CADbro

Overview
CADbro, Published by ZWCAD Software in 2016, is a 3D Computer-aided design viewer that runs on Microsoft Windows. With clear and reasonable ribbon layout, it meets requirements for anyone to view 3D models, add 3D annotations and check product manufacturing information without professional 3D CAD platforms.
History
CADbro was released on May 3, 2016 by ZWSOFT.
Features
1.3D CAD Viewing
CADbro satisfied to quickly view and save different CAD format files.
Viewing
More than 20 kinds of file formats can be directly opened with CADbro, including all important standards format such as Parasolid, STEP, DWG/DXF and other 3D CAD files such as Catia, NX, Creo and SolidWorks.
Opening formats
Catia V4 Parasolid
Catia V5 STEP
Catia V6 IGES
NX ACIS
Creo/ProE DWG/DXF
SolidWorks STL
SolidEdge VDA
Inventor VRML
CGR 3DXML
Sharing
CADbro can save CAD models to Catia V4 and V5 files. It can also easily convert CAD models to 3D PDF, which helps anyone with access to Adobe Acrobat can view, rotate, and zoom 3D models.
Saving formats
Catia V4 DWG/DXF
Catia V5 2D PDF
Parasolid 3D PDF
STEP STL
IGES VDA
ACIS VRML
Healing
CADbro can detect the model quality and provides auto-healing tools. When the models have some gaps or miss some faces, bad geometry can quickly be fixed. It can be used to check the open edges amount in 3D models and automatically analyze and attempt to repair abnormal topology, such as gaps between face edges and coincident vertices. Also some manually heal tools are provided.
2. 3D Annotation
PMI tools in CADbro allow user to intuitively add dimensions and annotations (such as coordinate, datum or feature control symbol) on the 3D entities.
3. Analysis
CADbro provides a range of measure and analysis features which can be used to check the surface quality and product structure. User can quickly make various 2D measurements (distance, angle, arc, length and surface area) and 3D measurements (point coordinate, curve connectivity, surface curvature, mass properties and so on).
4. Editing
Besides viewing 3D models, CADbro can achieve some simple modifications, such as simplifying the features, changing feature position, moving / copying / mirroring shape entity, moving or dragging the components etc.
5. Assembly and Animation
The Interface check function of CADbro provides detailed inner construction and verifying assembly movement information of the product: number, volume and area of Interference regions.
CADbro allows users to create the exploded view and assembly animation. Clients can use vivid animations to demonstrate the product to anyone before entering the market.
6. Mold Assistance Functionality
When product model is applied to the mold design, CADbro can help a lot of preparation work to check design error. The following functions are available in CADbro, such as Check the draft, align the product, define the shrinkage, make thickness analysis, get product silhouette and create core/cavity region.
7. Reference
1. http://www.engineering.com/DesignSoftware/DesignSoftwareArticles/ArticleID/12407/CADbro-Streamlines-Data-Sharing-and-Collaboration-Across-Teams.aspx
2. http://www.softpedia.com/get/Science-CAD/CADbro.shtml
3. http://www.cadbrother.com/

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