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January 15, 2008
By DE Editors
Delcam (Salt Lake City, UT) added a number of new options specific to deep-draw press tool design in its Delcam Toolmaker CAD software, which is used by car companies and their suppliers for the production of automotive body panels and other large sheet-metal components.
Delcam’s Toolmaker includes special options to speed press tools design, such as automated ways to orient the part shape to give the optimum tool design; a quick and easy method to fill in any concave regions around the edge of the part in order to simplify its outline; 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; two new forms, one of which creates the addendum surfaces; the smooth tangential runoffs from the part faces that control the flow of sheet metal during forming; and automated trim line creation.
Delcam has also 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 Delcam.
Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.
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