HCL Technologies (HCL) announced the release of a new version 5.0 of its automated design for manufacturability solution, DFMPro for PTC Creo Parametric software. The new version supports the latest Creo Parametric version 4.0 and offers a path-breaking functionality for “Real Time Analysis” providing quick and instant feedback to design engineers with live recommendations from DFMPro as features are created or modified.
Real Time DFMPro will provide real time feedback to designers, translating into quicker collaboration, which in turn results in rework savings and improved productivity. It will also support complete model analysis via the standard DFMPro workflow.
DFMPro’s latest version 5.0, gives additional power to designers who are interested in traditional processes such as die casting, sheet metal and injection molding. Packaging new rules along with enhancements to some of the existing ones are sure to give more power to designers for DFM validation. New die casting rules added for ribs and boss features will help in reducing manufacturing defects and increasing strength, surface finish, and overall life of parts.