Use Flex2D for Visualization, Output Generation & Complex Dimensional Calculations
As a product visualization tool, BuyDesign Flex2D provides immediate confirmation that a configured product looks exactly the way the customer wants it to look. It can be run:
- Interactively as an integral part of the configuration process
- After all configuration selections are made
As a drawing output generator, BuyDesign Flex2D can be run after the configuration process is complete to generate the other 2D output files for use in bid, proposal, or submittal documents and other deliverables.
- Generated drawings can be viewed or edited using a variety of image handling programs.
As a complex dimensional calculator, the BuyDesign Flex2D geometry engine can be queried for values it calculates based upon inputs from the configurator. Key driving dimensions are passed to the geometry engine which resolves the constraints and dimensional relationships to calculate the values of derived dimensions. The configurator can then use those values in the configuration session. This capability can be used to:
- Keep complex engineering logic or math external to configuration rules.
- Reduce errors in computation by using a robust geometry engine to do the math.
- Improve performance by using powerful mathematical solvers built into the geometry engine.
