Logopress3 die design software upgraded with new features

Accurate Die Design Software Inc. offers the 2018 version of Logopress Corp.’s SolidWorks®-based Logopress3 die design software. This new version includes 16 pages of enhancements and new features.

The software now shows the actual slugs underneath the punches that will fall through the die openings. Once the strip layout is complete and the user is presented with the size of the strip and the tonnage required for the die, the designer can select which press the die will run in and choose from a family of tool templates that can be customized to fit the press. This provides standardization among users and allows new estimators and die designers to select the die parameters from a predefined database.

During die creation, the die designer can choose a predefined group of components from a database and insert them using the new Insert a Set of Components command. Not only does this insert this group of components along with all applicable fasteners and springs, it also creates all milled pockets, holes, and openings automatically—with a single mouse validation click.

Die simulation (die kinematics) and dynamic interference detection have been expanded to include not only dynamic interference, but also static interference. The simulation also now includes two new types of motion: traction and connecting rod/crank. These new motions are suitable for metal stamping using four-slide and vertical slide machines, as well as transfer dies.

In the bill of materials it now is possible to add an oversized machining allowance automatically to the finished dimensions of the stock size for ordering purposes.

Accurate Die Design Software Inc.