{"id":332,"date":"2020-02-21T11:05:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-21T16:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/plm-components\/?p=332"},"modified":"2026-03-26T08:02:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T12:02:21","slug":"d-cubed-hlm-version-56-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/plm-components\/d-cubed-hlm-version-56-0\/","title":{"rendered":"D-Cubed HLM Version 56.0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key enhancements introduced in version 56.0 of D-Cubed\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/global\/en\/products\/plm-components\/hlm.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HLM<\/a> (Hidden Line Manager) are\ndescribed below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Performance\nImprovements on Helical Sweep Surfaces <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HLM supports numerous curve and surface types, enabling computational\noptimisations compared to generic parametric geometry types. Version 55 saw the\nintroduction of helical sweep surfaces which could previously only represented as\nparametric surfaces. Version 56 sees further performance improvements when\nworking with helical sweep surfaces. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"435\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/02\/D-Cubed-HLM-helical-sweep.png\" alt=\"D-Cubed HLM helical sweep\" class=\"wp-image-334\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Examples of helical sweep surfaces<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Performance\nImprovements on Multi-Threaded Models<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HLM has been thread safe since 2009 and has\nsupported multi-threading since 2011. This release further improves performance\nwhere multi-threading is used. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About D-Cubed HLM<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D-Cubed HLM (Hidden Line Manager)) is a software\ncomponent that provides applications with a fast hidden line computation\ncapability. HLM is optimized for solid, surface and wireframe models, with\nsupport for accurate, tolerant and faceted geometry. HLM is compatible with most applications, being independent of modeler\nor model format. HLM accurately computes hidden line views,\nengineering drawings and technical illustrations of parts and assemblies with\nexceptional performance, reliability and functionality.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key enhancements introduced in version 56.0 of D-Cubed HLM (Hidden Line Manager) are described below. 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