Typical Work Scenario

A typical work scenario in Cimatron, from design to manufacturing, may entail the applications and steps detailed below.

Work Scenario Applications

• Data Interface
• Sketcher
• Part
• Part Curves
• Part Faces
• Part Solid
• Catalog
• Assembly
• MoldDesign or DieDesign
• Electrode
• Drafting
• Numerical Control (NC)
• General Post Processor (GPP)
• General Post Processor 2 (GPP2)
• Cimatron Software Development Kit (SDK)

Work Scenario Steps

Each of the processes mentioned above are detailed below:

CAD Design:

1. Create a new file. You could also open an existing file.

2. Create a sketch (2D geometry) in the Sketcher. You could also convert a file to/from another file format, see Data Interface.

3. Extrude the sketch in the Part application and add faces, curves and solid features. You now have a part or model.

4. Create a Catalog of parts.

5. Add parts (or components) together to create an Assembly. The word "component" is used to define the way parts are inserted into an assembly. Components can be added from the catalog. You can also create a component consisting of a set of other components (sub-assemblies). Components are positioned by using constraints, which relate the entities of the components—such as faces, edges, vertices and UCSs — to each other.

6. For Mold Making:
   Automate the mold design process by using the Cimatron Mold Project. This is a flexible work environment enabling the creation of active parts and mold components for complex molds. It enables parting to be done in the assembly environment, and allows easy switching between the MoldDesign and Parting environments, and vice versa.
   
   For Die Making:
   Design and create a complete die tool assembly using DieDesign. Leveraging data from the forming and strip design phases, DieDesign allows die makers to choose parts from either standard or dedicated die catalogs. The system also features automatic BOM generation, at the early design phases.

7. Automate the electrode design process using the Electrode application.

8. Create and apply Drafting features.

NC Manufacturing:

1. Mill / Drill the mold or die part using Numerical Control (NC). This includes:

   1. Creating toolpaths consisting of various NC procedures to produce the required mold/die shape.

   2. Simulating the result.

      Creating G-Codes (by Post-Processing) for a specific CNCCNC(Computer Numerical Control) machine tool. The post processor translates the NC commands into a G-Code program that a CNC machine controller can understand. G-Codes are machine specific - a G-Code on one CNC machine may have a different function on another CNC machine.

Additional:

Use the Cimatron Software Development Kit (SDK) to create your own APIs.