CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
22 March 2005
Product News
3D QuickTools Announces 3DQuickForm for SolidWorks
3D QuickTools Limited announced a new CAE (Computer-Aided-Engineering) application, 3DQuickForm to the global sheet metal product industry. Following the successful migration of product manufacturers to 3D design in mainstream CAD systems like SolidWorks, sheet metal manufacturers are expecting to utilize the 3D CAD data to speed up the die development cycle with minimum try-outs.
Progressive stamping industries rely heavily on the experience of tool designers to develop new tooling, in which try-outs are unavoidable, costly and extend design lead times. An intuitive sheet metal blank prediction system has been a dream for many metal manufacturers. Existing CAE applications may not meet the requirements of metal parts manufacturers either in terms of user interface, accuracy of the simulation or ease of use. 3DQuickForm, empowered by ESI technologies, is the first product to bring professional metal simulation to the product development and tooling design user environment.
3DQuickForm is developed based on the SolidWorks 3D CAD solution, to take advantage of powerful modeling and ease of use. 3DQuickForm incorporates technologies from ESI Group, a global leader in sheet metal stamping technologies and virtual try-out space. High speed, accuracy and full associatively with SolidWorks data are taken into consideration to make 3DQuickForm a production design tool for die designers. Users can either import different types of CAD data or build the die geometries in SolidWorks environment for the forming studies. It helps OEM manufacturers to deliver precision tooling in the shortest time and with minimum physical try-outs.
The built-in mesher is automatic and allows user adjustments to meet the needs in different situations. This allows tool designers to concentrate on the die design processes. Simulations are run in a project driven manner and support multiple projects, which streamline design feasibility studies, process simulation and optimization. Simulation results are displayed to show initial blank distribution. Customizable material databases allow designers to test their design with different materials.
3DQuickForm Advanced, will provide stamping and flanging simulation, initial flat or initial curved blank, blank holder definition, various boundary conditions like fixed edges and faces, drawbeads, and symmetric plane, etc. Multiple-steps are supported as well. 3DQuickForm results can seamlessly be used by 3DQuickPress, the leading 3D progressive die design system, to complete the full cycle of 3D tool design process.
3D QuickTools Limited is the developer of 3DQuickPress, 3DQuickForm, and 3DquickQuote. These applications provide the most advanced and comprehensive 3D progressive die design solution in the SolidWorks environment. The company has been providing high quality progressive die design solutions since 1994. All products are supported by leading industrial support partners in all major countries. For further information, visit http://www.3dquickpress.com or send email to info@3dquickpress.com .
STS is a "Value Added Distributor" of advanced mechanical design tools and systems. STS provides exclusive marketing and technical support of the 3DQuickTools group of applications through its network of North American resellers. For additional information, contact info@callsts.com .
ESI Group is a provider of digital simulation software for prototyping and manufacturing processes that take into account the physics of materials. For further information, visit http://www.esi-group.com .
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