Integrated within imos CAD is the Article Designer module.  This intuitive tool is used to create new (or change existing) products in your library.

You can divide the product you want to create in multiple sections or ‘zones’ as they are called in the system.  You then select parts from your library to place into the product.  These parts have rules, and connections, so when say a cam & dowelled unit base with adjustable legs is placed into the product, the system knows exactly where to place the hardware, and automatically applies associated drillings into the side panels.

The result is shown in a 3D preview which can be rotated in all directions to verify details.

All design rules in the library and in the Article Designer can be parametric and related to cabinet dimensions (for example number of adjustable shelves - additional connectors and so on).

Individual parts can be freely assembled on the screen in 3D with the Part Designer tool to create the most complicated of objects. The design is similar to the final assembly of a piece of furniture: parts, edges, connectors or workings are interactively aligned on the screen. Profiles, materials and fittings are then allocated when the shape is finalised.

Everyone knows the situation: the customer would like to make modifications although the order is ready for production.  With imos, articles and parts can be modified quickly and you can be confident that the product will still go together!  Technical draftsmen and machine programmers save a lot of time because imos adopts the constructive detail modifications and transfers them automatically on to drawings, Bills of Material and CNC programs.

Connection situations in the design are automatically analysed, suitable connector elements selected and fittings positioned on the basis of parametric rules. If the designer inserts a connector, imos detects all the required criteria and generates necessary workings like drilling or grooving. Adjacent parts, drawings, BoM, order lists and CNC programs are automatically updated, the consistency is guaranteed in full extent.