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News Release from: CoCreate Software | Subject: OneSpace Designer Modeling
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 07 October 2005
Flexibility is key to 3D CAD choice
Bergmeier Maschinenbau has adopted OneSpace Designer Modeling as its 3D software of choice.
Bergmeier Maschinenbau has adopted OneSpace Designer Modeling as its 3D software of choice Bergmeier Maschinenbau, based in Hiddenhausen, Germany, designs and produces specialised egg-handling machinery and plants for the food industry
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 31 Jan 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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"In the past, we worked with 2D drawings, but many of our customers can't read 2D easily", said Gerd Bergmeier, owner and CEO of Bergmeier Maschinenbau.
"So, we bought a popular, parametric 3D CAD tool to better share our ideas with customers".
After starting a new project, Bergmeier discovered he needed all new hardware to handle the parametric system, and that the training he received failed to prepare him to use the software.
He hired a designer experienced with the parametric system only to discover that changes couldn't be incorporated late in the design.
The seasoned designer asked to stop the project until every imaginable change could be documented, then start again from scratch.
"Clearly, the popular CAD choice wasn't going to work for us", said Bergmeier.
"It wasn't compatible with my complex products, nor did it offer the flexibility I need".
Bergmeier swapped the parametric system for OneSpace Designer Modeling, supplied to him by Klietsch, a partner of CoCreate distributor, Acadis in Wiesbaden.
"With the other software, I was unsuccessful after one week training; but within just three days, I was fully productive with Designer Modeling", said Bergmeier.
"We were lucky".
"We were in the midst of a complex project, but with Designer Modeling, we finished on time".
"Product development cycles and costs dropped 50%".
Bergmeier sited considerable differences between dynamic modelling and history-based systems.
"We are more than happy with Designer Modeling", said Bergmeier.
"We can concentrate on how best to design a product instead of how best to do the job".
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