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News Release from: VX Corporation | Subject: Model morphing toolset
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 26 January 2005
Design Creatvity Gets a Boost
Powerful VX hybrid modeler offers even greater design capability
VX Corporation, the pioneering developer of advanced, integrated CAD/CAM solutions for engineers and industrial designers, has added a hot new model morphing toolset to help designers experiment with new organic shapes and breathe new life into old designs VX's new model morphing toolset offers the capability to bend, twist, stretch, pull and push solid or non-solid geometry to enhance a shape
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 19 May 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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Exact points on faces can be selected, lending symmetry control.
Multiple bodies can be morphed by the same action if desired, maintaining existing relationships.
Users may morph by dragging the cursor or inputting precise values, and models may be re-edited at any time via the VX History Manager.
Bob Fischer, VX vice president, sales and marketing said, "Use VX V10 to add panache to an existing brand image without compromising design intent".
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