TopSolid'Mold 2007, which will be available in the New Year, has made important improvements in the domain of collaborative work. A big first step towards this was the introduction of the preliminary design mode in the 2006 version. This mode enables 2 people to work on different parts of the mold design.

For example, one person can work on the mold carcass while a second person works on the cavity blocks, thereby benefitting from important time gains in the mold design process.

Let's take a closer look at TopSolid'Mold's preliminary design mode - The mold parting process and the corresponding definition of the parting lines and surfaces is one of the most time intensive actions in the construction of a tool or mold.

In order to deliver quotations, order raw materials and discuss drafts with customers the parting elements are not necessarily needed.

Furthermore, at this stage there are many possible changes which may occur in the mold design that require a redefinition of the parting elements.

That's why in TopSolid'Mold Missler Software offers the possibility to design an initial draft of the mold without the creation of its parting elements.

Thus, the mold maker can provide initial mold designs including the cooling system design, ejector pin insertion, 2D drawing, etc in a quick turn-around time.

Mold makers can thereby offer preliminary, 'light' mold designs to sub-contractors - speed is an important element in such early stages.