Cimatron E11 📥
Cimatron E11 is a major release of the integrated CAD/CAM software designed specifically for the mold, tool, and die industry. Released around 2013, this version introduced significant automation in NC programming, assembly management, and specialized tooling design to reduce delivery times and improve surface quality. Key CAD and Assembly Features
3. Electrode Design (The Killer App)
For EDM (Electrical Discharge Machining) work, Cimatron E11’s electrode module is legendary. cimatron e11
tool. This feature automated the often-tedious process of creating internal parting surfaces. Automated Capping Cimatron E11 is a major release of the
He began the redesign. He isolated the cracked rib and used the system’s robust Blending capabilities, smoothing out the sharp corner that had caused the failure. In most software, blending a complex 5-axis intersection was a gamble that could crash the program. In E11, it handled the geometry like a hot knife through butter. Hardware Affordability: E11 runs smoothly on Windows 7/10
- Hardware Affordability: E11 runs smoothly on Windows 7/10 legacy machines. It does not require a $5,000 GPU or 128GB of RAM. It can run on an old Dell Precision workstation.
- No Subscription Cloud: E11 is perpetual. Many machinists dislike the modern trend of "Software as a Service" (SaaS). Once you buy E11 (or a used license), it is yours forever. You don't need to phone home to a cloud server.
- Stability: Modern software is often buggy because of constant updates. E11 is frozen. For a mold shop that machines the same 50 product lines year after year, "not changing" equals productivity.
- Simplicity of 5-Axis: In Mastercam or NX, programming 5-axis collision avoidance is a science. In Cimatron E11, the "5-Axis Automatic Drilling" and "Swarf" functions were surprisingly intuitive.
While it lacks the cloud connectivity and AI-assisted toolpaths of modern software, its robust mold design wizard, hybrid modeling, and rock-solid 3-axis HSM toolpaths mean that thousands of injection molds and stamping dies produced in 2015 are still running production lines today.
Die Design: Features automated data validation for rapid import and a library of pre-fitted die sets that can be adapted to specific project needs in seconds.