Spatial Corp. (Broomfield, CO) announced the availability of the 3D Springback Component to facilitate a one-step method for springback correction of 3D models within pressed-metal-tooling manufacturing applications. The readily integrated component consists of a single API, enabling rapid development of a springback compensation feature without requiring mathematical expertise unique to this specialized application.
The high-level component provides application developers with a means to quickly deliver an automated solution to tool engineers accustomed to time-consuming and error-prone manual remodeling of CAD geometry to compensate for springback. Applications utilizing 3D Springback deliver a tailor-made solution for a common and costly time-to-market impediment in the pressed metal tooling industry. 3D Springback uses user-selected edges and faces and "form-to" shaping constraints to smoothly transform the original design data into the surface shapes needed for machining stamped metal tooling. The solution eliminates the need for tool engineers to manually calculate the deformations and modify the CAD model.
Developers can create a high-performing springback application with a simple to use interface that preserves geometric continuity up to G2; preserves model topology and attributes; creates smooth, continuous deformation of the input model; supports fixed constraint types (face, edge, points); includes shaping constraint types (curve-to-curve, points-to-points); provides deformation fairness reporting which warns of unrealistic constraint inputs; uses constraint satisfaction query reports on constraint fidelity achieved; and preserves the data size of the model through successive iterations of springback deformation.
3D Springback is concise and integrates with ACIS-based applications through a single application programming interface (API). The 3D Springback Component is supported on a wide variety of 32- and 64-bit platforms.
For further information on obtaining an evaluation license for 3D Springback, please visit Spatial Corp.
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