Quick Demonstration

Examples presented and comprehensively described in the Tutorial section of the Manual are in a compact form available here. Click a link to run the corresponding flash.


The best method to explore each flash example is to drag the tracking button. Left click the tracking button, hold the mouse button down and move the mouse. Dragging right displays the next frames (images), dragging left displays the previous frames. Thus you can easily change frames as fast as you need and easily return back, if necessary. For more information, See Working with Flash Examples.


If not described in Flash sequences, left mouse click is used for objects selection. For finishing the selection or finishing another step within function, VariCAD uses the right click, key Enter or click on a corresponding icon (usually containing “OK”). All methods have the same effect. Some Flash sequences have omitted view changes or repeating similar steps. The sequences are created in 800x600 display resolution, in higher resolution the toolbars are usually positioned differently.



Basic 2D, Basic Solids, Editing and Copying of Solids

2D drawing – construction lines
2D drawing – lines, filleting, offsets
2D drawing in the cursor increment mode, keyboard location input, creating corners and mirroring
2D drawing - single segment offsets, creating corners
Profile extrusion, working with multiple files, inserting new solids into 3D space
Selecting solids, inserting and transforming solids
Transforming and copying solids, Boolean operations
Editing a solid created from 2D profiles (Also 2D drawing in 3D)

Basic Solids, Editing Solids, Filleting Edges

Basic solids, Boolean operation Add
Cutting material with the box tool, chamfering
Editing basic solids, removing and transforming parts of solids
Transforming parts of solids after changing their dimensions
Removing holes, chamfers and other parts of solids
Filleting edges
Editing fillets

Creation and Editing Pipes

Creation of a pipe, the pipe is defined according to the parts in the assembly
Editing the pipe, editing solids
Creation of a pipe, the pipe is defined according to another existing pipe

Creation of 2D Drawing from 3D Space

Changing 2D drawing after the 3D objects were edited
Changing predefined method of 2D creation

Creation and Editing of Shells

Creation of a thick shell (patches offseted at a defined distance)
Editing the shell

Unbending Sheet Metal Parts

Unbending sheet metal part, sheet metal automatically detected
Unbending, creation of XY coordinates of unbent surface

Creation and Usage of Assembly Links

Creation of assembly links, part edited in a simultaneously open file
Part is edited separately, changes in the assembly after the assembly was open

Bill of Materials, Solid Attributes, Title Blocks

Definition of the title block
Configuration of attributes
Configuration of attributes and groups of attributes
Definition of solid attributes
Definition of extra solid attributes from attribute groups
Working with BOM, displaying BOM objects, filling title blocks
Working with supplementary objects (paint, oil …)
Working with BOM, creating a list of parts

Crash Tests (Interferences)

Crash tests

3D Threads, 3D Sections, 2D Drawing in 3D

Creating 3D threads
Creating a 3D section, 2D drawing in 3D
2D drawing from 3D with threads and sections