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Creative Intuition Powered by VellumTM
1-(800) 877-2745 | www.Ashlar-Vellum.com
ARGONTM
v8History-free precision modeling.TM
• UpdatedInterface
• UnifiedDrawing&ModelingToolsforWireframe,Surfaces&Solids
• VellumDraftingAssistantTMforIntelligentSnapsandAlignmentsinX,Y,&Z
• UniqueHybridMac/Windows,Office/HomeLicensing
• Class-ANURBSSurfaceModeling
• TrueSolidModeling
• SurfaceAnalysis
• 2DDrawingSnapshots
• CompleteSetofPrecisionImport/ExportTranslatorsIncludingACISSAT,Parasolid,IGES,STEP,DXF,DWG,EPS,AI,andmore
• SupportforIntelMac
• FullPhoto-realisticRendering&Camera-basedAnimation
• ObjectandGroupProperties(CG,Volume,Weight,etc.)
“Just extrude in any direction to get a product shape very quickly. It’s as flexible as modeling clay.”
Luc Heiligenstein designed this sports watch using both Ashlar-Vellum drafting and 3D modeling software.
Read more about Luc’s success at www.ashlar.com/success.
General Features
• Direct3DModeling• ACISModelingKernelfromSpatial• 16PlaceFloatingPointAccuracy• HybridMac/Windows,Office/HomeLicense• 65,000HierarchicalLayers• UnlimitedColors• UnlimitedNumberofObjectsandDrawingSize• SingleFileHoldsDrawings,Models,Assemblies,
etc.• DirectMulti-sheetPDFCreation• UniversalBinarySupportforIntelMac
User Interface
• UpdatedIntuitiveVellumInterface• DraftingAssistantTMforAutomaticSnapsand
Alignments• SmartCursorChangesShapeIndicatingActive
ToolandOperations• StrokesandShortCutsProvideInstantAccessto
Commands• Tear-offandAuto-hidePalettes• DockableToolsandPalettes• PalettescanbeFlippedVerticallyorHorizontally• ResizableDialogBoxes• StatusLinetoSpecifyObjectParameters• MessageLineProvidesToolInstructionsand
Options• WorldandUser-definedCoordinateSystems• AllDataEntryFieldscanPerformNumeric
Calculations• TrackBallforViewSelectionandDynamicor
StepRotation• Show/HidePalette• SelectionMaskforEasierSelectionofSpecific
EntityTypes,Layers,Colors• Grid(UserDefinable)• ObjectEditor• SupportforSpaceMouseDeviceonMacand
Windows• EasyUpdateInstaller
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Creative Intuition Powered by VellumTM
ARGONTM
v8Display and Visualization• SceneDisplayModes:
FlatShadedGouraudGouraudw/EdgesPhongPhongw/EdgesHiddenLineDimmedHiddenLineRemovedPhoto-realistic
• SceneDisplayOptions:Anti-aliasZBufferCurvesClipatEyePointTransparencyReflectedEnvironment
• Real-timeObjectDisplayOptions:DisplayIsoLinesSilhouettesTransparencyDirectionCurvatureCombSurfaceAnalysisDisplay(Gaussian,
Mean,Min/Max,Zebra,Normals,Curvature,Draft)
ObjectDisplayResolution(Coarse,Medium,Fine,VeryFine,SuperFine)
UserDefinableObjectColors• AdjustablePerspective• InfinitePanandZoom• SectionProfilesandCutawayViewin
theEditWindow• Real-time3DDisplay:
CurvesSurfacesSolidsMeshesTextBitmapsDimensions
Object and Group Properties• Material• CenterofGravity• Volume• Weight• Density• MomentsofInertia• Principal• Axis
Object Management Tools• DesignExplorer™:
LayerTreeObjectList
• ObjectPropertiesDialog• Show/HidePalette
General Transform Tools• Move• CopyAlongPath• RectangularArrayDuplicate• FeatureArray• Rotate• PolarArrayDuplicate• Scale(UniformorDifferential)• Mirror• Align
Text Tools• Normal• AlongaPath• KeepScreenHorizontal• AtanAngle• Set:
FontSizeStyleColor
• Thicken• Extrude• Revolve• Sweep
Wireframe Creation Tools• Point• PointsonCurve• PointsonSurface• Line• Mid-pointLine• ConnectedLine• Arc• Circle• Ellipse• Conic• Rectangle• Polygon• ArbitraryPolygon• StarPolygon• SketchSpline• Through-pointSpline• VectorSpline• BezierSpline• Helix• Spiral
Wireframe Editing Tools• Fillet• Chamfer• Trim• Relimit/Extend• Break• Offset• Join• Extrude• Revolve
• ProjecttoPlane• ExtractEdgeofSurfaceorSolid• IncreaseOrder• FairSpline• Add/RemoveSplinePoints• ModifySplineSlope• CurvebyIntersectionofPlaneanda
Curve,Surface,orSolid• ProjectCurveontoSurface/Solid• IntersectTwoCurves• CreatePointsbyIntersectingSurfaces
orSolids
Surface Creation Tools• SurfacePrimitives:
SphereBlockCylinderPyramid
• InfinitePlane• Lathe• ExtrudedSurface• Sweep:
InPlacePerpendicularRidged
• SweepAlongOneRail:FullRailToEntityBetweenRailPoints
• SweepAlongTwoRails:WithMaintainHeight
• Skin,Skinw/GuideCurves• TangentLoft• CoverSurface,TangentCover• NetSurface• RevolvedSurface• TubeSurface• OffsetSurface• Drafted/ExtendedSurface• FilletSurface
Surface Editing Tools• FreeformDeformation(Push/Pull
SurfacePoints)• DeformtoaPoint,Factor,orCurves• Add/Subtract/IntersectPlanarSurfaces• JoinSurfaces• Trim/UntrimSurfaces• MatchG1andG2Tangency• InsertControlPoints• ElevateDegree• RebuildSurfaces• Add,Remove,&Replace• CurvesofAssociativeSurfaces• ImprintProfileSketchesforSurface
Subdivisions
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“Argon is our software of choice — there is very little training required before our new team members are productive on the program. It is amazing how quickly people grow and learn with Ashlar-Vellum.”
Jason Pippenger,manufacturingengineerandmanagerforTSSTechnologies.
PerfumebottlebyMarc CalorenofMarc3Designs.
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Creative Intuition Powered by VellumTM
ARGONTM
v8 Solid Creation Tools• SolidPrimitives:
SphereSlabBlockCylinderConeTorusPrismPyramidEllipsoid
• LatheProfile:WithDraftNon-planarProfile
• ExtrudeProfile:DistanceVectorToEntityMidPlaneThinWallWithDraftNon-planarProfile
• Skin,Skinw/GuideCurves• TangentLoft• SweepProfileAlongOneRail:
InPlacePerpendicularRidgedFullRailToEntityBetweenRailPointsWithDraft
• SweepProfileAlongTwoRails:WithMaintainHeight
• PipeSolid• ThickenSurfaceintoSolid• StitchSurfacesintoSolid
Solid Editing Tools• BooleanAdd/Subtract/IntersectSolids• ConstantBlends:
RadialEllipticalVertex
• VariableBlends:LinearByPositionToCurveToFixedWidthToaHoldLine
• ConstantChamfers:ByLengthTwoLengthsLengthandAngleVertex
• VariableChamfers:ByLengthsFourLengthsLengthsandAnglesByPositionToFixedWidth
• Holes:WithBoreWithSinkToDepthThroughFirstBlindToFaceWithDraft
• Bosses:WithSpecifiedFilletWithDraft
• ProfileCutout:WithDraft
• ProfileProtrude:ByVectorToFaceWithDraft
• Split:WithSurfacesorSolids
• Trim:WithCurves,SurfacesorSolids
• Shell:WithIndependentFaceOffsetsWithCore/CavityOptions
• PartingLine:WithDraft
• LocalOperations:Taper/DraftFaceMoveFace/EdgeOffsetFaceRemoveFaceReplaceFaceMatchFaceDeformFace(ByFactor,ToPoint,ToCurves)
• BendSolids• TwistSolids• StretchSolids
Independent 2D/3D Drawing Creation• PredefinedandCustomizableLayouts• Create2D/3DDrawingsw/oBuilding
Models• StoredinSameFileasModel
2D/3D Drawing Creation from Models• 2Dor3DSnapshotsfrom3D
Wireframe,Surfaces,andSolids• SectioningCapability(Manual)• AutomaticHiddenLine• PredefinedLayouts
2D/3D Drafting & Detailing• AvailableforIndependentandModel-
drivenDrawings• SmartDimensionToolAutomatically
CreatestheAppropriateDimensions• Dimensions:
LinearAngularDiametricRadialSplineLength
• StandardandUser-definableTolerancesandSettings:
ANSIDINISOJISDualArchitectureStackedFraction
• BalloonandCalloutDimensions• PredefinedandUserCreatedHatch
andFillPatterns• PredefinedandUserCreatedLine
Weights,Colors,andStyles• AllDimensionscanbeDynamicor
Static
Continued...
“Ashlar-Vellum software is the heart of our virtual prototyping design and development process, supplying all our solid modeling, 2D drawing and image rendering needs in the one package.”
In only five months from concepts throughdistribution, Nick Dearden brought this icecreamdispensertoshopsthroughouttheU.K.
Readmoreatwww.ashlar.com/success.
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CreativeIntuition Powered by VellumTM Mac Universal
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ARGONTM
v8 Photo-realistic Rendering• DragandDropMaterials• DragandDropDecals(withAlpha
Channel)• 3DWireframeInterleave• RealisticTextureMapsandProcedural
Textures:WoodMarbleGraniteLeatherPlasticGlassMetalBrushedMetalAutomotivePaintandmore
• AdvancedMaterialEditor:ColorReflectanceSpecularDiffuseAmbientRoughnessBumpTransparencyRefractionTextureOrientationandmore
• InteractiveMaterialsDisplay• EnvironmentMaps• CustomizableScenePresets• EditableLightSources:
SpotBulbDistant
• Photo-realisticSunlight(Location/Date/Time)
• Photo-realisticTubeandAreaLights• AdjustableHardandSoftShadows• VisibleVolumetricLightEffects• SketchEffects(SP1)• FogEffects• Backgrounds• RaytracingwithAnti-aliasing• ProductionQualityResolution&
Output(BMP,TGA,TIF,LWI,EPS)• MultiprocessorPhoto-realistic
Rendering(MacSP1)• User-definedPresets
Camera-based Animation• Fly-by• Walk-through• SunlightTimeline• QuickTimeObjectVR• QuickTimePanoramicVR• DirectEventJournalRecordingand
Playback• QuickTimeEventRecordingand
Playback
Import/Export• ACISSAT• PDF(ExportOnly)• DWG/DXF• IGES• STEP• Pro/E(viaSAT)• ParasolidX_T(WindowsOnly)• SolidWorks(viaSAT)• Catiav4• 3DStudio(ImportOnly)• Rhino3DM(ImportOnly)• Facet• STL• AdobeIllustrator• EPS(ExportOnly)• CGM• VRML• ShockWave3D(ExportOnly)• Bitmap:
BMP(withAlphaChannel)JPEGPNG(withAlphaChannel)PPMXPMXBMGIF
• PICT(MacOnly)• Spline(ImportOnly)• RAWTriangle(ExportOnly)• ASCIIText• GridSurface(ImportOnly)• OtherAshlar-VellumProducts
Localized User Interface• EnglishUS• EnglishUK• French• German• Italian• Portuguese• Russian(Windowsonly)• Swedish
PDF Integration• DirectlyGeneratesNon-tessellated
ArcsandSplines(SP1)• Multi-sheet(SP1)• ImbeddedExportsOptional
Available Accessories• Graphitev8• CobaltShareTMforViewing,
PrintingandExportingatClientorManufacturingSite(Free)
• Vellum:environmentsTM
• Vellum:tracksTM
• Vellum:materialsTM
• Vellum:decalsTM
• Tutorials(Free)
“There is nothing to match the flexibility and sheer value of Ashlar-Vellum translation tools for 3D geometry—and then there’s the modeling.”
DesignerKevin QuigleyproducedthislineofOptimaMugsforVillageMill.
Readmoreatwww.ashlar.com/success.
Recommended System• Windows/Macintosh• WindowsXP/Vista• MacOSX10.4(PPC)10.5(PPCorIntel)• Pentium4,Xeon,Athlon/G4orG5• 32MBAcceleratedVideoCardw/
OpenGL(Standardonallbusiness-classsystemssince2005.AdditionalRAMwillnotimproveperformance.)
• Medium-toHigh-performanceWorkstationGraphicsSubsystemRecommendedforReal-timeEnvironmentMappingonComplexFiles
• 512MBRAM• 250MBFreeHardDriveSpace/1GB
AllocatedVirtualMemory• DVDDriveorHighSpeedInternet
Connection