Process and system for designing molds and dies

A computer readable storage medium containing a plurality of computer executable instructions for automatically designing a tooling assembly, comprising:

• a first set of instructions directing the computer to determine a set of tooling assembly requirements;
• a second set of instructions directing the computer to access a desired part geometry;
• a third set of instructions directing the computer to specify a configuration for components of the tooling assembly with respect to the tooling assembly requirement and the desired part geometry;
• and
• a fourth set of instructions directing the computer to automatically verify relationships between tooling assembly components comprising the tooling assembly.

A computer system for automatically designing a tooling assembly, comprising:

• a database residing within a memory device of the computer system containing information relevant to the design of the tooling assembly;
• a Master Control File residing within the memory device of the computer containing requirements for a specific tooling assembly design;
• a first set of instructions directing the computer to determine requirements for each component in view of information contained within said database;
• a second set of instructions directing the computer to determine a configuration of said component according to said requirements and store said component configuration within the Master Control File;
• and
• a third set of instructions directing the computer to validate each component configuration in view of every other component comprising the tooling assembly.