IRONCAD

IRONCAD is a software product for 3D and 2D CAD (computer-aided-design) design focused mainly on the mechanical design market that runs on Microsoft Windows. It is developed by Atlanta, GA based IronCAD LLC.

IRONCAD
IRONCAD user interface
Original author(s)Visionary Design Systems (VDS)
Developer(s)IronCAD LLC
Initial release1998 (1998)
Stable release
IRONCAD 2020SP1
TypeCAD
LicenseProprietary
Websitewww.ironcad.com

History

IRONCAD was originally developed by Visionary Design Systems (VDS) based in Santa Clara, CA. The product launched in 1998.[1][2] In 2001 the development team led by Dr. Tao-Yan Han split from VDS (now known as Alventive) to form IronCAD LLC to continue the development of the IRONCAD product.[3]

IronCAD descended from a product called Trispectives, developed by 3D Eye, an Atlanta-base company that was acquired by VDS.

Release History
VersionRelease Date
1.4August 1998
2.0May 1999
3.2January 2000
4.0December 2000
4.2June 2001
5.0October 2001
5.2May 2002
6.0February 2003
7.0June 2004
8.0June 2005
8.2March 2006
9.0June 2006
10.0November 2007
11.0December 2008
2009 (12.0)November 2009
2011 (13.0)November 2010
2012 (14.0)September 2011
2013 (15.0)November 2012
2014 (16.0)November 2013
2015 (17.0)November 2014
2016 (18.0)November 2015
2017 (19.0)November 2016
2018 (20.0)December 2017
2019 (21.0)December 2018
2020 (22.0)November 2019

Solid Modeling Methodology

IRONCAD primary focus is on 3D CAD design using solid modeling technology. IRONCAD uses both Parasolid and ACIS modeling kernels to provide computational methods for solving geometric calculations such as calculating blends and shells. Users create designs in 3D using a drag and drop design methodology by dragging and dropping shapes and components from 3D catalogs to build parts and assemblies. They then use those designs to communicate with other users in the design process using both 3D models and 2D drawings. The drawings remain associative to the 3D model so as the model is updated the drawings reflect the changes. IRONCAD also employs the use of direct face editing and allows the combination of features and direct face edits within the same part.

To assist people in learning products many users have written books on IronCAD's products to assist customers in training of the software.[4][5]

gollark: GTech™ ones actually have normal WiFi as well as ideatic-space transceivers and neutrino beam modulators, so they can work as WiFi hotspots.
gollark: Outside of specialty applications.
gollark: We used future checking technology™ to see if people would adopt it, and saw that it wasn't going to be used heavily.
gollark: He clearly didn't check for open WiFi networks.
gollark: GTech™ ones are of course built with full IPv4, IPv6, IPv8 and IPv10 support.

References
  1. "History Based Direct Modeling Using IRONCAD – Part 1 | Deelip.com". deelip.com. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  2. "IronCAD 4 - the CAD-Reviews independent review". cad-reviews.com. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  3. "Alventive, Inc. Spins-Off IronCAD, LLC; Employee-Owned Company Will Focus on Solid Modeling Technology. - Free Online Library". thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  4. Jerry Craig. Computer Modeling for Design Using Ironcad 5.2 and Inovate. Schroff Development Corporation. ISBN 1585031070. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
  5. Rendow Yee. Architectural Drawing: A Visual Compendium of Types and Methods. John Wiley & Sons. Retrieved 2012-09-26.
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