Software updates help improve mold design program?s usability

Two new wizards have been added to the PS-Moldmaker software. The software automates mold design, and the wizards are used for the design of slides and cooling channels. The slide wizard provides an automatic method for the design of slides that are needed when parts incorporate undercuts. The cooling wizard uses the dynamic sectioning command within PowerShape to create one or multiple planes within the mold core or cavity for layout of water channels and other design functions.

An upgrade to the PS-Electrode module allows the user to check the quality of the imported model and adjust the tolerances between the edges of various surfaces so that the final stages of the process will run smoothly. Now it?s also easier for the user to select the burn area in cases where the boundary doesn?t match the existing surface edges. Other additions include the ability to produce a combined electrode to burn two adjacent areas from a single blank, and automatic trimming of the blank to allow the electrode to move as close as possible to the surface of the mold without a collision.

A new version of the PowerInspect software supports inspection of models against STL files. This ability extends the usability of this program to all companies that provide rapid prototyping or manufacturing services.

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