Geometric Releases Version 2.1 of DFMPro for Pro/ENGINEER and SolidWorks

By DE Editors

Geometric Limited has released version 2.1 of DFMPro for Pro/ENGINEER and SolidWorks with a number of advancements and a new Injection Molding module that helps designers check manufacturability of plastic designs within the CAD environment.

DFMPro is an automated DFM review tool facilitating upstream manufacturability validation and identification of areas in design that are difficult, expensive, or impossible to manufacture. It allows quick and in-depth examination of product manufacturability through advanced design rules for manufacturing processes like milling, drilling, turning, sheet metal fabrication, and injection molding. 

Some of the highlights of the new version are:

• New Injection Molding module with packaged DFM rules derived from best practices. Users can validate the designs to check for uniform wall thickness, recommended rib parameters, appropriate draft angles on core and cavity surfaces, undercuts, thin steel conditions on mold, and many other common rules. 

• Support for imported models using Geometric’s feature recognition techniques to analyze 3D models independent of the originating CAD system.

• Support for assemblies: DFMPro rules can be executed on assemblies. All the parts in an assembly can be validated using a single execution.

• Additional rules in machining and sheet metal fabrication to improve the extent of automated design for manufacturing reviews.

• Support for customization, batch mode operation and automated report generation.

For more information, visit Geometric’s DFMPro site.

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