FMSsoft™ design software v7.0 works with existing installations of AutoCAD® 2000 and later versions to let customers design factory structures and equipment in 3D using current aluminum framing, ergonomic workstation, or conveyor products from Bosch Rexroth. A built-in web link lets users drop FMSsoft-generated aluminum framing part lists directly into the Bosch Rexroth e-commerce site for immediate pricing and ordering, ensuring that the customer sees the latest pricing.

MGEsoft updates include:

• Completely updated part numbers;


• More than 70 new modules, including standard profile/end finish configurations and all models of joining plates;


• An improved user interface with new customer-friendly look and feel;


• New 3D graphics in module insertion dialogue boxes for improved visualization;


• Detailed module views so users can check basic product dimensions before inserting the module into the drawing; and


• Three detail levels to optimize drawing efficiency: the lowest detail level provides main outline of the module, while the highest detail level allows users to see internal module structures, i.e. T-slots and all inside holes of the profile.

Downloadable package includes software modules for each product line, with bending and load analysis tools, ergonomics analysis functions for workstations designed with the software, and human models ranging from the 5th percentile female worker to the 95th percentile male for easy visualization. Also, users of third-party 3D software packages can now save FMSsoft modules in .sat format and open them as 3D solids. 2D and 3D files in multiple formats are available for non-AutoCAD users.

From Bosch Rexroth Corp's Linear Motion and Assembly Technologies technology group, the software is free to Bosch Rexroth customers, and it can be downloaded at the website address below.