FAQ
(Frequently Asked Questions)
This page ( always
under construction ) contains answers to commonly asked questions, along with some tips
and tricks that other users have found useful.
Questions commonly
asked by folks considering DIEMAKER.
-
How do I
design a die with DIEMAKER ?
-
How
many companies are using DIEMAKER ?
-
What
about training and support ?
-
How
long will it take to become productive with DIEMAKER ?
-
Will
I be able to use DIEMAKER on my home computer ?
You can use DIEMAKER
to design dies in a variety of ways. There is no right "way"
to use DIEMAKER because DIEMAKER is a collection of tools. However, I do recommend
that you become familiar with the DIEMAKER layers and how you can use
DIEMAKER's layer controls to manipulate those layers. The layer scheme and
layer control tools in DIEMAKER are the core around which many of the other
tools are design to operate. You can use as much or as little of these
DIEMAKER layers as you like, but you do want to use at least one layer group
such as "APP-M-*".
Many users start by
drawing a flat blank on the APP layer group, then coping it to the BLO (Blank
LayOut) layer group. On the BLO layers they create a representation of
the strip. From there, openings are often copied to the DIE layer
group. DIEMAKER provides tools for easily coping between layers.
You can even copy to multiple layers and apply different offset for each
layer.
The extent to which
you detail your designs determines much about how you use DIEMAKER. Some
users draw each major component on it's own layer group while others get by
with just a few layers.
Over three hundred
companies have licensed DIEMAKER. Many of these companies are licensed
to use multiple copies of DIEMAKER. Most are in the Great Lakes area.
One day (6 hours) of
training is provided with the first license of DIEMAKER. Customers in
the Chicagoland and Milwaukee area often receive this training on site.
Some users travel to our location for training, but most find DIEMAKER to be relatively
easy to learn on their own.
One year of support is included with each license
of DIEMAKER and I put our phone number on the cover of the manual.
Please refer to the link on Pricing
for more information on support.
The answer to that
question varies. It depends greatly on how skilled you are with plain
AutoCAD. Some of the tools in DIEMAKER are so powerful that they will
begin affecting your productivity immediately. Most users don't use all
the tools that DIEMAKER provides. Most users quickly become
"dependant" on DIEMAKER because once they use it to perform tasks
that took much longer with plain AutoCAD, they don't want to be without
DIEMAKER.
Often, licensed
users want to use DIEMAKER on their computers at home. Sometimes its so
they can take design work home, others just want the freedom to learn more
about the DIEMAKER program or customizing it. Each license of DIEMAKER
is programmed to operate only with the AutoCAD serial numbers provided when
purchasing the license. If you would like to use DIEMAKER at home,
e-mail or call me and
let me know your intentions, we can probably make arrangements.
Back to Top
