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March 2021 #13260 Page #56
Raising the Bar for Plan Finishing
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t Eagle Metal, our TrueBuild® software gives you an efficiency advantage at every step in the design process. Our leading parametric 3D capabilities and app-free model sharing makes visualization By Tracy Roe painless and gives our customers more time to build. Last month’s article, Raising the Bar for Design Efficiency, introduced you to Parametrics and how easily changes are transferred through the model using referenced dimensions. This month, we are going to look at how TrueBuild® software makes finishing placement plans a quick process. Having a CAD interface, or at least some CAD-like functionality, in component design software is not a new concept. For years, there have been tools for component designers to use to avoid the need to “clean up” a placement plan directly from a layout program. Last month, we touched on “back in the day” a little and that applies to this month’s conversation too. It used to be the case that placement plans were drawn directly on paper plans or drawn completely two-dimensionally in a CAD program. Then, as component design software advanced, tools were added to improve the process.
These days, every component manufacturer has their own template, set of notes, standard details, disclaimer, etc. that they use on every placement plan. But now, imagine also having the flexibility to have your standard templates and notes, plus the ability to save a library of details, directly in your component design software. PHONE: 800-289-5627
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