A small set of A>V>C> programs will radically accelerate the solid modeling of any product. You will be able to quickly create and update assembly blocks. The kit includes all utilities to speed up work and make drawing easier. Numbering commands and the A>V>C> Properties Palette will help you name all contours and set up their properties. The drawing tree and search commands by properties and by name will help you not to lose the necessary objects in larger drawings.
The collection costs 5 times less than the individual programs included in it.
List of commands included in the A>V>C> 3D kit:
A>V>C> Properties Palette (AVCPalette) New property panel. For all objects in the drawing, you can edit the NAME, like blocks. Solid sizes appear in the Metric section. Density and cost of materials. Editing coverings and edges. Editing and adding block attributes, editing parameters. Reverse polylines.
Assembly (AsmCreate & AsmNew) Combine parts into a block assembly. Give the block an automatic name based on a pattern with a sequential number. Replace the block with a new one while maintaining the attribute values.
Auto Annotate Automatic inclusion of the "Annotation" layer when creating texts, leaders, dimensions, etc. And also disabling snapping and orthogonality.
Auto Language Keyboard Language automatic switch. The plugin helps to switch the keyboard between English and your native language.
Block Update (BUpdate) Replace selected blocks with blocks of the same name from another drawing.
Buben Try to restore ModelDoc views (created by the ViewBase command)
Chop (CH & CHE) Chop a 3D solid into many pieces. Make ribs and stair-steps.
Cross-Piece (CRS) To make the notches in intersecting parts (3D-solids) to connect crosses.
Dado Joint (DDJ) Formation of dado joinery between 2 contacting solids. Automatic creation of dadoes, grooves, pockets, and cutouts.
Drill (DRI) 1 click - 1000 holes! Plugin for fast drilling many holes in many 3D-solids.
Find by Name (FindName) Search for parts and blocks by name, kind, and description. Search by mask. Invert the visibility of found objects.
Fixture Arrangement of fixtures along joints of solids. RTA fittings, fasteners, furniture hinges, shelf holders, hardware.
Gap Subtraction of solids with a gap, preserving face coloring, preserving the subtrahend.
Invert visibility (Invert) Isolate selected objects along with those that were previously hidden.
Lay Lay 3D-solids to the XY plane. Group and sort the list of details; make FlatShot for CNC.
Mark Inserting texts or blocks with part marks in a drawing. Info-Points for data extraction.
Mesh to Solid (MeshToSolid & MeshExplode) Convert Polyface Meshes and regular Meshes to 3D Solids. Connecting of meshes. And command to explode the mesh on the line.
Miter Joint (Miter) Cutting the solid along the bisector of the angle of joining of two surfaces.
MultiSlice (MSL) Cutting off many solid surfaces. Creating a Miter joint. Modeling columns and walls from particleboard/plywood in 1 click.
OpenAVC / HideAVC Open or close multiple AVC palettes.
Page Numbering (PNo) Numbering of drawing sheets in one DWG file. Drawing up a table of contents.
Removing Holes (RemHole) Find and remove all cylindrical holes in all solid parts, even inside assembly blocks.
Reduce Weight (ReduceW) Cut through windows or pockets in free places of the part to reduce its weight.
Select Same Objects (SSO) Quick select same objects in drawing. Search for block by attribute and parameter. Search for solids by face color.
Slice (ASL) Quick and smart similar SLICE command. Delamination (peeling) of flat and curved faces of solid.
Smart Leader (ALD) MLeaders look for an object under the arrow and fill in the text for themselves.
Solid Subtract (SSub) Subtraction of solids without a gap, preserving face coloring, preserving the subtrahend.
Solid Intersect (SInt) Intersection of solids, preserving face coloring, preserving the source objects.
Solid Union (SUnion) Union of solids, preserving face coloring, preserving the source objects.
Tab-slot Joint (TabSlot) Modeling the connection of two parts using a series of tabs (pins) at the end of one part and a series of slots (dadoes) on the plane of another part.
TNT Explosion of assembly. Moving apart solids in space for an illustration of the form of the assembly.
Unpack Search for blocks in which only one part is packed (solid, polyline…). Explosion of these blocks. Transferring the name and attributes of the block to the part.
Also included are additional bonus commands:
Select Unname (SNN) - The command asks to select any objects in the drawing and leaves selected only those whose Name property is empty. After calling this command, you can immediately call the numbering.
SolSize, SweepSize – solid measurement
SawRed - Coloring of solids depending on the manufacturing technology - details for sawing: in red; for milling: in green.
AvcUpdate - Updating the metric of solids. Colorizes solids and faces according to the color of the material. Update SmartLeaders.
AvcResetDialogs - Delete the saved dimensions and positions of the A>V>C> command settings dialogs.
AvcOptions - Configuration palette for all A>V>C> commands.
After installing this plug-in, a new “A>V>C>” tab will appear in the AutoCAD Options dialog. It allows you to customize all of the above functions without using the command line. For program settings, see Common Options. To save settings and restore them, see Export settings.
This kit does not include commands for preparing contours for CNC and working with 2D contours, as well as commands for extracting data into tables. If you did not find the command you need in this kit, then you should pay attention to the full set of A>V>C> programs: A>V>C> Pro.
Regardless of the AutoCAD|BricsCAD localization language, you can switch the plugin to English, Russian, Italian, German, or Chinese localization.
Read about downloading and installing the program here.
To run the command, you will have to register an account and top up your account balance or receive bonuses.
Annual license - 80 EUR.
Unlimited license - 400 EUR. Free updates for 1 year.
The trial period is 20 days.
Attention!
You only need to download this one file from the download folder. No other files are needed!
Before installing this set of programs, you must remove all other A>V>C> plugins. To achieve this, just delete all subdirectories starting with the letters “AVC” in the folder ApplicationPlugins.
The commands that do not have their pages are described below. These commands are available only in the A>V>C> 3D kit and A>V>C> Pro:
Updating the metric of solids (only for those solids that were previously measured). Colorizes solids and faces according to the color of the material (only if color update is configured in A>V>C> Palette settings). Update Smart Leaders. The command processes the objects selected in advance. If nothing is selected, then the command will iterate over all objects in the drawing, including solids inside blocks. This can take a very long time. You can interrupt the command by pressing Esc.
Selected solids are colored depending on the manufacturing technology. If the Technology property = Box or Sweep or Saw, then the details are assigned a red color. If the Technology property = Milling, then green. If the Technology property is not yet full, then the procedure for measurement of the solid is called. About the Technology property, see Here
Measurement of solids, regardless of position in space. Dimensions of the box into which the solid can get. It also searches for surfaces and edges with the assigned material and calculates the angle of the inclined end saw. The algorithm is used inside Lay, DataTable, Mark, and Smart Leader. The resulting dimensions are output to the command line. All measurement results will be written to xData of solid and will be visible in the A>V>C> Properties palette in the Metric section. Also use the command to update outdated metrics.
Measurement of twisted|sweeped solid is similar to SolSize. One of the dimensions of the solid is measured along the length of its curved edge.
SumLen command
Delete the saved dimensions and positions of the A>V>C> command settings dialogs. This procedure saves you when dialog windows accidentally end up off the screen. The procedure can be called by the "Reset Dialogs" button on the Common Options tab in the A>V>C> Options Palette. There are no buttons for this command in menus or toolbars.