COSMOSDesignSTAR 2008 Release Notes

This document describes product changes in COSMOSDesignSTAR™ 2008.

General Information

Installation

You can install COSMOSDesignSTAR 2008 and COSMOSDesignSTAR 2007 on the same machine.

What’s New

COSMOSDesignSTAR 2008 comes with many enhancements. Refer to the What's New section for details.

System Requirements

To ensure successful installation and optimum performance, verify that your system complies with the requirements specified in: http://dl-ak.solidworks.com/nonsecure/cosmos/DS/2008/PR1/System_Requirements/English/SystemRequirements.htm.

CAD Compatibility Chart

NOTE: X = This option is available. A blank box = This option is not available.

 

 

Parts

Assemblies

Application

Supported Version

Import

Export

Import

Export

ACIS

The ACIS translator supports all SAT versions up to and including version R15.

X

X

X

X

Autodesk Inventor

The Inventor translator supports all Autodesk Inventor versions up to and including Autodesk Inventor 2009.

X

 

X

 

CADKEY

The CADKEY translator supports import of surface or solid entities from CADKEY version 19 part or assembly files (*.prt) and version 21 multibody part files (*.ckd).

X

 

X

 

CATIA model files

The CATIA translator supports CATIA version 4. Also, the CATIA translator supports CATIA version 5, release 2 through R16.

X

 

X

 

DXF/DWG

The DXF/DWG translator supports importing and exporting of OLE objects through DXF/DWG files of version 13 and higher.

X

 

 

 

DXF 3D

The DXF 3D translator supports DXF 3D files including, but not limited to, versions AutoCAD® R14 and above.

X

 

X

 

IGES

 

X

X

X

X

Mechanical Desktop

The MDT translator supports MDT 4.0 or higher.

X

 

X

 

Parasolid

The Parasolid translator supports all Parasolid versions up to and including version 18.

X

X

X

X

Pro/ENGINEER

Versions 17 through 2001 of Pro/ENGINEER and Wildfire versions 1, 2, and 3 are supported. Import of assembly features is not supported.

X

X

X

X

Solid Edge

The Solid Edge translator supports up to the most current version (20.0).

X

 

X

 

STEP

STEP Application Protocol AP203 & AP214 is supported. For import, Conformance Classes 1, 2 (surface data only), 4, 5, and 6 of AP203 are supported.

X

X

X

X

Unigraphics

You can import parts and assemblies from Unigraphics II version 10 and higher, including import of Unigraphics NX4 files.

X

 

X

 

VRML

The VRML translator supports all versions of VRML files up to and including VRML version 2.0 VRML 97).

X

X

X

X

 

Supported Languages

English, French, German, and Japanese