×
INTELLIGENT WORK FORUMS
FOR ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS

Log In

Come Join Us!

Are you an
Engineering professional?
Join Eng-Tips Forums!
  • Talk With Other Members
  • Be Notified Of Responses
    To Your Posts
  • Keyword Search
  • One-Click Access To Your
    Favorite Forums
  • Automated Signatures
    On Your Posts
  • Best Of All, It's Free!
  • Students Click Here

*Eng-Tips's functionality depends on members receiving e-mail. By joining you are opting in to receive e-mail.

Posting Guidelines

Promoting, selling, recruiting, coursework and thesis posting is forbidden.

Students Click Here

Jobs

ACIS modeler

ACIS modeler

ACIS modeler

(OP)
Hi
Any one using ACIS modeler here? I need some web tutorials to start as a novice.
Thanks you

RE: ACIS modeler

ACIS is the modelling engine (kernel) on which some programs are based. It is not a 3D program in itself ... as far as I know.

SoidWorks uses the PARASOLID kernel.

cheers

RE: ACIS modeler

>ACIS kernel programs include the AutoDesk products.

Autodesk products no longer use the ACIS kernel. They dropped ACIS back at v7. I think ACIS is now up to v14.

Autodesk Inventor Certified Expert
Certified SolidWorks Professional

RE: ACIS modeler

Autodesk didn't drop ACIS.

http://www.caddigest.com/subjects/adsk_inventor/select/grabowski_buzzkross.htm

Quote:

We are not abandoning ACIS, but expanding its capabilities.

http://www.caddigest.com/subjects/adsk_inventor/select/day_shapemanager.htm
http://www.caddigest.com/subjects/adsk_inventor/select/day_shapemanager2.htm

Quote:

When Autodesk first signed a deal with Spatial, it included a clause that would allow Autodesk, for a price, to walk away with the current version of the ACIS kernel as a perpetual license to do what it wanted. Obviously, Autodesk decided to execute that clause and has spent considerable sums to buy the license and recruit some of the top developers in the field

Quote:

The first task for the team will be to get better performance from ACIS, together with the ability to handle more complex parts, with more shape descriptions.

http://www10.mcadcafe.com/nbc/articles/index.php?articleid=10291
http://www10.mcadcafe.com/nbc/articles/index.php?articleid=96380

cheers

RE: ACIS modeler

I think your information is a bit out of date.

Autodesk Inventor Certified Expert
Certified SolidWorks Professional

RE: ACIS modeler

While I agree that the articles are relatively old (2001 to 2003) apparently the information still holds true.

http://www.sheridanc.on.ca/centres/cadcam/ws2007.html

Quote (Sheridan College 2007):

CADD79023
3-D Modelling and Design for Architects and Designers

The potentials of using 3-D features of AutoCAD 2007 to explore and test architectural designs are examined. Particular emphasis is placed on using ACIS solid modelling effectively and productively. You are expected to have a thorough understanding of the 2-D features of AutoCAD.

http://www.cadalyst.com/cadalyst/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=310381

Quote (Cadalyst 2007):

A major push this development cycle is data sharing among the various Autodesk products. This task is made easier by the fact that the products now share the Autodesk Shape Manager modeling kernel (an Autodesk-developed version of the ACIS modeler)

If you know of more recent articles to the contrary, please post.

cheers

RE: ACIS modeler

Let's not get into a stupid argument.  Based on the linked articles, it appears that this is a matter of semantics.  Unless someone has some more "updated" information, it appears that AutoDesk didn't "drop" ACIS, but they're not currently an ACIS modeler either.  As to how much of the ACIS V7 core remains in ShapeManager I doubt anyone outside AutoDesk could say.

RE: ACIS modeler

Hello ArashIKamangir,

What are you trying to do? Are you modeling in SolidWorks and want to export ACIS files?

best regards,

Joseph

Red Flag This Post

Please let us know here why this post is inappropriate. Reasons such as off-topic, duplicates, flames, illegal, vulgar, or students posting their homework.

Red Flag Submitted

Thank you for helping keep Eng-Tips Forums free from inappropriate posts.
The Eng-Tips staff will check this out and take appropriate action.

Reply To This Thread

Posting in the Eng-Tips forums is a member-only feature.

Click Here to join Eng-Tips and talk with other members!


Resources