What is Drawing Die Wizard™?
Design your wire drawing die, now in 3D. Choose the right drawing die for your application
Esteves Group was the first to release a computer software program used to design wire drawing dies that also provided a 2D-drawing of the die to scale.
Now the Esteves Group has established another first by releasing a major update to this already widely used software program. The new version allows you to review your drawing die in real-time 3D. You can view the full drawing die, you can look inside the die as if looking through a microscope, or you can also view a 3D cutaway cross-section of the die.
The program is now available in several languages for easier use.
New Features
Available in multiple languages
Available are: Català, 中文, English, Français, Deutsch, Italiano, Polski, Português, Русский, Español.
3D full die review
This view shows a full representation of the drawing die you will receive from the Esteves Group.
3D microscope view
One of the most powerful new features is the microscope view. Watch the die profile change as you adjust the drawing die angle or bearing length.
3D cross section view
Another great new feature of the real-time 3D view is that you can see how the blank will fit inside the stainless steel metal casing.
Features
Easy-to-use interface
Our Drawing Die Wizard™ is the only wire drawing die profile editor available in the market.
Die profiles can be created, saved and opened for re-use. You can also export your die profile and specifications into a pdf file.
Automatic die profile suggestion
Based on our latest knowledge, suggestions are made for reduction cone angle, bearing length and blank to fit inside your die.
Full drawing die customization
When drawing wire with metal properties that differ from the properties we generally use, you can then customize the profile by adjusting the reduction cone angle, bearing length and select the blank for your needs from all available blanks.
Print your die profile
Print specifications, along with a 2-dimensional representation of the designed wire drawing die.
Share your die profile
Use the built-in PDF export feature to e-mail your design to your colleagues or to us.
System requirements
Drawing Die Wizard™ has been designed to work with Windows 2000, Windows® XP, Windows Vista™, and Windows 7.
Minimum requirements
· Pentium® class CPU - 1Ghz
· 65636 color Video Card - 1024x768
· 256 MB RAM
· Microsoft Windows® 2000 or later
Recommended configuration
· Pentium® class CPU - 1.4 Ghz or more
· True color (16.8 M colors) Video Card - 1280x1024
· 1GB MB RAM
· Microsoft Windows Vista™ or later
Release Notes
Version 2.02 (build 800) – March 24, 2011
· Improved automatic and manual internet-update handling
· Fixed edp file-open issue, only occurring for certain blanks
· added "eWizard™ handbook Online" to Help menu
Version 2.02 (build 750) – October 10, 2010
· Fixed several translations
· Fixed engraving mismatches (3D view only)
· Fixed 3D camera rotation behavior
· Fixed some blank size recommendations for PCD and ND blanks (see eWizard handbook)
· Fixed commandline opening edp file issues
· Added wire animation. Press [ctrl] [w] to animate wire (only in 3D view)
· Fixed various memory leaks
· Added Delta factor (enable/disable in Options-2D settings window)
· Changed options window
· Various speed improvements
· Minor user interface improvements
· Improved 3D quality (added 3D quality settings in program options window)
Version 2.0.2 (build 577) – July 31, 2010
· fixed 3D camera rotation behavior
· fixed Russian translations errors
· removed front ledge for ultra fine dies
· updated diameter rounding method to never show any trailing zeros on the engraved diameter
· fixed maximum recommended recut sizes for some PCD blanks
· fixed some ND diamond heights
· removed various memory leaks
· added wire drawing animation (press [ctrl]+[w] to animate the wire going through the die)
· added several 3D settings in Options window
· added Delta Factor (enable/disable in Options-2D settings window)
· Options window lay-out changed
Version 2.0.0 (build 530) – April 19, 2010
· Fixed occasional screen corruption when switching from 2D to 3D view
· Corrected Russian translations
· Some other minor bug fixes
Version 2.0.0 (build 267) – April 5, 2010
· On some computers running Windows Vista, the installation fails with "Error 1327. Invalid drive: U:\"
· Fixed occasional screen corruption when switching from 2D to 3D view
· INDUSTRY FIRST: From now on the drawing die can be viewed in 3D. A button to switch between 2D and 3D has been added to the button bar. Various 3D options can be modified in the Options window, reachable from the edit menu
· INDUSTRY FIRST: The program is now available in 10 languages: English, Catalan, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
· Absolute length of the bearing is visible next to the bearing length percentage edit
· The program now checks if the selected blank fits into the selected casing. The casing dimensions are reset if the blank did not fit
Version 1.0.0 – 1999
INDUSTRY BREAKTHROUGH, first release of Drawing Die Design software.
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