Compass-3D is a universal three-dimensional design system that has a large set of tools for modeling products, from developing an idea in 3D format to preparing a full set of documentation. In it you can create a model of a product, building, structure, and at the same time receive detailed drawings of parts, technical documentation meeting accepted standards. The software supports import-export of files of various formats.
Interface setup
You can increase the efficiency of the program by customizing it for yourself. After watching the video, you will learn how and what can be changed for ease of use. On a large monitor, the tool icons appear too small, so there is an option to increase their size. Can be configured separately color scheme interface. You can also remove or add items from the top toolbar. It is possible to compose your own panels with the necessary tools. To transfer all settings to another computer, you need to save the profile, which you can then load at any time.
Beginning of work
The software is designed for creating drawings, solid and spatial models. Its interface consists of a working field, tabs with basic commands and toolbars. Equipped with a large number of built-in libraries that allow you to automate the process. To start a project, you must select the appropriate type: drawing, fragment, Text Document, specification, assembly, part. The video shows the main functions of the program, basic tools, their use and configuration.
Quick drawing training
This beginner's lesson will demonstrate the construction of a simple drawing of a part. First, select the appropriate tab, which opens the frame in which everything will be created. Short review tools will help you navigate the large number of buttons. The construction will take place in three projections. Mark the location of the main lines vertically and horizontally and set aside the desired value. Then, using a segment, the outline of the part is created. Next, its parts are drawn. You can set the size automatically, if the contour is not complex, or manually.
Video tutorial course on modeling
The mini-course on 3D modeling consists of 53 videos. Lessons are structured according to the complexity of the material. After completing it, you will learn how to build simple and complex structures, create isometric and parametric models, draw sectional parts, model sheet bodies, make assembly and animation. It is designed for beginner users of the program, so everything is described in detail. It will also be of interest to those who want to improve their knowledge and skills.
Creation of 3D models
The video discusses basic operations for creating 3D objects, and also exercises show the construction of several unusually shaped parts. To begin work, go to the tab of the same name, after which a work area with mutually perpendicular planes opens, where the construction process will take place. Its essence is to create a sketch on a flat surface, which is then transformed into a three-dimensional body using indentation and cutting. Each step is commented in detail.
Fastening connections
The hands-on tutorial demonstrates how to create a bolt and a plate with a hole. Two methods will be demonstrated. 1. Using a standard product library. 2. Manual drawing of bolts and holes. First, create a sketch of a rectangle, which is extruded in one direction. Next, they go to the library, where they select the hole element (only if it is standard), which is placed on the plate, having previously configured it. The bolt can also be found in the library, adjusted to the diameter of the hole. Such elements are made manually using geometric shapes and basic operations.
Fork
Using the example of a fork, the lesson shows the use of extrusion, cutting, creating fillets, chamfers and holes, as well as creating arrays. Work begins by opening a new document. Next, select the XYZ isometry and assign model properties. After which a sketch is made on the XY plane. A rectangle is selected and its dimensions are set. Then the object is detailed and given the desired appearance using shapes and various operations.
Assembly concept
An assembly is a three-dimensional model of an object consisting of several parts. Components can be inserted from a file, imported from other programs, taken from a library, or drawn directly in the program. The lesson shows the process of assembling a frame and a lever with a bushing. Each element is drawn separately. Created new document by selecting the Build tab. On the left side there are tabs for editing. The main ones are adding elements and pairing. All parts of the product that will be needed for work are loaded into the document. Then, using mating operations, they are connected in the right places.
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KOMPAS-3D Home is a three-dimensional modeling system accessible even to a child, which has full capabilities professional packages.
KOMPAS-3D Home was developed by the Russian company ASCON based on the professional KOMPAS-3D system, which has been on the market for more than 26 years.
The system is completely Russian-language, including all manuals and certificates, which will certainly simplify your further study.
To get acquainted, you can download a free 60-day version of KOMPAS-3D Home, this can be done on the website kompas.ru
http://kompas.ru/kompas-3d-home/download/
By filling out a simple form, we receive email link to the archive. Download the archive don't forget to unpack it and install the program. I hope this process will not be difficult for you.
When you launch it for the first time, the Application View window appears - just click OK. You won't need any setup yet.
After starting the program we see the start page:
Let's create a part - to do this, simply click the corresponding icon on the start page.
A sketch is the basis of any model.
The basis of any operation is a sketch. Sketches are located on planes or faces of the model.
To create a sketch, click the Sketch button on the Current State panel and select the desired plane.
After this, you switch to sketch mode - the image is rotated onto the screen plane. A sketch mode icon appears in the right corner.
Let's create a rectangle. To do this, select the Rectangle command in the Geometry panel.
You can either click in two arbitrary places on the screen, or enter values from the keyboard. Enter a height value of 50 mm - press Enter, then enter a width value of 50 mm - press Enter. Click anywhere to place the resulting square.
You can now exit sketch mode.
To do this, either click again on the sketch button in the Current State panel, or on the sketch mode icon in the upper right corner of the model workspace.
Extrusion operation
Now we have a sketch and we can perform the operation. Run the Extrusion Operation command in the Part Editing panel.
You can either drag the hot points in the model window, or enter the value 50 mm from the keyboard - press Enter to enter the value. Click the Create Object button or Ctrl+Enter from the keyboard to create an operation.
You have a cube or a parallelepiped, depending on your actions.
"Compass-3D"- a three-dimensional design system developed by the Russian company Askon.
Key Feature product is the use of its own C3D mathematical kernel and parametric technologies developed by Askon specialists.
"Compass-3D" provides support for the most common 3D model formats (STEP, ACIS, IGES, DWG, DXF), which makes it possible to organize data exchange with related organizations and customers using any CAD / CAM / CAE systems.
Product development history
2019
Compass-3D v18 Home
- Speed up your work and get a better picture on the screen
Users of KOMPAS-3D v18 Home will receive the same speedup as users of the professional version. A model of any complexity will easily rotate even on not the most powerful computers, and when rotated it will not transform into one large cube, the developer claims.
Realistic transparency has become more visually correct: transparent parts do not merge with each other, and the partial transparency of bodies is more accurately displayed.
The model will become much smoother thanks to the new rendering and display accuracy settings.
- Parameterization of rectangles and polygons relative to the center
Rectangles and polygons are parameterized relative to the center. So the user does not need to parameterize anything himself.
- Projecting generatrices of bodies of revolution
In a sketch, it is now possible to project the generatrices of bodies of revolution in one click. The user does not need to make additional constructions for this.
- More interface settings
Setting the size of icons and texts is available directly from the COMPASS window. Users with poor vision will be able to customize the convenient size of the icons. It is also possible to adjust the size of icons by changing the system font size in the operating system. Both settings can work together.
It is now possible to arrange typing commands in one, two or three lines.
In addition, you can almost completely disable the interface in order to properly examine the model.
- Working with assemblies of any complexity
This is made possible by the Layout feature. It simplifies overly complex components, replaces the geometry of a heavy component with another simpler model while maintaining the properties of the original, and provides the effect of “continuous rotation” of a volumetric assembly. The properties of component layouts are the same as the properties of source components. This will ensure that a report or specification for an assembly consisting of layouts is up to date. The layout file must be created in advance.
- Advanced Search
In KOMPAS-3D v18 Home, the search for commands has been improved. The typed part of the command name is underlined in blue, and their location in the menu is displayed below the commands. According to the developer, this will help you quickly find the necessary commands and remember their location.
- Educational materials
Added the ABC “Techniques for working in KOMPAS-Graph”. The ABC will help both beginners and experienced users get acquainted with the features of working with drawings that make their work easier.
As noted by Askon, the KOMPAS-3D Home system is intended exclusively for personal use. commercial use and can only be installed on the home computers of individuals.
Compass-3D v18.1
On February 26, 2019, the Askon company announced the release of SP1 updates to version v18, thanks to which KOMPAS-3D has become even faster, more reliable and more functional.
In addition to a large number of improvements, the service pack included more than 40 additions in 3D modeling, 2D design, interface, as well as applications for mechanical engineering and construction. The developer presents some of them:
- The graphic area can be increased by automatically hiding the side panels (Options, Document Tree, etc.). In this case, when you call any command, the Parameters panel appears automatically and remains on the screen until the command is completed.
- KOMPAS-3D has learned to project “outlines” of curved faces into a sketch. Thanks to this, you can link geometry in the Sketch to the sketch lines of the desired surface. It is important that if the shape or position of this surface changes, the sketch will also be rebuilt. You can also project auxiliary and coordinate planes into the sketch, perpendicular to the sketch plane (the result of the projection will be auxiliary straight lines).
- The ability to copy the geometry of objects (bodies, surfaces, etc.) appeared in KOMPAS-3D V15. Copies of geometry remain connected to their original objects, that is, they change when they are edited. In KOMPAS-3D v18.1 the user can enable manual update copy, and also indicate whether it should monitor the occurrence of changes in its source file. This mechanism will allow you to make changes to the source without changing its copy: this change will be especially useful in the collective development of complex products, Ascon believes.
- Thanks to the SP1 output, the reinforcement ribs in the sheet body can be deflected.
- In the presented version, a sketch can be transferred from the model to the drawing. This will save the user from the need to extrude sketches with marking elements (trademark, serial number, various technical data, etc.) and thereby complicate the model. The speed of constructing associative views/sections from such a model will increase significantly.
- You can use the “Clear background” command simultaneously for several selected objects, which is important for working with files imported from DWG/DXF formats.
- The changes also affected the specifications. Firstly, in the presented version you can quickly create a specification based on an assembly drawing, and both the assembly drawing itself and the 3D model, if available, will automatically be connected to it. Secondly, the “Delete custom objects” command has appeared, which deletes all manually created specification objects (except for the Documentation section). Third, macro elements or images from another drawing view can be added to the schedule with one click.
- In the Shafts and Mechanical Gears application, another type of mechanism has appeared - Hypoid Gears. This is a type of bevel wheel with an offset along the axle. It is characterized by increased load capacity, smooth running and quiet operation. Thanks to these characteristics, it has found application in transport: in drive axles of cars, dynamos of railway cars.
- Additions have been added to the Equipment: Pipelines application:
- Flexible hoses. Such hoses are found wherever it is impossible to install a rigid, metal pipeline. These can be high-pressure hoses (HHP), for example, in the hydraulics of an excavator or truck crane. Or hoses for transporting various media, for example, hoses for gas welding or refilling with petroleum products. In the presented version, you can move the desired hose from point A to point B in just two seconds.
- Pipe styles. It will allow you to create pipe sections with different properties in one pipeline (name, nominal diameter of the pipe, pipe wall thickness, outer diameter of the pipe, nominal pressure, medium).
- Connection point required for automatic piping style selection. It is recommended to create a connection point on the equipment. This is convenient for repeated use.
- The main change in the Construction Configuration application is the significant speedup in building 3D models from a drawing. The speed of “raising” a model from a drawing using MinD technology has increased many times over. Similar acceleration is seen with rich drawings and piping applications. For example, a model from a tank farm drawing can be formed 5-6 times faster, Ascon claims.
- The Construction Site Manager now has the “Change View Plane” command, which allows you to get a temporary view or section of a vertical plane from the plan. This view/section will present elements of applications AC/AR, TX, OV, VK and COMPASS objects located on the plan. The temporary view allows you to adjust the arrangement of elements, add new elements and transfer all changes made to the plan.
- SP1 adds the ability to build insulated fittings for pipelines and ducts, as well as the ability to automatically add insulation to the specification.
- Adapter tees from rectangular to round sections have been added to the catalog of OV plumbing systems.
2018: Release of the version “Compass-3D v18”
On September 19, 2018, the Askon company presented the next version of its flagship product - Compass-3D v18.
As Ascon reported, in the presented version of the product, the execution of more than 30 basic operations with the model, including opening, rebuilding and closing, has been accelerated. Rotating, shifting, and scaling large assemblies have become faster. In addition, the speed of specification generation has increased.
When constructing views, the possibility of “Rough projection” has appeared, which, according to the developer, significantly speeds up the construction of a view of a large assembly. It is also possible to rebuild a separate associative view. If, due to the complexity of the model, rebuilding the entire drawing takes a lot of time, this option will speed up the work. This is possible thanks to the Layout feature. It simplifies overly complex components, replaces the geometry of a heavy component with another simpler model while maintaining the properties of the original, and provides the effect of “continuous rotation” of a huge assembly.
According to the developer, Compass-3D v18 contains several important additions. Topological optimization. Elimination of up to 70% of the model volume while maintaining the required strength of the product using the built-in application “APM FEM. Topological optimization" (a joint product of the companies "Askon" and the Scientific and Technical Center "APM").
Hydrogasdynamic calculations. Simulation of the flow of liquids and gases in volume or flow around/blowing geometry directly in the Compass window using the KompasFlow application (a joint product of the Askon and TESIS companies).
Quick insertion of fasteners and standard connections. Using the "Equipment: Metal Structures" application, you can create your own typical connections, which are found many times in one product, and then select and place the desired one between the supporting parts of the structure: profiles or plates. And thanks to the Bolted Connection command, you can add fasteners to a group of holes in one click. The fastening connection may include bolts, washers and nuts.
Hybrid circuits in the Compass-Electric application. The peculiarity of the presented type of circuits is in the combination of elements circuit diagrams and installation diagrams. Hybrid circuits may contain harness markings and individual wires in the diagram. Individual components may not be displayed conventionally, but close to the real product. This approach has a number of advantages: the design process is accelerated by reducing the set of documents required for the production of the product, Ascon emphasized.
Also implemented: circular and linear grids of centers; parametric rectangle and polygon; many additional special cases of constructing fillets have been added, types of mechanical gears: bevel gear with tangential tooth and cylindrical arched wheels; creating branches of bundles by manually specifying route passing points without first creating a trajectory; reinforcement rib on the bend of the sheet part; creating holes of arbitrary shapes.
2017: Entering the market "Compass-3D V17"
2015
Release of the Compass-3D version V16
On May 14, 2015, Askon presented a version of its flagship product - Compass-3D V16. One of the new key functions The company calls the product the ability to create mirror parts in it, assembly, and execution.
In addition, a new application has appeared in Compass-3D - "Stamps-3D" - for designing dies and the application "Equipment: Metal Structures" has received qualitative development, which is used for the design of industrial metal structures (hangars, technological racks, pipeline supports, various frames and frames, etc.).
IN new version"Compass-3D" also seriously improved the functionality of bending a sheet body and a new implementation of the shell appeared - a ruled shell. The latter is necessary when designing equipment containing, for example, air ducts, where there is a transition from one shape to another (from round to square), with the subsequent possibility of obtaining a development for manufacturing.
For construction design specialists, the new version of the solution introduced the “Auto Element” and “Auto Selection” commands.
Askon added that later after the release of Compass-3D V16, in June 2015, another new application will appear in the product - the CNC Milling module, designed for the development of control programs for CNC machines.
Speaking about the pricing policy, Askon reported that the cost of the new version of Compass-3D compared to the current version of Compass-3D V15 will not change. However, there may be a price increase for individual product modules and applications.
For existing users of Compass-3D, an upgrade to Compass-3D V16 will be available at a price of 35%, 75% and 90% of the license cost, depending on the version of the product that they already have installed.
3D engine model, 2015
Product innovations:
Mechanical engineering
- In Compass-3D V16, the developers paid attention to sheet metal bending. Users now have access to a wide range of commands for quick creation bends without using additional operations and constructions in the sketch. Particular attention is paid to working with ruled shells, which are based on a general ruled surface and are not always physically unfoldable without plastic deformation. When using the new sheet metal modeling functions, it has become easier to obtain a flat pattern of parts and transfer it to the equipment, with the help of which it will be cut out of the sheet and then be bent.
- The application has been completely updated for release Equipment: Metal structures. It is characterized by high speed of building models, simplicity, convenience, and interactivity.
- In the application Shafts and mechanical transmissions 3D optimization calculation of cylindrical gears appeared. It provides a choice the best solution, reflecting any combination of criteria: strength, wear resistance, smoothness, etc. Also, using the application, you can solve the inverse problem of designing a cylindrical gear - selecting the parameters of the gear depending on its operating conditions.
- Application Equipment: Cables and Harnesses made a breakthrough in the speed of work. The time for generating a 3D model of a harness has decreased by 3-5 times, depending on the complexity of the harness. Now the designer has the ability to read the composition of connections from the Compass-Electric system thanks to the exchange XML file. This function allows you to automate as much as possible the process of constructing connection routes and harness/cable models.
- New items have also appeared in KOMPAS-Electric itself: a new solution in the preparation of documentation in KOMPAS-Electric (applies to circuits from E3 to E6) makes it possible to increase the information content of documents. And when marking a potential node, you can now include the designation of the harness and cable that includes the specific connection between the devices.
- In family applications engineering systems – Technology: TX, Life support: OV, Life support: VK– added options: Auto-tee, Concentric auto-transition, Eccentric auto-transition, Auto-insertion with selection, Auto-insert with transitions.
- Auto-insert with selection is able to find a standard size that is suitable for control parameters (diameter, SDR, etc.) in the same section of the catalog from which the current standard size is selected. On the Catalog Panel, you can select values from the available filters, then automatic selection will be made taking into account the recorded values. During construction, a phantom image of the selected standard size is displayed. Also interesting is the Auto Insert with Transitions mode, which allows you to insert the current standard size and, if necessary, select the desired transition.
Integration of Tekhekspert help systems and KOMPAS-3D three-dimensional modeling system
One of the main changes that affected the KOMPAS-Electric V15 application was the ability to create your own reports, which can be generated based on arbitrary data that the user needs at the moment. The functionality of the terminal block has also been improved.
KOMPAS-Electric V15
The described new features in the basic functionality of Compass-3D V15 will also be useful for construction design.
The Zones tool allows you to work with big models, breaking the designed object into parts (for example, into sections, bodies or fragments) to simplify visualization management.
The dynamic section in the building configuration is used to move around the building, with any plane inclination for best review object. This makes it possible to look inside the house, examine each section of the structure, check the correctness of the construction, control the resulting 3D model and look at the structure from any angle.
Dynamic section
Layers in 3D
In Compass-3D V15, the MinD intelligent design technology has undergone fundamental changes in terms of convenience and quality of work. It now has the indispensable “Select by Properties” functionality, which allows you to find any objects by certain properties: for example, all brick walls with a thickness of 120 mm. At the same time, you can apply a filter that highlights walls no higher than 3 meters or those that are in a strictly defined form.
"Select by properties" function
In the new version, the context panel also works with applications, and the activity/inactivity of application commands allows you to guide the user to the correct order of using commands for design.
The “Custom Element” command in construction applications appeared in KOMPAS-3D V14 SP2. This functionality significantly expands the capabilities of the MinD technology - users have the opportunity to “on the fly” create elements that are required while working on the project. User databases can be unlimitedly filled with new objects for any construction application and exchange them between your colleagues.
Cloud support
One of the capabilities of the new Compass-3D V15 was support for working in the cloud, Ascon told TAdviser in March 2014. It is implemented using NVIDIA GRID virtualization technology, which, according to the developers, provides “full” graphics performance at the working level stations on any device.
As Nvidia explains, the technology allows access to the application from any client, including a thin one, for example, from a tablet. The application itself is installed on a virtual machine that is created on the server and assigned to a specific user in this moment time. The models are stored there, on the server.
To ensure work with Compass-3D, Nvidia GRID is deployed on the server side. Nvidia explains that the technology enables multiple virtual machines interact directly with GPU, due to which it is possible to have full-fledged graphics on virtual machines Oh.
Special cards are installed in the server - GRID K1 (up to 16 users per card with low performance) or GRID K2 (up to 8 users with higher performance) graphics performance). As a result of installing the hypervisor, the required number of virtual machines are created on the server, on which the necessary OS and Compass-3D are then installed.
To access the application from mobile devices Citrix Receiver software is installed on the thin client, and the Citrix XenServer hypervisor is installed on the server side.
Users can connect to virtual machines from any client using local network or via the Internet.
Free educational version of "Compass-3D"
On September 17, 2014, Askon announced the release of the first in its history free, fully functional version of the Compass-3D product for students. Until now, the company has offered schoolchildren and students the Compass-3D LT product with limited functionality (without the ability to model assemblies) for free. Addressed to home users paid version"Compass-3D" Home.
Askona's previous idea to provide free CAD software to students and schoolchildren arose in 2011 and provided for educational institutions to have access to the cloud version of Compass, but the project was not implemented and the company's cloud project was discontinued in 2012.
The current educational version of Compass will be distributed directly from the Askona website. To receive it, students must register on the company's website.
The educational version includes specialized applications for design in the mechanical engineering, instrument making and construction industries:
- "Standard products",
- APM FEM strength analysis system,
- "Shafts and mechanical transmissions"
- "Cables and harnesses"
- “AC/AR Architecture”, etc.
“Steam boiler injector” node in the educational version of “Compass-3D”
IN free version"Compass" can be completed laboratory work in engineering graphics, development of coursework and diploma projects, however, it can only be installed on students’ personal computers.
The educational version includes mechanisms that do not allow the software to be used for commercial purposes. When I try to print a project, the message “Not for commercial use” appears on the paper. Files created in the educational version of the product are incompatible with professional versions of the software.
Olga Kalyagina, director of public relations at Askon, noted: “The product will be of interest to students of all technical universities, colleges and schoolchildren from Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Moldova and Uzbekistan. We predict demand for licenses in the hundreds of thousands annually.”
2013
Release of Compass-3D V14
In "Compass-3D" V14, direct variational modeling VDM technology is fully deployed for free editing of 3D models previously created or imported from other CAD systems; integration of construction applications "Compass-3D" with calculation systems has been implemented; added the ability to create designs for designed or new products. Mechanical engineering
In Compass-3D V14, technologies aimed at increasing the efficiency of 3D design and expanding the usual functions of CAD tools have received serious development. In particular, the new version has increased the capabilities of working in 3D and specialized applications. "Compass-3D" V14 allows you not only to create 3D geometry, but also to fully describe the information model of the product, analyze it and prepare data for production - transfer it to the design system technological processes or into a system for developing CNC control programs. Control dimensions have appeared in the 3D model; when setting dimensions, it has become possible to specify a tolerance field, and the model itself can be rebuilt taking it into account - thus, the model in Compass-3D V14 contains all the necessary production information and technical requirements.
To create designs of already designed products or new products with different configurations, Compass-3D V14 has implemented functionality that will allow you to work out designs and generate a set of documentation on them - drawings and group specifications.
Taking into account the wishes of Compass-3D users, the standard “Hole” command has undergone functional and visual changes in the new version of the system. She changed the icon on the toolbar, and her capabilities expanded - now you can create holes on both flat faces and curved surfaces.
For the convenience of drawing up drawings in accordance with GOST, OST, STP, DIN, ISO and other standards, KOMPAS-Graphic, integrated into Compass-3D, has been developed towards increasing the automation of documentation. In the new version of the system, hatching is associated with the material specified in the 3D model, Technical requirements are transferred from the 3D model, and control dimensions from sketches and operations are automatically projected onto drawing views.
As part of the specialized configuration Instrumentation in Compass-3D V14, the most important changes occurred in the KOMPAS-Electric system and the Compass-3D application: Cables and harnesses.
KOMPAS-Electric has added the ability to generate a number of important user reports, and implemented useful service functions, for example - Graphics editor connections, which allows you to visualize and simplify the process of designing connections and wiring diagrams. KOMPAS-3D: Cables and Harnesses gives its users access to the functions of generating a list of contacts and automatically transferring the composition of circuits from the block parts of the connectors to the mating parts of the harness connectors.
Construction design
In the Compass-3D Construction Configuration V14, the developers paid the greatest attention to the development of the MinD (Model in Drawing) intelligent construction design technology. New features have emerged that provide comfortable work and expand the use of end-to-end design technology:
- Transfer of data from the Library: KM to the SCAD calculation complex. Special Team allows you to completely transfer all data on metal structures created using MinD technology to the SCAD system.
- Transfer of data from Libraries: TX and VK to the PS START calculation complex. Libraries transmit geometric characteristics of communications and mass, taking into account the product, information on certain types of supports.
- New technology for creating custom KOMPAS-Object databases. Library tools allow you to not only create new items, but also add items from hardware manufacturers or other users to your catalog.
- Expansion of functionality for working with components of metal structures.
Specialized applications, catalogs and tools involved in MinD technology have also been updated with new products. As part of the cooperation between ASCON and TechnoNIKOL Corporation, a manufacturer of roofing waterproofing and thermal insulation materials, a new free Catalog has appeared in the Architecture and Construction section: TechnoNIKOL. He contains electronic library connections of building structures (floor, drainage) from modern materials produced by TechnoNIKOL.
The combined use of MinD technology, updated for work in Compass-3D V14, and the photorealistic rendering system Artisan Rendering will open up even more opportunities for users to effectively design projects and prepare high-quality project documentation.
To speed up and improve the usability of KOMPAS-3D V14, the basic functionality of the system has been improved: for example, tools for working with tabs, system key combinations.
First "boxed" version
Askon and the 1C company presented a three-dimensional modeling system for home and study KOMPAS-3D V13 Home edition of 1C: Distribution. The companies say that Russian market CAD is the first licensed CAD system with professional capabilities that will be available to private users.
"Compass-3D" V13 Home allows you to create three-dimensional models of parts and assemblies, drawings and specifications. This version is intended for schoolchildren, students and their teachers, as well as 3D modeling enthusiasts and home craftsmen. The system includes an electronic interactive “ABC KOMPAS”, with which you can master the basic techniques of working in the system in a few hours.
Screenshot of the Compass-3D V13 Home interface
The home release differs from the “older” version of Compass-3D V13 primarily in terms of licensing: according to its terms, the system can be used only for non-commercial purposes, but without restrictions on modeling and drawing capabilities, exporting and importing files, saving and printing documents.
Askon told TAdviser that the product went on sale in early October and is distributed through large retail chains(Interest, M.Video, Media Markt), as well as online software stores. The recommended retail price is RUB 1,490. The license for one computer is valid for 1 year, with preferential renewal available.
With the release of Compass-3D V13 Home, Askon enters a new market for private users. The first step in this direction was the release in 2010 of the lightweight three-dimensional modeling system "Compass-3D" LT V12 edition of "1C: Distribution", which was considered successful.
Oleg Zykov, head of promising projects at Askon, cited the following figures: “In general, income from the sale of products of the Compass-3D line for private users has increased 6 times this year. We hope that Compass-3D Home will take its place on home computer every user interested in 3D modeling."
2011: Release of KOMPAS-3D V13 version
On May 13, 2011, Askon announced the release of the Compass-3D version V13. Distinctive features CAD systems: built-in applications for strength finite element analysis and mold design, new surface and sheet modeling tools, special configuration Instrumentation. Designers will see in Compass-3D V13 a serious development of the MinD (model in drawing) intelligent construction design technology.
The wishes of users were taken into account: the new version introduced the “Undo/Redo action in 3D” command and reports on the properties of a graphic document.
Mechanical engineering
KOMPAS-3D V13 includes the APM FEM Express Strength Analysis System and the 3D Mold Library. The presence of such built-in applications is now the standard for mid-range CAD systems. In the KOMPAS-3D V13 system, you can not only create three-dimensional geometry, but also fully describe the information model of the product, analyze it and prepare data for production (transfer to a technological process design system or a system for developing CNC control programs).
The new version has significantly expanded the capabilities of constructing spatial curves, which are the framework of any surface model. New commands for constructing and analyzing surfaces have been added. These innovations enable a new design methodology, simplifying the engineer's work and increasing productivity. The main output document from the designer is still the drawing. Therefore, in two-dimensional design it became possible to obtain tabular reports on graphic documents and objects in them, insertions of views and fragments, and macroelements. Now you can assign attributes and properties to them.
Design in instrumentation
In KOMPAS-3D V13, for the first time, a specialized configuration for Instrumentation was created, into which all applications related to this area of tasks were transferred. The main changes in the ASCON product line for design in instrument engineering and electrical engineering affected the KOMPAS-Electric system and the 3D Cables and Harnesses Library. From now on, KOMPAS-Electric (current version V13) is available in two versions:
- KOMPAS-Electric Express – for creating electrical circuit diagrams and lists of elements for them
- KOMPAS-Electric is the combined functionality of the KOMPAS-Electric Std and KOMPAS-Electric Pro systems.
The KOMPAS-Electric system has added the ability to generate a number of important user reports and implemented useful service functions.
Construction design
The MinD design technology is based on KOMPAS-Object - a tool for creating, storing and using intelligent building elements and structures. New interface solutions KOMPAS-Object allow not only to structure data more conveniently, but also to carry out sampling according to a given criterion and select projections. Improving the technological basis of KOMPAS-Object for the user means an instant response of the system to any of his actions. The following applications have appeared as part of the KOMPAS-3D Construction Configuration: Gas supply design system: GSN, RES: 0.4-10 kV power lines, Power supply system design library: ES.
In October 2011, Askon introduced a photorealistic rendering system for Compass-3D, Artisan Rendering, developed in partnership with the English company Lightworks, a global provider of visualization solutions in the field of three-dimensional computer graphics.
Artisan Rendering is a tool for creating photorealistic images of engineering products and construction objects designed in the KOMPAS-3D V13 system. The application's capabilities allow you to combine materials and lighting, background and scene, and literally in a few steps get a high-quality image based on a 3D model.
With the help of Artisan Rendering, the Compass-3D user will be able to independently create the exact appearance of the design object long before the release of a prototype or the completion of construction. Photorealistic images will be in demand for demonstration to customers, transfer to marketing and sales services, placement in product catalogs and on the company’s website.
Artisan Rendering uses a combination of hardware OpenGL rendering to quick view images along with powerful CPU-intensive rendering for ray tracing in high quality images and for global image illumination. Artisan Rendering comes with a large base of materials, lighting sources, and backgrounds. The system comes with a user manual in Russian in pdf format.
Sales of Artisan Rendering will begin in the second half of November 2011.
2010: Launch of the cloud version of Compass
Since October 2010, Askon began providing access to the new 12th version of its system using the SaaS (as a service) model. The relevant agreement and license agreement Askon entered into an agreement with the Cloud IT data center, where it hosted the software. Askon stated that it had become the first CAD developer in the world to sell software as a SaaS.
You can rent the software on a monthly basis. The rental cost will depend on the selected Compass configuration. In total, more than a dozen of them should become available, the approximate price range is from 500 to 4 thousand rubles. per month for one license, the company says.
We are talking about competitive licenses, i.e. each of them can be used by different users at different times. Thus, for example, 10 people will be able to work in two shifts on five licenses. For comparison, when local installation licenses cost 50-160 thousand rubles. for one workplace.
To work remotely with Compass, the customer needs a browser and an additional free utility, Citrix Reciever. Kit operating systems on client sites is limited to those for which there is a Citrix Receiver client. This is Windows Windows Mobile, MacOS, Linux, iOS and Android. Customers will be able to store their design developments both locally and on Cloud IT servers.
At the beginning of 2012, the service closed due to lack of demand. By that time, test access to cloud service Over 1.5 thousand site visitors used it, but the service failed to monetize.
Required good program for three-dimensional modeling of objects with the preparation of design and engineering documentation for Russian standards? Pay attention to the computer-aided design system Compass 3D, the Russian version of which can be downloaded for free on our website. The complex has a modeling system firmly linked to the drawings. Any change in a specification or object entails automatic synchronization of all data.
The development of the Russian company Askon allows:
- automatically create associative views of three-dimensional models - sections, sections, views with a break;
- work with CNC machines, sending the designed product to them;
- calculate specifications;
- draw up explanatory notes using the built-in editor;
- create all technical documentation in Russian.
You can download Compass 3D with specialized add-ons and libraries designed to work with electrical diagrams or construction projects in instrument and mechanical engineering.
The main data type of a graphic document is cdw. Fragments and details are saved in frw and m3d. In Compass, its own formats kdw, spw, a3d are used for texts, specifications and assemblies. Drawings can also be saved as jpg, bmp, gif, tiff. There is the ability to export/import files into other CAD formats: dwg, dxf, igs.
The program immediately comes with domestic reference books of production standards - there is no need to create them yourself. The system has an impressive library of standard parts, but works worse with 3D models than SolidWorks. Although the complex does not have as many functions as AutoCAD, it is very easy to understand and works with high speed. Even novice designers can download Compass 3D by torrent and without registration on our website and quickly learn how to use it.
Which version of Compass 3D should I download?
The software is released only for computers running Windows OS. At the same time, all versions are supported, starting with XP, including 64-bit. The hardware requirements compared to analogues are quite modest. Versions v13 and v14 work normally even on a computer with a PIII processor, frequency of 800 MHz and 512 MB random access memory. Compass 3D v16 torrent download, which is available on our website, as well as all latest product releases support 64-bit mode. If you want to work on Windows 10 and you have enough powerful computer, then it’s worth Compass 3d v17 to download the Russian version for free.
Compass 3D v16
This is the first version with a service for creating mirror parts and assembly. Now a model of the symmetrical part of the product and device is formed with a few mouse clicks. Compass 3D v16 free download Russian version is recommended because of its better, in comparison with competitive products, work with 2D drawings and more:
- Sheet metal bending capabilities have been significantly expanded by new teams.
- The “Stamps” application appeared, simplifying the design of industrial metal structures.
- Springs can now be built without calculations, based on geometric parameters.
- The formation of 3D models of cables and harnesses has accelerated.
- The completed documentation has become more informative.
Compass 3D v17
On our website you can download Compass 3D v17 torrent, without SMS and registration. This version of the product is presented with an updated interface, which made it possible to realize all the capabilities of the system.
New features have appeared:
- search by commands with their quick launch;
- ability to work with multiple monitors;
- simplification of working with models;
- copying parts with a pipette;
- creating a drawing of individual parts;
- improved display with 3D anti-aliasing;
- accelerated receipt of documentation for the required objects.
Compass 3D v18
We are pleased to announce that an updated version of the flagship software from our company has already been released. The modernization affected the multiple acceleration of all processes and increased the speed of the device.
The updated version of the software received a number of improvements that significantly improved performance and other important processes:
- New types of schemes. New hybrid schemes have been introduced, distinctive characteristic which became possible for the simultaneous use of fundamental and wiring diagrams. On such diagrams, you can mark separately running wires;
- Hydrogasdynamic calculations. The Kompas Flow application now allows you to simulate the movement of gases and liquids in a certain volume, or blowing (flow around) figures directly in the program;
- Topology optimization. Using the APM FEM software, up to 70% of the model volume is eliminated while preserving technical characteristics object;
- Instant insertion of fasteners and standard products. It has become possible to create your own similar connections, often found in one product, when using the “Equipment: Metal Structures” software;
- Improvements based on user requests. Ability to create holes of any shape. You can add a reinforcement rib on the bend of a steel sheet. It is allowed to specify a polygon and a rectangle with their own parameters. The central grid can be linear or circular. Now you can create bundle branches by specifying points manually, without first defining a trajectory.
The new version will surprise both loyal fans of Compass 3D v18 torrent download, which is available on the website, and those who like to use a domestically produced CAD system.
Where can I download Compass 3D?
We offer to download Compass 3D v16 and other versions as an installation with a detailed installation manual or download a fully compiled package that can be immediately launched from any drive. All versions of the program are checked for viruses. They work without failures or freezes.
Do you need a smaller version that can be run from any media?
The portable version of Compass 3D does not require installation, you can use it on any device, launch the project immediately from a flash drive or other media.
| Compass 3D v18 Portable Version: 2018 |
Compass 3D v15 Portable Version: 2014 |
Compass 3D v14 Portable Version: 2013 |
Compass 3D v13 Portable Version: 2011 |
We present to you configurations (modules) for the Compass 3D program (can only be installed if Compass 3D is installed - see above)
AES- construction configuration, includes libraries for industrial and construction design.
ECAD- instrument-making configuration, includes libraries for the design of radio-electronic equipment, instruments and electrical equipment.
MCAD- mechanical engineering configuration, includes libraries used in mechanical engineering design.
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