Razorleaf at COE 2010 Annual Conference

Razorleaf will present at COE 2010 Annual Conference on April 19, 20, and 21, 2010. Michael Craffey from Razorleaf will be delivering two presentations, “ENOVIA SmarTeam and V6 Readiness” and “Tweaking 3DLive on ENOVIA SmarTeam.” Brian Olsen from Razorleaf will be presenting “Setting Up Catalogs in ENOVIA SmarTeam” and “SmarTeam Attribute Mapping for Word and Excel.” Jonathan Scott from Razorleaf will deliver “ENOVIA SmarTeam Deployment at AS&E.” Continue Reading

Neutral Properties in 3DVIA Composer

Neutral Properties in 3DVIA Composer are generated from the original import of the underlying CAD files. Often, the default properties such as texture, scale and location are changed for geometry actors or collaboration actors for various reasons (exploded views, animations, etc.). Fortunately, the original properties of the actors can be restored easily, saving time in creating technical illustrations, animations, and other content.

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3DVIA Sync and Automated Deliverables

A common problem many companies face is the ability to have deliverable documents, like web images, catalogs, and technical illustrations, mirror their final product.  Because of the dynamic nature of design and engineering, it is often a struggle to keep this downstream output up-to-date without utilizing some type of automation. Using 3DVIA Sync ensures changes that have been made in the upstream CAD systems are reflected in the downstream content created in 3DVIA Composer.  Continue Reading

Quality Gets a Boost with InspectionXpert

Whether you’re among the ranks of Engineering or Quality, creating inspection sheets can be a real pain.  InspectionXpert is a valuable tool for automating processes around inspection sheets, and worth a look if your industry requires documented inspections.  Continue Reading

Razorleaf Helpdesk: Help Us Help You

We regularly have clients ask us what information they should gather concerning a support issue, prior to calling the Razorleaf helpdesk.  So we thought it made sense to answer that question publicly.  Here’s how you can “help us, help you.”  Continue Reading

Positioning Geometry Actors in 3DVIA Composer

If you’re a veteran CAD designer getting to know 3DVIA Composer, you’ve probably already asked yourself the question, “Why doesn’t this tool let me maintain my CAD assembly constraints?”  There’s actually a very good reason – they’re going to be more hindrance than help.  Continue Reading

Razorleaf at SolidWorks World 2010

Razorleaf will present at SolidWorks World 2010 on February 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, 2010. Paul Gimbel from Razorleaf will be delivering three presentations, “Demystifying the SolidWorks API,” “Automated Design Validation with the SolidWorks API,” and “Automating with Excel: An Object-Oriented Approach.” Johnny Molica from Razorleaf will be presenting “3DVIA Composer: Monolithic Versus Fully Shattered Structures.” Continue Reading