Geometric releases DFMPro 2.0 for SolidWorks

By DE Editors

Geometric Limited has released of DFMPro Version 2.0 for SolidWorks, with enhancements for sheet metal fabrication including assembly support and pre-programmed rules.

The new version of the design for manufacturability analysis tool includes:

• New pre-programmed rules for sheet metal fabrication. Users can now validate designs using rules that cover minimum acceptable bend radius, minimum required distances between cutouts, as well as part boundaries and bends. In addition, users can also validate slots for minimum width requirements.
• An option to generate reports as eDrawings file.  With this option, instances violating manufacturing guidelines and related details can now be dynamically viewed offline in 3D.
• Support for assemblies.   DFMPro rules can now be executed on assemblies. providing savings on execution time. Multiple parts in an assembly can be validated using a single run of the software.
• Support for feature count and parameters calculation. Within the DFMPro customization framework, a simple macro is provided that will generate feature count and parameter information along with gross part parameters for models in a tabular format.   Using this data, individual users can create their own template to perform simple manufacturing cost calculations using solid models.
 

For more information and a free 15-day trial version, visit Geometric.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.