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What’s New in Die Design and Simulation Software
bushing in a die block will be fabricated to 0.500-in. dia. using wire-EDM, the hole table will call out the fact that there is a 0.125 dia. start hole in this hole and that this hole is to be wire-EDM fabri- cated to 0.500-in. dia. This way the cam operator knows that a start hole is to be drilled at this position and the wire- EDM operator knows the size of the hole to be made along with the size of the start hole and its position.
Hundreds of Enhancements in Design and Build Software
TST Tooling Software Technology LLC (www.tst-software.com), Clark- ston, MI, has announced the release of VISI V21.1, the latest version of software for tool, die and mold design and build. The software’s maker, Vero Software, reports more than 340 enhancements in this version.
Updated CAD features include a new process for managing multiple instances of the same geometry within an assembly. For example, multi-insert
dies and molds can be managed with a single ‘master’ part, which automati- cally will update all references of the same geome- try should any part modifica- tion be required. Standard cata- logue compo- nents will be managed by this multi-instance technology.
TST Tooling Software Technology offers VISI V21.1 from Vero Soft- ware for tool, die and mold design and build. Updated CAD fea- tures include Part Revision Management, where users can manage model changes after they have been released for manufacture.
The release also includes motion- study simulation tools allowing the user to define timelines that control movement for various groups of com- ponents. With these tools, physical interaction of model geometry can be detected and the results of complex mechanisms simulated and investi- gated—ideal when validating tool
design and checking for potential col- lisions with slides, cams and lifters.
Other CAD highlights include Part Revision Management, where users can manage model changes after they have been released for manufacture. A revision history automatically gener- ates when a model has been released with the model geometry automatically
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