COLLABORATIVE NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR CONCURRENT MOLD DESIGN

摘要

As products become ever more diversified, their life cycles are growing shorter. To reduce production costs, increased process automation and concurrent design are priorities. Therefore, a collaborative integrated design system is crucial in the mold design and manufacturing process. This research develops a collaborative navigation system for concurrent mold design within the CAD browser, using Pro/Web. Link as the core tool. Providing both concurrent engineering and collaborative design functions, the navigation system is capable of assisting designers in accomplishing 3D mold development efficiently and accurately. Results show significant time savings over other mold design process methodologies.