{"id":3126,"date":"2020-07-07T09:30:34","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T13:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/robodk.com\/blog\/?p=3126"},"modified":"2021-01-28T17:11:26","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T22:11:26","slug":"announcing-version-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robodk.com\/blog\/announcing-version-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing RoboDK 5.0: The Most Feature-Rich Version Yet"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There’s a new major release of RoboDK and it’s better than ever!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We’ve increased performance, added compatibility with more robots and tools, and improved support across the board. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let’s have a look at what makes RoboDK 5.0 so great. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Sometimes, software updates go by unnoticed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here at RoboDK, we regularly add features and introduce new support to the software. If you are looking for a new feature, just let us know <\/a>in the forum<\/a> and we will consider adding it to the software (or help you to use the feature if it’s already included).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our minor updates throughout the year are packed full of amazing new features and extra compatibility that can really make the difference to your specific robot application. We don’t always shout about the minor updates, but they help to enrich the experience of using RoboDK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, sometimes we release a new update that is worth shouting about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RoboDK 5.0 is one such release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are 10 reasons that RoboDK 5.0 is the best version ever:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Up to 2 x Speed Improvement for Complex Projects<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

RoboDK was already a fast software package. Unlike some other robotics software, it doesn’t require you to have an extremely high-performance computer to run it. You can run RoboDK even on a normal laptop for simple projects. The more performance you have access to, the more you can get out of it for complex projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This latest release uses less RAM than before and can run up to 2 x faster for complex projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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2. Improved Graphics Performance<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Another performance boost in this new version is the increased graphics capabilities. We have improved the graphics performance overall, including support for textures and GPU accelerated rendering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More tips about improving performance of your simulations in the display performance<\/a> section of our documentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

RoboDK doesn’t require amazing graphics processors to run a simple project. However, these new updates will speed up its performance for those aspects that require high graphics processing (e.g. when rendering many robots operating in the same workspace with many different objects).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Plugins to Your Favorite CAD Packages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Over the past year or so, we have introduced support for a range of popular CAD\/CAM packages. These come in the form of a RoboDK Plugin for the package that you can use to send your CAD models and CAM-generated paths directly into RoboDK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Packages that now have support include <\/a>SolidWorks<\/a>, Solid Edge<\/a>, <\/a>Rhino<\/a>, <\/a>Mastercam<\/a>, <\/a>Inventor<\/a>, <\/a>Fusion 360<\/a>, and <\/a>more<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In RoboDK 5.0, we have introduced support for Solid Edge<\/a> for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Improved Camera Simulation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For a long time, RoboDK has been able to simulate simple cameras. This allows you to test out robot applications that require computer vision. Late last year, <\/a>we released a feature<\/a> that allowed these simulations to be even more realistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In version 5.0, we have boosted RoboDK’s capabilities for camera simulation even further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are some of the things we’ve done to improve camera simulation in the new version:<\/p>\n\n\n\n