easy23d: Manusoft Unveils IMOLD 10 Service Pack 2.0 for SolidWorks

Manusoft Unveils IMOLD 10 Service Pack 2.0 for SolidWorks 2007-2010 | 472 MB

Singapore's Manusoft Technologies Pte. develops and powerful, but at the same time easy to use 3D application for automated Mold Design (CAMD). Its main strategy is focused on introducing advanced technologies to address Design industry of precision instruments and their development. The company constantly strives to maintain a competitive advantage through the use and application of new technologies in software bespechenii.

Currently, designers of molds, using products SolidWorks Corp., Have a fairly wide range of partners, the company developed specialized applications that can help in this work. Deserve mention block libraries and other components of the molds, and packages MoldWorks SplitWorks. But beyond all the advanced Singaporean Manusoft Technologies
Pte Ltd. It offers one of the most complete package for designing molds, which will certainly be useful to users of SolidWorks. This package, called IMOLD, consists of a series of interconnected modules that help the designer step by step to design the mold at all stages.

Key features Manusoft unveils IMOLD for SolidWorks:

- Data Preparation
Used to prepare the model for the design of the mold. One of the most useful aspects of this function - the ability to create a derived part without changing the original model. This tool is also used for the correct orientation of components during casting.
- Project Control
Loads a new product model in SolidWorks. Developers call this function gateway to all other modules IMOLD - at this stage we introduce all the basic information about the project.
Project Control module automatically creates a structure assembly of the mold: the file of the main assembly (the assembly of the upper level) and the files of the original model, the matrix, punch and slide. In general, there is an impression that the developers IMOLD built into the system a mini-PDM, which unobtrusively and organically accompanies the designer throughout the work, organizing a clear and orderly file structure of the project, which has a positive effect on its quality.
Among other things, Project Control module allows a designer to choose the units and type of material (eg plastics), after which the system automatically suggests a shrinkage factor, which if necessary can be replaced by any dimensionless quantity defined by the user.
- Prefix name
Assigned a status name, which will then serve as the first part of the names of all the details are automatically created IMOLD.
- Core / Cavity Builder
The module construction of the matrix and punch - one of the most powerful tools in the arsenal IMOLD. His menu includes a variety of items. Draft Analysis feature allows you to test the model for the presence of zero and negative slopes. This is certainly a very useful thing, especially for testing models derived from other customers.
- Parting lines and Parting surfaces
Designed to create curves and surfaces connector matrix, punch, sliders and other elements
ments. The features of these functions is very broad. In addition to fully automatic separation of surface models for the matrix and punch a large number of purely manual and interactive ways to do the same. This combination of features provides flexibility.
Automatic separation of forming the matrix and punch - a convenient and easy to
using the function.
- Patch Holes
Under Utilities has an interesting feature Patch Holes, which makes it easy (almost "on the fly") to patch any holes in the forming surfaces.
- Insert Creator
Menu item under the title, step by step guides the user through the process of creating inserts
matrix and the punch. The system divides them into "core" (one for the matrix and punch) and "helper." The main insertion is automatically generated, while the additional need to be defined constructor. Additional inserts are automatically added to the Makefile socket that you created earlier. Users can also use this tool to determine the size of the matrix and the punch holder and clarify dimensions of blanks for key insertion.
- Layout Designer
Thanks to this module is much easier designing multi-molds. Established in the previous stages the matrix can be repeated several times and is located in the desired constructor order. This should clarify the location of the matrix - horizontally, vertically or in a circle - and enter the number of seats. In case of change of location or quantity of the system allows you to immediately see it on the screen. So provided "feedback" and the designer can immediately evaluate how it will look new version. In addition, there are editing tools. For example, you can change the distance between nests or move a separate jack (a very powerful feature).
- Feed Designer
An important component of any molds - injection system. At this stage of design in business comes included with the module IMOLD Feed Designer. The user is offered four menu items: two
for the design and modification of runners, two - for the injection channels. In the design process are given by the size and location of the runners and channels (the location of both can be changed along the way that solves this problem in the best way). Form channel injection can
vary from straight lines to splines, and if necessary it can be easily changed.
Sprues and channels are allowed to move, copy and delete. You can also change their defining parameters.
- Mold-Base Designer
Allows the user to select an appropriate unit of a dozen libraries, building blocks of molds from various manufacturers, such as DME, Hasco, PCS, Progressive, Futaba, Misumi, etc. The selected block is automatically displayed on the screen, which is convenient. If necessary, all options at this stage may be edited. Parameters for all members of the unit elements can be changed easily - so the user can create their own
library-based building blocks. The system does not change only certain fields, such as name of manufacturer original block.
- Ejector Pin
Module design ejector causes ebuild nest molds and provides an opportunity to choose suitable ejectors from the set of libraries from different vendors. When selecting a particular ejector some of its parameters are fixed, while others may be changed. Apart from the usual, cylindrical, and supported pushers "with key", which prevents pushers with the spatial profile of the buoyancy of the crank.
- Slide Designer
The next step is designing the mold - the construction of sliders, which is designed to help unit
Slide Designer. Its menu contains a total of five points. Here we set all
parameters of the slide, including the manufacturer and type of slide. When the selected or user-defined slider is mirrored with respect to the standard configuration, you can step back and add the necessary elements - for example, guides.
- Cooling Designer
In addition, IMOLD provides intuitive tools for the design of cooling channels of complex spatial configuration. In this case, the constructor has the opportunity to consider also the technological aspects - such as how to drill holes for the cooling system