The design stage is considered to be the most crucial part in the product lifecycle process. Thus, it becomes important to detect and eliminate mistakes in the design stage itself as the costs rise exponentially if they are detected in later stages of the product lifecycle. DFMPro facilitates upstream manufacturability validation by identifying those areas of a design that are difficult, expensive, or impossible to manufacture. It automates the iterative design review process for manufacturability issues. It also provides a mechanism for manufacturability knowledge capture and reuse for continuous improvement. Using DFMPro customization, organizations can quickly automate in-house DFM practices into their overall standard operating procedures. They can create new rules using VB Scripts or SOLIDWORKS Macros.
