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Logopress3 provides a preview of a stack of three wire-EDM start holes simultane- ously being created in the die block, strip- per and punch retainer.
explains. “In seconds, the strip layout automatically updates along with 3D models of the punch, die block, stripper and backup plates, as well as the fin- ished assembly and 2D drawings.”
Another example of automation in some parametric software, points out Proeber, is the ability to reuse a sub- stantial amount of data when com- pleting a new die design that has sim- ilarities to a previous design. Taking advantage of that capability, Logo- press3 has a command, “Save as with new project name,” with the project name referring to the job number or tool number, or whatever method a company uses to differentiate between jobs.
“Due to the power of parametrics,” according to Proeber, “Logopress3 cus- tomers can complete new designs sim- ilar to old designs in a matter of hours using this tool.”
Logopress3 2015 offers many new features. For example, catalog compo- nents have been added to the library, including ball-lock punches, pilots and retainers.
“When a catalog component is added using Logopress3, it simultane- ously cuts all holes through all plates in
the die and also inserts and mates the component into the hole,” says Proe- ber. “The holes are all cut at the part level and not at the assembly level, so they appear on the 2D drawings.”
Logopress3 also recently added the ability to perform part nesting. While originally developed to nest wire-EDM punches on a common punch burn block, the feature can be used to nest shims or inserts, or even for production parts on waterjet and laser cutters.
Of course, to wire-EDM compo- nents, one needs to have wire-EDM start holes. Logopress3 provides flexi- bility in how the user wishes to create wire-EDM start holes, according to Proeber, by providing five methods to choose from: a 2D sketch, a planar surface, an extruded surface, an extruded body or a thin extrude. Wire- EDM start holes add to hole tables automatically.
“The start holes even can be added to a larger hole to be made to size via wire- EDM,” says Proeber. “For example, if a
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