CADMAI adds 2D UI Objects

Version 4.2 introduces a new type of basic object which support the design of 2D user interfaces.

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A CAD system built using CADMAI.

CADMAI is a CAD framework which can either be used as a standalone CAD application or as an integration module for 3rd party applications and SOA environments. CADMAI is a relational CAD system, which has its main focus in the parametric 2D and 3D design. CADMAI is associative, which means that not only are crosshatching / dimensions related to defined geometry but any other entities can be linked to each other. CADMAI is distributed as a stand alone CAD application including client server components for SOA environments. These end user applications have been created with the included API modules, which can also be used for creating individual applications with CAD functionality. CADMAI provides four API's which are each available in native C++ and .NET versions. In addition to that a CADMAI ActiveX and a .NET Control are available to enrich dialog based applications with CAD functionality.

Updates in 4.2

2D UI Objects
Version 4.2 introduces a new type of basic objects which support the design of 2D user interfaces.
These UI objects can be used in combination with the geometric objects (lines, solids,...) and non geometric objects (layer, variables,...)

The following UI objects are currently available:

• 2D buttons
• Images
• 2D Text

These 2D UI objects are stored in a CADMAI model and are presented parallel to the 3D objects. This technology can be used to create user interfaces which combine 2D and 3D objects. A sample which uses a mixed 2D / 3D user interface which is optimized for touch input on taplett PC's is included.

Support of multi touch gestures
Under Windows 7 multi touch gestures for panning, zooming and rotating are supported for all CADMAI windows on touch screens.

Web Browser Plug-in
Beside the ActiveX and the DotNet control version 4.2 provides a web browser plug-in, which can be used for Firefox and other web browsers.

New Actions
Beside the UI Objects the following new actions have been defined:

• 3D intersection point Line Face (p_int_line_solidface)
• Mass center of solid (p_solid_center)
• Contour from section (named_contour_sectucs)
• Set entity action parameter via an animation command (anim_edit_par)
• Restore entity color (ent_restore_color)
• Recursive save operation for assemblies (CMD_RECURSIVE_SAVE)
• Reset operation of the active window incl. component unload (CMD_RESET)
• Reload operation for the active model from hard disk (CMD_RELOAD_FROM_DISK)
• Component activation out of the "Loaded Component list"

About CADMAI Software

CADMAI Software GmbH is a long established company based in Nuernberg, Germany specialised in the development of CAD software. CADMAI Software GmbH main product, CADMAI, is a CAD framework which can either be used as a standalone CAD application or as an integration module for 3rd party applications and SOA environments. CADMAI is distributed as a stand alone CAD application including client server components for SOA environments. These end user applications have been created with the included API modules, which can also be used for creating individual applications with CAD functionality. CADMAI provides four API's which are each available in native (C++) and NET versions. In addition to that a CADMAI ActiveX and a .NET Controls are available to enrich dialog based applications with CAD functionality.