To use Expressus Ver3.01, a license which upgrade term is after 10/01/2005 is required.

At the time of reading of IGES, the element which is invisible were read in the state of un-displaying. Moreover, the scene holding the display On/Off state at the time of reading is created automatically. A scene name is INITIAL-1 etc.

The invisible elements of IGES data are read as display Off elements,
and the scene holding the state of display On/Off was created automatically.

The option which reads only the current layer and current filter element at the time of the writing in CATIA V4 was added in the configuration dialog box.

Example of boundary box dimension attributes setting

The distance of boundary box dimension and the size of boundary box dimension can be able to specify in the configuration dialog box.

The attribute settings of boundary box dimension

Although the background color of 2D port was fixed to black conventionally, it came to be able to perform color specification like the background color of 3D port in the configuration dialog box.

The language version which can be performed depends on the language of Windows and the regional and language options

You can choose language version from Japanese, English and Chinese(simplified) at the time of the setup.

Simplified Chinese Version has been released on Expressus Ver3.01.
Expressus can be used on the Windows of Chinese version.

Simplified Chinese Version has been released.

・Only one coordinate system can be defined in each node.
・The coordinate system added to the top node is equivalent to a whole coordinate system.
・At the time of taking in assembly structure, the posture of each sub assembly is held as a node coordinate system.
・The commands related to a coordinate system and coordinate axes, such as create demensions and create sections, are handled in the current coordinate system.
・Also, the coordinate axes which show the posture of a current coordinate system are displayed.
・It also has the function which returns to the initial coordinate system which the node holds.

・Parallel translation, rotation movement, etc. can be operated to the element below the specified arbitrary nodes.
・Various topological operation commands which can be operated intuitively, such as movement within a specification plane and match posture, are prepared.
・A sub assembly can be decomposed or it can be used for position adjustment of the gripper finger at the time of using a press motion function.
・Any target nodes of topological operation can be indicated to select contextual menu of assembly tree.(Ver2.01)
・There is a function which cancels topological operation and return to an initial topology.
・It is to be able to pick the coordinate axes. It is usefull to use in topological operation or making dimensions..(Ver2.02)
・The button which can perform distance specification with a two-point pick was added to the topological operation command of movie by distance and move in a plane.(Ver2.02)
・Scaling command are added in topological operation commands.
It is effective in the making allowance of a resin model etc..(Ver2.10)

・Area command
The surface area of elements on display and the projection area of the indicated direction of a vector can be obtained.
By this command, in order to ask for the area of elements on display, unnecessary elements should turn OFF a display using functions, like "Display OFF Except selected Element."

・Viewing operation became possible only by the drag of a mouse.
(Viewing operation by F1/F2/F3 is also possible )
Tilt(Rotation) ........................... Right button drag
Pan(parallel movement) ............ Left button drag
Zoom ......................................Middle button drag or Wheel rotation or Left+Right button drag(Ver2.20)
・Fit command was added.
The whole model can be displayed without changing the posture of the rotation direction.

・The opposite cannot be done although the XPS file made with Expressus of an old version can be opened with Expressus of a new version.

• The maximum size below arbitrary nodes can be known.
• The size of a boundary box is interlocked with topology operation, element deletion, etc., and is updated automatically.
  

Element selection by color function

・It is the function which changes the element or node near the specified element color into a selection state. The selected node and the selected element can be treated like what was chosen by other methods, such as region selection, and can be used for various uses, such as topological operation, and node change, color change.

・Figure comparison of two models can be performed. The part below a tolerance is searched and a color display is performed. This function is an effective at the time of design change of a product model etc.

Model comparison function

Additional matters at Expressus Ver2.50

Additional matters at Expressus Ver2.65

Four view display
Isometric port and three view are displayed.

The mode of partial inclusion and whole inclusion on the region selection are added

LOD support
LOD is short for 'level of details'. This function improves the display efficiency by briefly
displaying small shapes.

Measurement commands
The mesurement commands can get the result faster than dimension commands.
The results will be output to the text box, so, they can be used with cut and paste operation.

Projected area caluclation command
This command can get a result of projected area by indicating any project direction
The result will be as a projection. So, it can add same dimensions or same notes in the 2D port
as same as section and view.
Also, mold clamping force calclation by indicating lateral pressure fudge factor, cavity inside face pressure and safety factor is available as a option.
This is effective function on the initial phase of mold design.

• Both port number 80 and 443 are used on a daily basis in Web browsing, so it makes you possible to use ExpressusRTC whenever you can viewing web sites.
• ExpressusRTC supports HTTP, SOCKS4 and SOCKS5 proxy.
• --> Environment setting of EXPMES
  

The TCP-port numbers which are used on ExpressusRTC.have been changed
to use 80 and 443 only.(Ver 2.25)

Additional & change matters at Expressus Ver2.43

Weight saving of XPS file

・The save size of a XPS file has cut down sharply.
(About 45% on average of size curtailment)

・Keep in mind that the XPS file created and updated by this version can't be opened
in a former version.

Improvement in display speed

・The efficiency of figure display speed processing in 3D port or a motion port has
increased, so that display speed improved sharply.

Change of license system

・The license tool program which newly carries out license management
will beis released.

・All of a license setup, a check, etc. can be performed by this license tool.

・The attestation system has changed into what is depended on Computer ID.

Please specify the computer ID (not MAC address as before) displayed
in the license tool to apply the license.

The license migration to other computers ias possible.

・When you migrate the license, please announce us by specifying the export key obtained by performing license export in the license tool and the computer ID of the cpmputer of after migration on a license migration page.

・The one time license has added at the time of installation.

・The one time license can estimate all functions for given times

・The conventional free license was abolished with these change.

View port function

・The port where only the direction of visual axis differs from 3D port can be displayed.

・There is no restriction in the number of a view port, and two or more view ports
can be used.

By the scene function, it also came to reproduce the On/Off state of dimensions
and sections.

The existence of the gradation of a background color can be specified now.

The option to specify has added in 'Configuration'.

Improvements on press motion

・The display color of the interference check result can be set up. now

・The colors of Interference condition, Contact condition and Below clearance volume
can be setup.

・It corresponds to revolute center movement (F4 key) in the motion port.

・The reading speed of the XPS file in which a press motion setup is included
has been improved.

Stability improvement

The stability improvement is planned by improving the memory management.

Proxy setting

・Automatic configuration script is supported on proxy setting of Expressus Messenger when 'use browser setting' is checked ..

・The option which doesn't perform interference check between mechanical parts has added.

Notice

・Only the license which expiring date of upgrade is after 01/01/2005 can be upgraded.
・OS of Winodws98 or WindowsME is not supported.

If grid rounding is effective in coordinate value directions in a locate mode, the rounded coordinates value will be handed over by the command.

It's effective in a visual check if the edges correspond and if it has an incline to the axis and so on.

It's a function which displays cross lines parallel to the axes in a viewing state.

Functions have been improved.

VDA Data Input