ZW3D, one of the world''s leading suppliers of advanced CAD/CAM solutions for the manufacturing industry, today announced the global availability of ZW3D 2017, featuring more practical and flexible modeling & CNC functionalities.

Equipped with a stronger compatibility, flexible sheet metal module and boosted CAM module, ZW3D 2017 is set to boost design for the manufacturing industry with the highlights below.

Enhanced Translator for Smooth Data Exchange

With the enhanced translator, ZW3D 2017 has a stronger compatibility. It can easily read data like PMI (Product Manufacturing Information) and hidden entities generated by mainstream 3D software (including CATIA V5/V6R2016 and SolidWorks 2016).

Upgraded Dynamic Section View to Present Design Vividly

This function offers a much-improved dynamic section view to reveal the internal structure of the design interactively, delivering better user experience to present designs both internally & externally.

Value-added Equation Manager to Master Variables and Equations

The value-added Equation Manager gathers all variables and equation sets into one form, helping designers or engineers to quickly create, manage and call variables and equations.

Flexible Sheet Metal Module to Accelerate Whole Process

The sheet metal module in this new version has made a giant leap in speeding up the whole design process.

For instance, intuitive parameters control provides flexible and efficient operating experience. Other functions like flange, fold by line, newly added editing tools are also improved to accelerate design process.

Boosted CAM to Save Programing Time

The brand new flat finishing of the CAM module allows users to detect all planes and create tool paths accordingly. This can save at least 50% of the time for flat regions. Besides, engraving with user-defined tools and mill-turn simulations are well improved too.

“This is cool and will be a massive help. I tried using it in the Beta and it is brilliant, such a breath of fresh air after struggling with sectioned assemblies for years,” said Paul, a user of ZW3D forum.

- The 18th China（Guangzhou）Int’l Sheet metal machinery,Forging, Stamping and Setting Equipment Exhibition