The specific design process in woodworking

For woodworkers, the design process usually starts with the exterior and then continues by selecting the joining techniques and other details inside the workpiece. Thanks to the parametric approach of PASCAM WoodWorks, this design method is represented in the best possible and most flexible way.
Designing a parametric model is often considered to be time-consuming. With PASCAM Woodworks, most parametric data is generated automatically in the background during the regular design process and is then available for subsequent steps in a transparent form for further processing. This way, the designed product models are given a comprehensive parametric design virtually on the fly, without the need for additional, active intervention by the user.
PASCAM WoodWorks also supports a design approach in which the details of the final design of the model are not fully clarified at the beginning, but will only gradually emerge during the design process. In many cases, results only emerge through the interaction of various design elements during the process. PASCAM WoodWorks supports the user with tried-and-tested, automated design standards to drastically reduce the time when designing and significantly increase the reliability of the model design.
As PASCAM WoodWorks uses the extremely powerful CAD system SOLIDWORKS® as its core software, even the most complex geometries can be easily created and safely used. This provides the user with powerful simulation tools with which the model design can be checked, e.g. with regard to manufacturability or functionality.
Customization and originality are concepts that woodworkers have to bring to life every day in order to meet the specific requirements of their customers. PASCAM WoodWorks supports the user to achieve this providing tried-and-tested parametric design principles which can be inserted quickly and reliably in existing product models, which can then be modified further and customized as required. Thus every standard model from your portfolio can be transformed into a unique piece in an economical way.
Particularly in applications where a design requires certification by the customer, it is extremely important to be able to create simple designs quickly and efficiently and then complete them into a fully-fledged model for manufacturing purpose once it has been approved, without unnecessarily increasing the workload by duplicating work at the overall design process. PASCAM WoodWorks supports the user in this scenario at all times thanks to the infinite level of detailing that can be applied to the model.
Especially in the case of more complex designs, it is difficult for users to perform a complete visual check using only the 3D model. PASCAM WoodWorks therefore offers various additional tools to support the final model inspection in the best possible way and to generate meaningful reports so that the product model can be processed subsequently seamlessly in the workshop.
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