Tokuda reduces design cycle by 15-20 percent with think3 for 3-D design of models

Mechanical design upstart think3, Santa Clara, CA, announced Tokuda Kougyo , Kakamigahara City, Japan, has reduced its overall design cycle by 15 to 20 percent using think3's single-- environment 3-D solid and surface modeling software, thinkdesign. The company has standardized with think3 for designing master models, plaster models, resin molds, various patterns for foundries, jigs and tools for automobiles, aircraft and other industries.

A longtime user of high-end, UNIXbased computer aided design (CAD) software, Tokuda has migrated to PCbased systems, working with think3 and value-added reseller Toyota Caelum, Inc. (TCI) (Nagoya, Japan). The company chose the software over other midrange, PC-based CAD...