Recensioni su KeyCreator

The solution for your 3D modeling and design needs.

Commenti: KeyCreator is of great assistance to those in manufacturing, aerospace, automotive, and industrial design. Personally, it has helped me in industrial design.

Aspetti positivi:

The feature I liked is the direct modeling approach, which allows creators to directly modify 3D models without being limited by parametric history. It also offers the ability to create solid models and 2D drawings, enabling the creation of complex geometries.

Aspetti negativi:

I believe that in terms of customization and automation, there should be further improvements. The ability to create macros and scripts is not very advanced and could benefit from a renovation.

Key Creator is the CAD you want

Commenti: I really love this program I am retired now by keep my maintenance fees up. Getting help, the few times I've needed has always been fast and easy at no cost (maintenance feed is up to date) these guys are [SENSITIVE CONTENT] on the spot!!! I've never had to wait for help.

Aspetti positivi:

First: I've been using Kubotek KeyCreator since it was CadKey, at least 20 years ago. I am self taught and I am pretty good. The big thing with Keycreator is it is easily self taught. it has been button driven since it was Cadkey. It is set up by Mechanical engineers (I think) NOT ARCUTECTS or civil engineers. Dimensioning parts is pretty much like a machinist would do it. There is and never was a need to type in commands. I personally believe a new to CAD person could sit down and teach themselves this program is 3-4 days (8 hours per day). A day of "teaching" where to look and getting the proper mind set would definitely help but is not necessarily needed.

Aspetti negativi:

No one has heard of it!! :) :) I usually make a solids and then burst various views after importing. This seems to save "space" and keep the file size down. it is a pain if changes must be made do the original solids since I have to change the 2D drawings of parts manually or just import can create new 2D drawings (again bursting the part views. No biggie however.

Legacy Tool LLC

Commenti: I do much of my modeling with KeyCreator and have for decades even back to Cadkey Dos. Most recently, it seems like KeyCreator has been maintaining translator for other cad systems but really not developing its own features and new technology to compete. It makes me wonder what are the goals at KC going forward?

Aspetti positivi:

Ease of use is a big plus. The functions aren't buried under sub menu after sub menu after pull down like other systems however I do notice other systems are getting better with that now. KC Direct modeling makes modeling quite quick.

Aspetti negativi:

Drawing layouts are not very robust and the rendering and associativity never gets fixed from one release or Service pack to another. the drawing layout is what communicates the model to the manufacturing department and if it isn't trustworthy, everyone involved is on edge. many times the system won't show me geometry and the only way I can get it back is to save as a junk file to be safe and then re-open the file and it shows up. The system is a bit quirky that way in model space but I find that Drawing layout has even more of these quirks I need to work around. If I move a detail from one level to another generally it means my layout is messed up from there on. I find I have to be very intentional about having every detail and sub level established ahead of making layouts or its a bunch of work to get the layouts back in order. Associativity is lost in those instances as well. some functions and trims I would like to do on solids either won't work, or corrupt my solid.

Easy to use for such a full featured package

Commenti: Support has always been top notch with response times typically of a day or two at most and correspondence from point of contact is exceptional. The software has never failed to produce our designs no matter how complex the job.
The software is a complex and complete 3D package with rendering and even animation capabilities and yet has one of the shortest learning curves to be proficient with that I've ever seen. We can train new users in just a few days and they are designing on their own in no time.
Software updates have their occasional bugs and visual anomalies which I assume is from the smaller install base and therefore low number of testers available compared to some of the others.

Aspetti positivi:

Ease of use Short learning curve Large translator base built in Can easily modify features of an imported (from another software package) solid model All the features you would expect and more

Aspetti negativi:

Minor bugs typically make their way into new versions (wait until the patch to update)

Ones view of Key Creator

Commenti: We make parts both little, 0.125", and large, 15", it depends on the size of the printer. We have do some outdoor fountains and large power distribution systems.

Aspetti positivi:

3D cad drawing, exporting to 3D printing Software, Customers that ask for other formats, web sites that have 34D Cad drawing on site.

Aspetti negativi:

being able to remote work without signing off on main computer

Keycreator Review

Commenti: Our company is a specialty electrical mfg. solving unique applications, one off parts.

Aspetti positivi:

I am very familiar with the software, using it since CadKey ver 3.0. Flexible for designing

Aspetti negativi:

Sheetmetal, it will form something and will not unfold the part it just formed. No option to change metal thickness unless you unfold the part. BOM is hard to use. Training documentation is not very easy use.

KeyCreator

Commenti: We use KeyCreator to help us in modeling for simulation; it helps us translate and simplify models.

Aspetti positivi:

KeyCreator is very versatile. If you need your model to be flexible, it can model in both 3D and wireframe.

Aspetti negativi:

There really isn't much I can say that is bad about this product. Larger models may have a tendency to process slowly is about it.

KeyCreator Review

Commenti: It is a easy software to use, with numerous functions. It could use a user interface overhaul, but other than that it works well.

Aspetti positivi:

KeyCreator excels at modifying surfaces, 2D editing, and the use of layers to control the model. It also is a great conversion software from other native CAD file types.

Aspetti negativi:

Native conversion software for proprietary file types such as Solidworks, NX, Catia, Autodesk, etc.

User for over 20 years!

Aspetti positivi:

I have been making models and prototypes for over 35 years and have been using KeyCreator for over 20 years, starting with CadKey. I receive files from my clients who use a wide variety of CAD programs and I seldom have issues with translation. When I do, KeyCreator technical support will help me figure out the issue promptly. I have seen the program make leaps and bounds in ease of use over the years, from editing poor quality imported files to creating our own complex files. The Dynamic move and face handles are awesome and are used constantly in my work.

Aspetti negativi:

We do tons of 3D printing, which requires working with stl files. Importing and editing stl files is not a strong suit for KeyCreator, but exporting them for printing works perfectly well. Though the initial cost of KC is comparatively low, the annual maintenance is a bit frustrating, but I guess that is the cost of program up keep.

Keycreator great package, reasonable price

Commenti: My overall experience has been pretty good. But to be honest, the problem has to be major before I will contact them. I usually figure out a work around and keep working.

Aspetti positivi:

It can handle any drawing/ modelling task that I have had do. The feature editing capabilities and the dimension driven editing. It is also easy to customize and generate macros or programs to help me be productive.

Aspetti negativi:

I don't have any major dislikes that come to mind. It does have a bug or two but any package as complex as this is not going to be perfect. The main issue would be long delays in layout processing for the first time in large assemblies and it really gives you no idea where it is 5% or 95% or is it hung.

Does it all in one package

Commenti: With the huge library of translators I'm able to open almost any format from auto industry parts manufactures and create vacuum hold down fixtures to fit their products. I ship the finished fixture with the tool paths for their machinery. Geometry based editing allows me to create files that are difficult to impossible to render with history based Cad.

Aspetti positivi:

The integrated G-code generator saves tons of time posting to my 3 axis mill

Aspetti negativi:

Migrating to the newest version is always an afternoon lost importing settings and tweeking all the menus as I wish them to appear. Although it was easier with the latest release.

KeyCreator is my secret weapon

Commenti: I design and build custom machinery in the process industry. Projects include complete chemical plant design with piping, tanks and valves as a 3D model, process and mechanical machinery with 100's of parts, test instrumentation, and intellectual property disclosures.
As a user of KeyCreator from when it was known as "Cadkey" until now, it has been my secret weapon for over 30 years. My customers are amazed at the quality of work and the speed at which it is generated.

Aspetti positivi:

Operations are performed with very few keystrokes. Very flexible customization of mouse buttons, keyboard asignments, and desktop. Easy to write and assign macros to keystrokes. Very efficient detailing capabilities. Great solid modeling features such as dynamic editing of a dimension. The part updates (parametrically) and the dimension can be erased without affecting the part. All types of push and pull, rotate, etc. editing of parts. Powerful importing of parts from other Cad programs (and corrective tools if the geomtry is flawed). Parts end up as pure geometry and are treated as native KeyCreator parts. Level control by nested tree structure. Undo history. Very extensive reference control to create, convert, and display. But at the end of the day very FAST to create and edit parts.

Aspetti negativi:

The interface is a little old fashioned.

Idea to implementation at a rapid pace

Commenti: For 22 years I have found Keycreator the easiest platform to learn and teach to our college interns.

Aspetti positivi:

Importation from our OEM data to creation of accurate repair methods is crucial to our fast-paced customer-driven business. The free form solid modeling approach provided by Keycreator allows us to develop ideas at that very rapid pace.

Aspetti negativi:

Some of the linear and diameter dimension functions are non-intuitive at times.

Great Tool!

Commenti: I started with CADKey back in 1994. I learned by wire frame and advanced through to solid modeling.Most of my knowledge is from using the software and others to help me learn other tricks.It is nice to have so many ways to do the same thing.Some ways are faster but get the same result.

Aspetti positivi:

I love how the solid model works. Much better than surfaces. I like to know how my parts are fitting together and make sure they are not interfering with each other.

Aspetti negativi:

Sometimes it is difficult to know what the software is looking for without a little digging.Sometimes it is trial and error to know how it is looking at what I want to do.

My Review

Commenti: Work with it everyday and is a great software to use.

Aspetti positivi:

We started with the software way back when it was Cadkey. I like the ability to customize with KXL's for our tooling which reduces a lot of design / detailing time.

Aspetti negativi:

I wish all the translator's were integrated into the standard software and not an extra $$$. We can't justify this cost for just needing to translate something once or twice a year.

Nice program but room for improvements in the help tool

Commenti: I use it to create various parts, molds, 3D printed parts, fixtures, etc.

Aspetti positivi:

I found it relatively easy to use this program after using another software for over 30 years. It's reasonably powerful in the tools it offers, and very forgiving and I like that you can back-track and try something else if it doesn't give you the results you were looking for.

Aspetti negativi:

The help function is lacking, they should show examples of the tool you are asking for help with and walk thru each option explaining how, and when, to use them. This is one of my biggest complaints with the software. I also would like to see it retain the values from the last time you used a tool, some of them do, but many do not. When copying items it would be great if it would evenly space the copies between two selected points, that would save a lot of time.

thankful that the program had the same options as the version I used back in the 90's

Commenti: this works very well with the part of the company that I manage

Aspetti positivi:

the software is easy to use for me because its similar to the software I was using so thankfully I didn't have to learn a brand new and different software

Aspetti negativi:

some features I haven't looked at closely are bothersome but I know there are settings that can be changed to make those functions operate differently

KeyCreator Review

Commenti: In tooling development it is very helpful to see tool before fabrication so you know if it is going to work or not.

Aspetti positivi:

Easy to use and design creatively because you don't have to make sure everything is connected.

Aspetti negativi:

I wish that FEA was better. I have colleagues who say the FEA is not quite as good as ANSYS.

KeyCreator Review

Commenti: I've used KeyCreator since it was Cadkey. I've never had a 3D modelling challenge that I couldn't resolve using the KeyCreator product.

Aspetti positivi:

Ease of use for 3D modelling, solid 3D translators

Aspetti negativi:

I'd like to see more standard color options

Not the most well known software but very productive.

Commenti: I use this software everyday for flat development and to translate customers cad files into something that can be shared with non cad users. I find the 3d pdf to be very useful to help people to see the "big picture" on complex assemblies.

Aspetti positivi:

It's just easy and fast. I am faster, self taught in a few months, in KeyCreator than I was in my old software with years of training.

Aspetti negativi:

There is a lack of organization to the the online lessons. It feels like everything was dumped into a bucket and you have to dig for something relevant to what you need. I also don't see anything new from the last 8 years or so.

Kubotek Review based on the past 3 revisions

Commenti: We use cad for differentiating engineering changes between old and new CAD models, KeyCreator does the perfect job on that part. Can see very minute differences too.
Most of the time we use Keycreator for creating gd&t and roadmaps for the assembly and stampings which does the job pretty well.
If you ask me to suggest, I prefer some default gd&t/drawing pages and title blocks for the organization. Also, it would be awesome if you include a tool for tolerance stackups.

Aspetti positivi:

User friendly - anyone can learn easily. Simple layout/ atmosphere. Best for designing solids like the die and tools.

Aspetti negativi:

Some of the Cads received from customer doesn't load that easily - takes lot of time compared to other softwares. I see transition errors with some of the assembly cad files. Doesn't interpret magenta/mating surfaces on some cad files.

Keycreator applied in real life

Commenti: I have had Cadkey, which was the origination of what we have now in keycreator since 1986. So I have seen this grow from a 3d wireframe cad system to what it is today.

Aspetti positivi:

That you are not tied to a certain way (by the product or code writers) to use the product. Keycreator allows multiple way to design and utilize building the model that is under construction.

Aspetti negativi:

There are some features that we would personally like to have changed, and the support team allows us to submit our requests for their review and possible changes.

Good CAD for designing

Aspetti positivi:

The software makes it relatively easy to modify solids as you are designing.

Aspetti negativi:

It's hard to think of anything I like the least, because overall I think the pros outweigh any cons.

The CAD System I love since more than 30 years ago.

Commenti: I have been using this software since I was 20 years old. It was called Cadkey. Now I'm 54.
I mainly design all the plastic products that we manufacture in this software. As I mentioned, what I liked the most of it is its intuitiveness, I mean is very logic. Other CAD software doesn't have such intuitiveness, so it is very difficult to find the function you are looking for.
Even though the rest of my designers use other CADs (because they are used to them), I have no problem to import their drawings, neither to export mine to them with the format they requiere.

Aspetti positivi:

The easy of use and how intuitive it is.

Aspetti negativi:

When handling too many entities, it is sometimes slow. In the past there use to be tutorials for each function, directly recorded in the software folder.

KeyCreator - Great for Contractors (and everyone else)

Commenti: It has been the central plank of my contracting business for well over twenty years.

Aspetti positivi:

3D modelling (and 2D drawing and detailing) in a very natural, unconstrained, intuitive manner that is not only easy to use, but very quick in execution in most circumstances.

Aspetti negativi:

Bugs (but they all have those) and those few things in which I think I have a better idea than the programmers (you might call them idiosyncrasies).