I am a mold designer from 20 years.
I think the best softwares to use in mold design are "hybrid" softwares.(solid & freeform modeling)
There are some out there but very few for mold design.
Pro-E is exellent in solid modeling BUT... what if you need a freeform surface modeling in your...
WillP,
I am doing by myself freelance mold & part design.
The advice that I will give you is "work within Solidwork"
if this is the software that generate the most of the parts that you are doing mold design.
This will save you a lot of time in generating 3D mold base&mold...
In my over 20 years experience and mostly with CAD-CAM system, I think a 3D mold design is a very good tool to avoid your mold design mistakes. The problem is which software you have to use?
I think there are few consideration to keep in mind.
1) Which is the software that your costumer use(or...
I have used different CAD systems for 21 years but I find Think3 very versatile for mold design. I can design in 3D and have 2D drawings in a short time but Think3 is great because you have solid and advanced free form surfacing in the same package. The price also is very convenient.
I think the...
