletools, preview & context menus

– No longer need to know distances

– Axis defaults to current CPlane

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Extrude Face Function

• Enhanced Modify> Solid Face> Extrude creation by adding Dynamic option

– Easier, faster to define and adjust during preview using the DynaHandle tools

– If the “By Vector” option is selected you will be prompted for a vector that the DynaHandle will use

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Revolve Face Function

• Enhanced Modify> Solid Face> Revolve creation by adding Dynamic option

– Easier, faster to define and adjust during preview using the DynaHandle tools

– The DynaHandles appear on the rotation axis that you selected.

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New Quick BOM

• New Tools> BOM and Table> Create Quick BOM function

– Reduces the number of steps to generate a populated BOM

• Prompts for template to use

• Select items to include in BOM

• Place BOM Table

• Prompt for manual balloon placement

– Tables & template files still required for Quick BOM

• Can use existing Table (.btb) & Template (.btp) files

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New Quick BOM (Cont’d.)

– Has balloon placement option

– Conversation bar prompts for:• Objects to be included in BOM

• Table placement location

• Balloon attachment position

• Balloon placement location

– Quick BOM result is accessible through regular BOM tool

• Modification

• Additional balloon

• Add/remove

• Output

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New Quick BOM (Cont’d.)

– The default automatic parameter mapping file for template (.btp) creation is now an editable .csv

• …/Lang /English/BOMParameterMapping.csv

– Set to use File Properties

• An alternate file (BOMParameterMapping-PartProps.csv) is provided to replace default mapping with Part Properties instead of File Properties

– Rename to the default name : BOMParameterMapping.csv

• Case sensitive Header Names

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New Quick BOM (Cont’d.)

– BOMParameterMapping.csv

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BOMParameterMapping.csv

Header Name ParametersField

Old Method (still

available)

Automated based on

header name

Updated Translators

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KeyCreator 2015 V13.5 Translator Version Support

Translators

• Support for Catia 5 Piping

– Import “Light” piping, BREP & piping attributes created via Catia5 Piping workbench

• Support for NX/Unigraphicsassembly cut feature

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New 2D Drawing Translators

• New Translators for native 2D Drawing formats

– Catia 4 (.model, .mod, .dlv, .exp)• Versions 4.15 to 4.24.

– Catia 5 (.CATDrawing) • Versions R7 to R24.

– Pro/ENGINEER / Creo (.drw)• Versions Pro/ENGINEER 2000i to Creo 3.0.

– Unigraphics / NX (.prt) • Versions Unigraphics 10 to NX 9.

– Solidworks (.slddrw)• Versions 1999 to 2015.

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New 2D Drawing Translators (Cont’d.)

– File Types appear in pulldownmenu

• IMPORT

• OPEN FILE

• UG/NX & Catia 4 do not have unique drawing file extensions so a new “drawing” file type is used

– Access controlled through “DRW” license feature

– There are no options for 2D drawing import/open

– Drawing will be created in KeyCreator LAYOUT space

• May have multiple layouts

• No model entities

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New Text Search

• New Detail> Text Search function to search a .CKD file for text

– Searches within a Part & all its Layouts

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New Text Search (Cont’d.)

– Lists results found with text & type information

– Dialog is modal & active for any part that is active

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New Text Search (Cont’d.)

– Search options• General search

– Finds all occurrences of string

– Ignores case

– Wildcards not used

• Match Case option

– Finds exact matches

• Regular Expressions option

– Can use search tools

» Caution * (asterisk) does not behave like an expected wildcard

– Regular expression rules based on Microsoft link:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb982727.aspx

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New Text Search (Cont’d.)

– Search options• Regular expression tips

– Use link below to help explain & understand search tools

www.regex101.com

• La* vs. La.* example:

– La* - finds all occurrences of “L” & all occurrences “a”

– La.* - finds all occurrences of string “La”

– If you were searching for Layout ,You would use the regular expression La.*

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New Text Search (Cont’d.)

– Double-click opens & “Zooms To”

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Double Click

Part References/Assemblies

• Enhanced Assemblies> Edit> Change All References

– More efficient processing of multiple occurring part references

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Weld Symbols

• Weld Symbols now scale with character height & not leader/symbol line length

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Circular Dimensions

• Improved Circular Dimensions to work on Part References

– Now works as all other dimensions on part references

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Mechanical Elements

• Improved Mechanical Elements dialog by removing style options that are not valid for SOLID display

– Less confusion for new & casual users

– Completes update started in earlier versions

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Tagged Text Entities

• Improved option to scale text heights of tagged text when editing a Section View

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Artisan

• Enhanced 3rd party Artisan rendering package

– New Artisan version 2015 for KeyCreator 2015 version 13.5

– KeyCreator Light sources (local & spot) now export to Artisan

– New Stand alone mode

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Analysis

• Free 30 day trial of the fullKeyCreator Analysis

• Existing KeyCreator customers with current upgrade to KC13.5 or higher are eligible for trial

• Trial includes all levels of analysis up through our top end solution, Simultaneous Expert with Dynamics [it includes multi-physics, buckling, frequency, large deformation, automatic contact, non-linear materials, etc.]

• After the trial period is complete you will continue to be able to run all features of KCA, except the mesh size will be limited to 2000 nodes .

• KeyCreator Analysis will continue to work for one full year from the date you activate your trial.

• Trial License available through License Wizard

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Analysis (Cont’d.)

• Major enhancements to KeyCreatorAnalysis

– New improved meshing making it easier to create a quality mesh, improved reliability even with bad geometry

• Small feature suppression added as default setting to suppress very small element for extremely small geometry feature.

• Update meshing library is more robust and has more uniform/smooth tetra/tri/quad meshing.

– In FEA dock, the boundary between the top tree section and the lower dialog section can be moved.

– Enhanced shell analysis accuracy even at low mesh density.

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Analysis (Cont’d.)

• Other enhancements to Analysis

– Geometry Tolerance for Tie/Glue can now be set

• Tie/Glue ‘Advanced Settings’ requires something selected so the master can be set and displayed.

• Master displayed on main Tie/Glue dialog

– Added plastic strain heat coefficeintoption for Non-Linear Material Von Mises.

– Improved display of contour temperature range when minimum value is near 0.0 for the current temperature units.

– Vector display improvement for principal stress.

– The contouring on/off state is remembered when changing tabs.

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Analysis (Cont’d.)

• Fixes to Analysis

– Non-linear multipliers were sometimes staying around when the material was replaced by a new material from the library.

– Shell convection and radiation fixed when different thickness shells are used.

– Electrical plane strain model that was copied from a shell model. Shell thickness was still showing up. (This scenario is unlikely).

– Cutting plane integration fixed in the rare case that the cutting plane passes exactly through a face between two interior elements.

– Added warning if a NULL segment is encountered.

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Compare/Validate/ECO Manager

• Reports now include the CATIA file version

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Spectrum

• The Spectrum Viewer now available in 4 versions

– Spectrum KeyCreator (free)• Reads all KeyCreator versions, no CADKEY files

– Spectrum CADKEY ($49)• Reads legacy CADKEY files & all KeyCreator versions

– Spectrum Viewer ($199)• Reads legacy CADKEY files & all KeyCreator versions

• Reads over 2 dozen native and standard formats including Solidworks, NX, CATIA 4, Inventor, STEP, IGES and many others.

– Spectrum Viewer with CATIA V5 ($599)• Reads all of the files of Spectrum Viewer plus CATIA 5.

– Spectrum KeyCreator can be downloaded from support site.

• All other viewers are available for immediate download from our webstore (live-link).

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Reminders

• Tech SupportSupport@Kubotekusa.com

800-372-3872 option 2

• Kubotek University

www.kubotek3d.com

• Join Kubotek Users Group onLinkedIn

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Reminders

• What’s New Toolbar for easier navigation to major new & enhanced functions in this KeyCreator version

– Added to Standard & Default workspaces

– Must turn toolbar on….its off by default

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