Ruledesigner Suite for SolidWorks 2009 & for Solid Edge with ST

By DE Editors

Engineering PLM Solutions (Cesena, Italy) confirmed that RuleDesigner PDM v2008, RuleDesigner Configurator v2008, and RuleDesigner document v2008 are available for SolidWorks 2009. Companies using the RuleDesigner technology can take advantage of the speed and productivity enhancements in SolidWorks 2009.

RuleDesigner Suite has received the status of SolidWorks Solutions Partner product. RuleDesigner is a set of stand-alone yet interoperable solutions to help computer aided design (CAD) users in product configuration, part classification, product data management (PDM), and task automation. The set of PLM applications for capturing the rules on how companies define, design,  produce, and sell their products, allow CAD users to concentrate on designing innovative and successful products. RuleDesigner PDM simplifies and automates process and product configuration, attributes, and part numbers definitions,  vaulting, ECOs, and other tasks, such as drawing, printing, file conversion,  PDF creation, and more. Users can access the RuleDesigner Suite directly from within the users interface of SolidWorks 2009 3D CAD software.

Also,  Engineering PLM Solutions confirmed that the same suite (RuleDesigner PDM v2008, RuleDesigner Configurator v2008, and RuleDesigner document v2008) are now available for SolidEdge with Synchronous Technology (ST).

Companies using the RuleDesigner technology can take advantage of the speed and productivity enhancements in SolidEdge with ST soon, as the next release of SolidEdge is upcoming. The company has already ensured that RuleDesigner Suite is ready for SolidEdge with ST.

The modular packaging of RuleDesigner PDM allows companies of any size to benefit from its functionalities. As an example, engineers and designers can use RuleDesigner PDM and SolidEdge to automate the generation of part numbers for each new component, and be driven by a simple user interface in the definition of the attributes that are relevant for specific categories. Company standards can be defined and rules can be set to automate the attributes assignment in order to minimize user input and dramatically reduce the possibilities for mistakes. Part descriptions can be automatically generated by compounding other attributes,  ensuring consistency and avoiding the duplication of components under different part-numbers.

For details, go to Engineering PLM Solutions.

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