Shark FX-AP

Shark FX-AP integrates DARcorporation AeroPack into Punch Software Shark FX, which is a full-featured application that supports an integrated collection of 2D, 3D, surface, and solid modeling tools, photorealistic rendering and animation. Shark FX includes numerous spline creation and modification commands, seventeen surface construction methods, blending, chamfering, shelling, stretching, twisting, bending, and local face operations. All modeling operations transparently support associativity for rapid design iterations.

New Release! Shark FX Version 7

Software Description:

Shark FX-AP is a full featured 2D and 3D digital design solution that provides versatile modeling practices and precision drafting capabilities all within one seamlessly integrated package. Shark FX supports an integrated collection of 2D, 3D, surface, and solid modeling tools, including numerous spline creation and modification commands, seventeen surface construction methods, blending, chamfering, shelling, stretching, twisting, bending, and foreign part editing tools. All surface and solid modeling operations transparently support associativity and a history tree for rapid design modifications.

While many packages claim ease of use, few actually deliver. Shark FX not only delivers unprecedented usability, but provides an uncompromised, extensive set of 2D and 3D design tools. Shark FX has been designed, from the ground up, to be intuitive for the casual user as well as the professional engineer. Keys to the innovative user interface include smart prompting and tips, intelligent snapping through LogiCursor, and over 80 minutes of training videos. Install Shark and design your first precision part within minutes!

Quickly explore “What if” scenarios with Shark FX’s intelligent design features. All modeling operations remember how they were constructed through a feature tree and geometric associativity. Change a key feature or modify reference geometry to explore different part configurations. Use dimensions and constraints to drive 2D profiles which are then used to define extruded, lathed, or swept 3D components.

Shark FX is the industry’s first modeling application totally focused on conceptual and preliminary design for those requiring precision content for 2D/3D digital models. Shark FX is a full featured package uniquely positioned to provide solutions that address versatile modeling practices, photorealistic rendering, animation, and precision drafting capabilities all within one seamlessly integrated package.

Shark FX provides photorealistic rendering to add visual realism to your designs. Drag and drop materials, textures, and decals onto parts. Use the material editor to tweak reflectance, color, displacement, transparency, and texture space attributes. Add lights, backgrounds, foregrounds or environment maps to further enhance the scene. For output, generate poster size, ray traced anti-aliased images or add life to your presentations with object based animation or QuickTime VR.

Shark FX supports an integrated collection of 2D, 3D, surface, and solid modeling tools. You choose the tools or combination of tools you need for the task at hand. Notable tools include numerous spline creation and modification commands, seventeen surface construction methods, blending, chamfering, shelling, stretching, twisting, bending, and foreign part editing tools. All surface and solid modeling operations transparently support associativity and a history tree for rapid design modifications.

Use the photo realistic rendering and animation tools to help communicate and sell your ideas to others. Drag and drop materials, decals, and background environments to turn your digital prototypes into stunning photo realistic renderings. Create high resolution poster size JPEG, BMP, or EPS files directly from Shark FX. Or create QuickTime VR animations using our fly by and walk through tools.

2D drawings are still a critical part of product design. With Shark FX, your 2D drawings are just a mouse click away using our innovative Model to Sheet tools. Accurately dimension the resulting drawings and add detail, section, or auxiliary views.

Unlike facetted based conceptual design packages, Shark FX uses a precise kernel that facilitates the sharing of data using IGES, STEP, and AutoCAD® DXF/DWG file formats. Shark also supports reading native CATIA® v4 and PRO/E Wildfire® parts and assemblies as well as SAT for sharing with SolidWorks®.

Shark FX provides a complete design solution with access to over 680 commands for curve, surface, solid modeling, drafting, and photorendering at a fraction of the price of competitors. Now you can have all the power without all of the cost.

Software Features

Shark-AP is similar to Shark FX-AP but does not have photo rendering or animation. Highlighted items are NOT included in Shark-AP.

Usability:

Snaps for intelligently locating x y z coordinates, tangents, and perpendiculars
Concept Explorer to examine and modify associative relationships and construction history
Customizable key short cuts
Prompt Window for prompting designer through commands
Data Entry Window for explicit creation and modification of geometry
Object show/hide tools
Object Info Window
Layers and Sub Layers
Tool Tips
User defined views, work planes, and pen styles
Dual Monitor Support

Precision Kernel:

Precise kernel serves as foundation for NURB and analytic based geometry definitions

2D and 3D Wireframe:

Points, Lines, Arcs, Circles, Ellipses and Conics
Double Line Tool
Splines construction methods of Fit through point, Control Point, Bezier, On Surface, and Sketch
Add, remove, elevate, smooth spline control points
Dynamic modification of position and tangencies
Smart Polygons
Dynamic curvature plots
Project curve to plane
Best in class offset, trim and relimit curve tools
Offset, trim and relimit curve tools
Connect and Join
2D Fillet, Chamfer and Corner
3D Curve Fill
Text (Horizontal, At Angle, Within Box, Along Curve)

Utilities:

Group, Lock
Transformations: Translate, Rotate, Mirror, Scale (and Non Uniform), Linear and Polar Duplicate, Align, Stretch, Twist
Verify (2 Point Distance and Angles, Lengths and Minimum Distance, Interference Detection, 2D Planar Properties (Area, Centroid, Principle Moments), Dynamic Curvature Plots)

Surfacing:

1 and 2 Rail Sweep
Extrude by Vector
Cover (Coon's and N-Sided)
Skin, Skin with Guides, and Skin with Draft
Nets (MxN curve networks)
Offset
Blend with user defined takeoff magnitudes
Fillet
Rebuild, Elevate, and Join
Thicken
Capping and Filling
Match G1 or G2
Trim and Untrim
Associativity for all creation and modifications
Gaussian, Zebra, Draft Analysis

Solid Modeling:

Constant and Variable Filleting and Chamfering
Shelling, Holes. Bosses
Extrude, Sweep, Lathe
1 and 2 Rail Sweeps
Protrusions and Cutouts
Booleans (Add, Subtract, Union).
Trim and Split
Thicken To Solid
Stitching and Healing with user defined tolerances
Primitives
Holes
Bosses
Lofting between Faces
Inflate/Deflate Face
Feature Patterns
Pipes
IBranched Solids

Solid Editing:

Parametric Features
Associative History Tree
Deform Face
Remove, Offset, Move, Replace, Match Face
Bend and Bend Along Curve
Draft Faces
Stretch, Twist, Bend, Bend Along Curve
Mate, Align, Insert Faces

Annotation/Detailing:

Generate side, front, top, and isometric views automatically from 3D models and templates
Easily Create Section, Detail, and Auxiliary Views
Pen Weights, Patterns, Styles
Horizontal, Vertical, Radial, Diametric, Center Marks, Leaders, Callouts, Angular Dimensions
Tolerances and User Settings for Dimension Attributes
Stacked, Dual, Fractions
Hatching and Fill Patterns
Bill of Materials
Text (Normal, Angle, Path)

Photo Rendering:

Raytracing with Anti-Aliasing
Unlimited Point, Spot, and distant lights
Adjustable soft and hard shadows
Drag and Drop from Material Library
Backgrounds and Foregrounds
Environment Maps
Rapid Render Presets for Glass, Metal, Mirror, and Plastic Materials
Material Editor for controlling reflectance, color, displacement, transparency, and texture space

Animation:

Walk Through, Fly By
QuickTime Object VR
QuickTime Panoramic VR
QuickTime Event Recording
Object Based Animation

Data Exchange:

DXF/DWG
SAT, IGES, STEP
CATIA® v4
Pro/E® (Import Only)
Adobe Illustrator® (up to v9)
3DS, COB, Rhino (Import Only)
STLSTL (ASCII and Binary)

Part Library:

26,000+ Part Library Electrical, HVAC, Mechanical Construction, Bathroom, Kitchen LAN, CMOS, Fasteners Doors, Windows, Counters
Drag and Drop

2D Constraints:

Coincident, Tangent
Perpendicular, Parallel
Offset, Collinear
Auto Constrain
Variables and Equations
Dimension Driving
Animate Dimensions

AeroPack Tools:

Perimeter Curve
Polyconic Surfaces
Airfoil Generation
Lifting Surfaces Planform Generation
Area/CG Curve
Sum Curves
Mean Geometric Chord
Space Spline
Obscuration Plot
Curve Integration
Import Airplane
Replace Curve
Export Curve
Plot Curve

Other Features:

MicroScribe® Support
3DConnexion® Support

Shark FX-AP Pricing

Software purchase includes AeroPack & Shark/Shark FX node locked licenses, user manuals and service releases. Educational and multiple license discounts. Request Shark FX-AP Pricing

Shark FX-AP Evaluation

Shark/Shark FX-AP will be valid for 30 days. You cannot save, print, copy, paste or export files. You will receive the AeroPack download instructions in a separate email (after Shark/Shark FX is installed). Due to America Online's network procedures, AOL users may not be able to download the evaluation software. We comply with United States export regulations and may limit availability of our software. Evaluate Shark FX & AeroPack.

The AeroPack Tutorials will help the CAD user understand and utilize the diverse and powerful airplane specific drawing tools made available in Shark FX-AP and Shark-AP.

Shark FX-AP Student License

Applicant must be enrolled as an aeronautical engineering student and have a valid student ID. Software can only be used for class work and university sponsored design projects. Software cannot be installed in a University lab, shared with or transferred to another student. Software purchase includes Shark FX & AeroPack: $300 Purchase Student License

System Requirements:

Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Vista, or Windows 2000
Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon class processor
512 MG RAM or greater
Mouse Point Device
DVD Drive

Mac OSX 10.4
Open GL
G4 or G5
512 MB RAM
DVD Drive
Mouse (recommend 2 button mouse