Chapter 9

CONCURRENT DESIGN
ENVIRONMENT

 Set up a Concurrent Design

 Understand the Concurrent Design

 Add Designers to a project

 Remove Designers from a project

 Combine Designers

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CONCURRENT DESIGN ENVIRONMENT
The 3DQuickPress Concurrent Design Environment is used to aid
tool designers who are working collaboratively on the same project.
This allows designers and engineers to work continuously through
the duration of the project without the threat of interference from
others working on the same project.
A master punch assembly is created along with sub-punch
assemblies which are distributed to different designers. Any
changes on the sub-punch assemblies will update the master
punch design assembly. Sub-punch assemblies have their own
strip layout display which can be controlled independently of other
sub-punch assemblies and the master punch assembly. This
mechanism is what allows multiple designers to work concurrently
but safely on the same project.

Case Study 9 – 1 : Punch Design with Multiple Users

Setting Up The Environment
This case study sets up and manages a concurrent design process.
The project is starting with two users on one tool design.
1. Open the file named Concurrent.sldprt. File location:
Desktop\Training\Concurrent Design\
2. Click Create Punch Design from the 3DQuickPress
toolbar. Enable the Multi-User option.
Info:
Project Name – Concurrent
Project No. – 1
Naming Convention – *1-*3
Check Changeover Tooling
Die Set – 00
Library
Round Punch (Straight) – Misumi Straight
Round Punch (Step) – Misumi Round Step
Multi-User
Naming Convention – **-*#1
No. of Users – 2
3. Click to finish the command.
4. Click to close the Component Clearance dialog accepting
the default values.

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Understanding the Concurrent Design File Structure
Sub-folders are created inside the project folder for each of the
assigned designers. Engineers will store their work in their
assigned folder. The master assembly will reflect the combined
results of all sub-punch designs. Only one individual will have the
rights to modify the master strip layout.

Each individual sub-punch design will be limited to a range of

stations. The display of the strip layout for each sub-punch design
can be controlled by the individual user.

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Components that are inserted in a sub-punch design assembly can
only be seen inside that sub-punch design assembly and the
master punch design assembly.

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Case Study 9 – 2: Managing Users
The concurrent design environment supports the addition, deletion,
and combining of multiple users’ work at any stage of the design
process. This can be done by going to 3DQuickPress, Punch
Design, Multi-User.
Adding Users
1. Click 3DQuickPress, Punch Design, Multi-
User, Add.
Add
 No. of Users – number of users to be
added to current master punch design
 Stations – define stations to be
controlled by each new user
2. Click to go to the next screen.
Die Set Structure
 Use existing – use the existing die set
structure of the punch design
 Derived from existing – use a new die
set structure that is derived from the
existing one
 Die Set – set the die set structure to
use in the list
3. Click to go to the next screen.
Die Set Center
 Use existing – use the existing die set center of the
punch design
 Derived from existing – use a new die set center that
is derived from the existing one
 Die Set – set the die set center to use in the list
4. Click to finish the command.
Deleting Users
1. Click 3DQuickPress, Punch Design, Multi-User, Delete
2. Select the sub-punch design that will be deleted.
3. Click to finish the command.
Combining Users (Sub Designs)
1. Click 3DQuickPress, Punch
Design, Multi-User, Combine.
2. Select the two sub-punch designs
that will be combined.
3. Click to finish the command.
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