DFMPro for Injection Molding release plan

DFMPro version 2.0 will address the Design for Manufacturing issues related to Injection Molding. The beta version will be out in couple of months. Following features have been planned for the beta release:

• Minimum Radius at Base of Boss : This rule will check if the radius at root of a boss is greater than specified value.
• Minimum Radius at Tip of Boss : This rule will check if the radius at tip of a boss is greater than specified value.
• Mold wall thickness : This rule will check if the clearance between surfaces in the model is greater than a specified value; thus ensuring that the mold wall thickness is above a specified minimum.
• Maximum cutout area : This rule will check whether the cross sectional of area of a through cutout in the part is greater than a user specified value.
• Rib Reinforcement Check : This rule will check whether the rib in the part needs to be reinforced or not.
• Recommended Rib Parameters : This rule will check whether height, width and thickness of rib are as per specified values.
• Minimum Draft Angle for Core & Cavity : This rule will check whether the draft angle on the part surfaces matches or is greater than the specified draft angle.

The final release will contain some more rules requested by beta users. The initial plan is to provide these rules on Pro/ENGINEER. Later, these will be added to SolidWorks as well.

DFMPro for ProEngineer Demo Videos

DFMPro for ProEngineer demo videos that explain how to automate Design for Manufacturing reviews and how to customize product for adding your own DFM rules / guidelines.