ToolDesigner™ Features

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Integrated Mold Components
The devil is in the details! Ask any mold designer which task in the entire process is most susceptible to errors and you’re likely to hear the same answer; detailing the design.

Designing a tool with hundreds of separate components along with the assembly and detail drawings is a labor-intensive and tedious task. Correctly documenting each design means there is ample opportunity for errors to occur. You need a design system that understands mold making – ToolDesigner™. The integrated mold components system in ToolDesigner was developed in partnership with a major mold maker whose stated goal was to dramatically slash design time and to eliminate costly errors and scrap.

Comprehensive and extensible component database.

• Commonly used components in moldmaking from DME and Hasco are provided.
• Add new components or modify existing components as required.
• Components may be defined using parametric methods or imported from external sources (IGES, DXF, DWG).
• Component is drawn correctly the first time and every time.

Easy to learn, easy to use dialogs make placing components a breeze.

• Component specific dialogs present sizes from the database with options and recommendations.
• Each component is drawn in the plan and side view with all clearances properly added.
• Smart component placement infers the intent of the designer to suggest a proper size.

Mold Component Advisor calculates and recommends proper sizes.

• Predefined rules for individual components ensure consistency in design.
• Rule-based standards or fixed design standards can be used in the design process.
• Less experienced designers can benefit from the design methodology stored in the database.

Smart balloons and automatic stock listing.

• 100% accurate counts of all components used in the design.
• Reference balloons and split balloons.
• Standard and user defined custom formats for stock listing.
• Automatically find all components yet to be ballooned.
• Export stock listings to back-office systems for inventory control and purchasing.

Part detail generation.

• Automatic extraction of components associated with individual plates and assemblies.
• Fast generation of detail drawings.
• User defined detail names.
• All information saved with the drawings.
• Eliminate problems: no more missed holes or incorrect locations