Delcam Adds Components Library in Toolmaker CAD
 BIRMINGHAM,
UK, Jan 9, 2008 - Delcam has added a number of new options specific to
deep-draw press tool design in its Delcam Toolmaker CAD software. Delcam
Toolmaker has always been very capable of modeling the most complex press
tools, and is used by many car companies and their suppliers for the
production of automotive body panels and other large sheet metal components.
These new features are aimed at shortening the design time by providing
dedicated functionality for many of the tasks involved in preparing the
tooling.
Delcam’s Toolmaker includes special options to speed
press tools design
- The first improvement is a number of automated ways to orient the
part shape to give the optimum tool design. The user can choose between
methods that minimize undercuts, that minimize the overall tool depth or
that are based on averaging the normal of key surfaces. Undercut shading
has been improved to make it easier to compare the results obtained with
the various options.
- The second enhancement provides a quick and easy method to fill in
any concave regions around the edge of the part in order to simplify its
outline. The user simply needs to click on the beginning and end of the
edge section, and the software does the rest. It automatically creates a
new surface that fills the gap, while working out the tangencies of the
various edges to ensure continuity between the new surface and the
adjoining areas.
- The next extra option is a new form to create the addendum surfaces;
the smooth tangential run-offs from the part faces that control the flow
of sheet metal during forming. The user can select from a series of
standard styles of addendum surface and then completes the form with the
necessary dimensions and radii. Again, the software will automatically
maintain the tangency between the part surfaces and the addendum
surfaces to give a smooth transition between the two.
- Another new form automates the creation of the draw bead; the groove
in the tool that clamps the sheet metal to control its flow during
pressing. This form creates the draw bead route with an offset from the
opening line of the punch and helps the user to specify the required
profile. Once the draw bead design has been finalized for the punch, the
matching draw bar shape can be created in the die.
- The final new option is automated trim line creation. This
automatically calculates where to trim the metal after the forming
operations and so provides the first stage in the design of the trimming
tool.
In addition to the new range of commands, Delcam has added a library of
standard components based on ISO catalogues. The user can, of course, extend
this library with any of his company’s frequently-used components.
For more information visit at
www.delcam.com.
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