Hello all, I have some questions for any mold designers out there to try and guage where our industry is at regarding 3D design. I have worked at 3 companies in the last 8 years, and have only done mold design in proe. All 3 places I've worked we have created very advanced library components utilizing basic proe functionality (such as parameters, relations, and pro/program). The way I design molds ispretty quick, but we would like to cover all our boundaries before moving forward with our entire department on ProE doing complete mold design/detailing. We are exploring PTC's EMX Expert moldbase extension. I am curious of the following items and would be interested to hear what others are doing. I appreciate your time in advance:
1) CAD software used for mold design?
2)complexity of parts being tooled - hard or easy?
3)method for splitting parting line - surfacing or promold?
4)method for moldbase design - standard assembly, EMX, or custom templates?
5)turnaround time for complete design?
6)turnaround time for detail?
7)do you modify your customers part models for "toolability"?
8)Qty designers using proe?
9)Using intralink or not?
10)how long has your engineering dept.been using proe?
11)how smooth was your department's transition to proe? and how long did it take?
12)does anyone use Jlink or any other programming softwares for "workarounds" or advanced menu creation in proe?
13)do you know any other professionals using another CAD system for complete 3D mold design that is highly efficient and powerfull?
14)if you're doing complete 3d mold design , how many components average, and are you creating BOM automatically?
15)if you are creating custom slide assemblies, components, etc., how much time (%) is your department committing to this?
all international mold design professionals welcome to participate.
I think I may have more questions later as I get input back. Feel free to ask me questions.
Lastly, I am located in Milwaukee WI, and I work for a large custom mold builder/molder. I would be interested in getting in contact with other professionals doing this same thing I do, and maybesharing knowledge?
Again, thanks everyone for your time
1) CAD software used for mold design?
2)complexity of parts being tooled - hard or easy?
3)method for splitting parting line - surfacing or promold?
4)method for moldbase design - standard assembly, EMX, or custom templates?
5)turnaround time for complete design?
6)turnaround time for detail?
7)do you modify your customers part models for "toolability"?
8)Qty designers using proe?
9)Using intralink or not?
10)how long has your engineering dept.been using proe?
11)how smooth was your department's transition to proe? and how long did it take?
12)does anyone use Jlink or any other programming softwares for "workarounds" or advanced menu creation in proe?
13)do you know any other professionals using another CAD system for complete 3D mold design that is highly efficient and powerfull?
14)if you're doing complete 3d mold design , how many components average, and are you creating BOM automatically?
15)if you are creating custom slide assemblies, components, etc., how much time (%) is your department committing to this?
all international mold design professionals welcome to participate.
I think I may have more questions later as I get input back. Feel free to ask me questions.
Lastly, I am located in Milwaukee WI, and I work for a large custom mold builder/molder. I would be interested in getting in contact with other professionals doing this same thing I do, and maybesharing knowledge?
Again, thanks everyone for your time