UK’s Delcam granted patent for Total Modelling CAD system

Total Modelling enables logos, textures and other decorations to be incorporated into product designs more readily to help reinforce branding. It also means that any subsequent changes can be completed more quickly, for example when updating a design to be used in merchandising for a new television or film promotion. The use of Total Modelling is both more flexible and more powerful than the Boolean addition techniques used in most CAD modellers. The addition of styling features to products ranging from automotive exteriors to domestic appliances is also supported by Total Modelling. The size, position and design of these features can be changed in seconds, rather than the hours that would be needed with conventional CAD modelling techniques. And it can be used for any bespoke item, for example, footwear, medical devices, prosthetics or sports equipment. Total Modelling can be directly linked into all Delcam’s downstream applications for tooling design, machining, and inspection, so that once the design has been finalised, it can be brought into mass production quickly and cost-effectively.