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News Release from: Bosch Rexroth | Subject: CD Rom-based IHC Designer for plant design
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 02 September 2004
Free engineering software speeds plant
design
Using a CD Rom-based design tool, plant and machinery designers and engineers can now interactively select the optimum hydraulic cylinder solutions for machinery and applications.
With Rexroth's new CD Rom-based IHC Designer, plant and machinery designers and engineers can now interactively select the optimum hydraulic cylinder solutions for different machines and applications, then automatically download high quality 3D drawings to their own CAD systems Developed at a cost of around GBP 1/2 million and supplied free to Rexroth customers, the IHC (interactive hydraulic cylinder) Designer is the first to offer 3D drawings in file formats suitable for all commercial CAD systems, as well as an integrated DFX viewer with motion simulation for directly manipulating the CAD models on screen
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 17 Jul 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The IHC Designer compresses the huge range of standard tie rod, mill type and servo cylinders, in pressure ratings up to 4000bar and configurations for light, medium and heavy duty tasks, onto a single disk.
For the first time, design engineers are able to progress from product selection, choosing from literally thousands of models, to mechanical data and dimensional drawings, quickly, easily and reliably, the interactive nature of IHC Designer guiding the user through each stage.
Once the program is running, three user-friendly selection functions are available: 'quick start', where the model number is known, 'type code', which guides the user logically through code identification, and 'technical selection', which generates product proposals on the basis of an interactive cylinder specification process.
In the latter routine, the user selects cylinder type, then is prompted to answer technical queries regarding pressure, force, stroke length, mounting style and other parameters, with min/max figures and a technical glossary assisting the process, followed by cushioning, sealing system and accessory requirements.
The system next automatically generates a technical data sheet, complete with model code number and basic dimensions.
Whichever selection routine is followed, a pdf data sheet, list of accessories and both 2D and 3D CAD drawings are made available for the configured cylinder.
This information can be printed out or saved into job-specific folders, while the CAD drawings can be studied and manipulated via the integral DXF viewer, which features rotational and measurement tools, mouse-controlled zoom and other standard CAD buttons.
Thanks to its own specially-developed CAD kernel, IHC Designer is compatible with virtually all commercial CAD packages, allowing files to be exported to the user's own system, saving design time and cost.
It has been successfully tested in conjunction with AutoCAD, Autodesk Mechanical, CATIA, IDEAS, Inventor, PRO/Engineer, SolidWorks, SolidEdge, UniGraphics and others, underlining its usability.
The integrated enquiry by email function then enables the user to obtain a quotation from Rexroth by return, while the shopping basket facility completes the order and supply process without risk of misinterpretation or delay.
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