Geometric Software - New version of DFM Pro 2008 available from Geometric

Geometric Software Solutions Company Ltd on November 29, 2007 announced the release of Service Pack 1 of DFMPro 2008 on SolidWorks platform, which focuses on report generation functionality and 64-bit platform support.

DFMPro now generates reports that include:

- Tabular summary of results

- Parametric information (expected vs actual) about failure instances

- Grouped image snapshots of failures based on failure type

- CAD independent, browser viewable reports

- Customizable style sheets for formatting reports

- Report data in XML format for easy integration with other enterprise systems

DFMPro 2008 on SolidWorks has been enhanced to support 64-bit Windows XP OS in order to leverage better processing power and larger computing memory.

DFMPro is a revolutionary "Design For Manufacturability" productivity tool for industrial designers. It facilitates upstream manufacturability validation and identification of areas in design that are difficult, expensive, and impossible to manufacture. DFMPro includes advanced design rules for manufacturing processes such as milling, drilling, turning, and sheet-metal fabrication. It also contains rules to process manufacturing tolerances specified using SolidWorks Intelligent Feature Technology. Tightly integrated with SolidWorks, DFMPro is an add-in that allows designers to perform complete design checks and analysis for manufacturability, all within SolidWorks sessions.