COSTLINK/PE is the interactive interface that integrates COST ADVANTAGE with Parametric Technology Corporation's Pro/ENGINEER solid modeler. Designers using Pro/ENGINEER can obtain immediate feedback on the cost and producibility of their parts and assemblies according to the expert immediate feedback on the cost and productibility of their parts and assemblies according to the expert rules stored in the COST ADVANTAGE knowledge bases. COSTLINK/PE, created using rules stored in the COST ADVANTAGE knowledge bases. COSTLINK/PE, created using Pro/DEVELOP and UNIX Interprocess Communication (IPC), provides the designer with command selections from within the solid modeling session for transmitting data automatically to COST ADVANTAGE. Side by side viewing of the cost and producibility dat witht he solid model, with updates at each step of design, provides a powerful new extension to Pro/ENGINEER.
Ralph Gifford
Product Line Manager
Cognition Corporation
209 Burlington Road
Bedford, MA 01730-1406
USA
617-271-9300
617-271-0813 (fax)
ralph@ci.com
For applications in related solution areas, see the following indices: Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Computer Process Planning, Concurrent Engineering, Decision Support, Design Optimization, Manufacturing Optimization, Mechanical CAD, the developer index for Cognition Corporation and the market segment index for Mechanical CAM.
DESIGN ADVANTAGE is a Trademark of COGNITION CORPORATION
