Cimatron Die Design Functions

Add a second row of forming shapes while copying the shapes of the first row as they are or as mirrored parts.

Add a binder part that holds the binder faces. These are the peripheral faces that are created to assist in the design of forming punches and will later on be used to cut the punches and matrix.

Add a die set (plates and components of a die) from the catalog to your die.

Add a forming shape (where the part is gradually unfolded) to the forming environment. This is usually imported from an existing forming shape, however, an external part may also be added.

Add forming shapes to die sets.

Create the insert geometry and its cutting object including reliefs and cut the plate with it.

Add an insert part from the catalog.

Add a part/component to the assembly/sub-assembly.

Add a forming shape to the strip.

Create a forming shape (where the part is gradually unfolded) by defining the appropriate transfer shape over a selected blank. Transfer shapes are used to create the minimum area nesting shapes (to use the minimum material) for the Transfer die. The new forming shape includes the selected blank(s) and the chosen transfer shape.

Add a wedge to a solid object to lock it in position. A cutting object can also be selected.

Assign predefined attributes to selected plates or components, according to their role.

Bend objects around an axis.

Blank a set of adjacent stitched and skinned faces on the extension of other sets of faces, using finite element analysis (FEA).

Create or edit the blank for the electrode, using finite element analysis (FEA).

Create a sketch for the carrier. The Sketcher is invoked and the sketch features of the carrier are automatically displayed.

In Cimatron, a Cookie is an automatic curve offset and extension. Cookies are especially useful in die design and strip development because they quickly automate the overlap of punch areas; however, the Cookie function has many applications outside of die design. For example, for clearing pocket corners or creating contours for Wire EDM. Cookies can either extend an entire edge or just act in selected corners. Several options in the Cookie function provide complete control over every aspect of the shape and offset distance.

Cut a part by active and parting surfaces of an opening direction.

Create a new object that will be marked and used as a cutting object.

Create the appropriate sub-assemblies under the Tool Design assembly and create a suitable array for the placement of forming shapes.

Define the material standard (Generic, UNI, DIN, etc.).

Delete a piercing Hole Analysis.

Delete a forming shape from the forming environment.

Delete forming shapes from die sets.

Delete a forming shape from the strip.

Delete the existing nesting definition.

Add die components from the catalog to your die.

Cut a forming shape with a 2D or 3D contour.

Calculate, display, and manipulate die forces.

Compensate the bend on the upper and lower die plates to prevent the work piece from being stuck in the die tools when the press is open.

Add die set plates from the catalog to your die.

Create a skin (with no thickness) from an object. This enables clear and easy analysis of operations in the system.

Edit the material database.

Edit the die sets and stations created using the Define Die Set & Station Settings function.

Edit the existing nesting definition.

Extrude a contour to add or remove material.

Create a Form CS (Coordinate System) on a forming shape. The Form CS is the master UCS for a forming shape part. The positioning of the parts in the forming shape assembly is defined according to this UCS.

Analyze piercing holes. The holes are analyzed, arranged into groups according to their shape and size, and then marked by a contour on their circumferences.

Import geometry from another part in the assembly to the active part by defining the origin and axes of two UCSs.

Display tooltip information about the selected entities.

Insert a forming shape between two other forming shapes and create connections between them in the correct order.

Unbend and flatten specific areas of the die part along planar faces. The length of the original faces remain the same without any changes after the unbending result is achieved. L-Unbend is similar to Unbend, but is used for cases where there are no rounds on the sharp edges.

Load a CSV file of points (X1, Y1, Z1; X2, Y2, Z2...) and create a point cloud object.

Create a flat face out of a set of adjacent stitched faces using finite element analysis (FEA).

Create pairs of vectors between source points (a point cloud or regular points) and target points (another point cloud or STL). The resultant pairing between the source and target points is saved in a CSV file. These points can then be used in the Springback table of points.

Add matrixes from the catalog to your die.

Move an assembly component around.

Create nesting for a single part. This function enables you to create additional instances of one forming shape and place them in the X direction of the active UCS of the strip sub-assembly.

Create faces marked as punches in the piercing hole islands. This function can be invoked after running the Hole Analysis function.

Copy geometry from forming shapes to the strip and progress it to the different stations.

Add punches from the catalog to your die.

Create a sketch defining the punch boundaries manually. The Sketcher is invoked and the sketch features of the punch boundaries are displayed.

Add punch retainers from the catalog to your die.

Pick a contour and define a punch on the strip or only trim it. The trimming is progressed to the next stations.

Define a contour that will be used to mark a punch or to trim the strip.

Add a punch unit from the catalog to your die.

Relocate a forming shape in the forming environment.

Relocate a forming shape on the strip.

Replace the original part with an imported modified ECO "Master" part, and automatically apply all the operations that were performed on the original part onto the new part. This replaces a time consuming manual ECO change operation with a fast, automatic mechanism.

Open the Setup table and define default parameters in the die-related tabs.

Show the results of the finite element analysis (such as thickness strain and safety zone ranges) on a part where a blank has been created. This function can only be used on a file where a blank has already been created.

Add springs and pistons from the catalog to your die.

Deform a model based on start and end conditions. This can dramatically speed up and simplify modeling needed for springback compensation. Springback is the condition that occurs when sheet metal is cold-worked (stamped at room temperature); upon release of the forming force, the material has a tendency to partially return (spring back) to its original shape because of the elastic recovery of the material.

Add screws and bolts from the catalog to your mold.

Define the dimensions of the strip. This includes the strip width, margins, start margin, and number of steps. This function is only active if Nesting has been created.

Create a trimming punch and create pockets for it in the relevant plates.

Twist objects around an axis according to specified angles.

Create nesting for two parts. This function enables you to create additional instances of two forming shapes, placing them in the X direction of the active UCS of the strip sub-assembly in two rows. Mirror parts are considered as two different parts.

Unbend and flatten specific areas of the die part along cylindrical and planar faces. The length of the original faces remain the same without any changes after the unbending result is achieved.

Straighten bent solid objects.

Create flat faces from a simple given 3D model (containing planar & cylindrical faces).

Update the size of the bounding box around the work part(s) that are shown in the Setup Mold Layout tab.