A Assempou - Associate Professor Center of Excellence in Design, Robotics andAutomation,Department of Mechanical Engineering,Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
M Saket Kashani - MSc. in Mechanical Engineering

This paper deals with the assignment of the bearings in extrusion dies. They are designed automatically based on medial axis transform that is a mathematical transformation method. Besides, a low cost experimental method, named physical modeling, is used to evaluate the designed bearing lengths. Novel software that supports such approach is developed in VisualBasic using API (Application Programming Interface) libraries of SolidWorks. The final 3D model could be used to get machining tool paths for CNC Machines.

Extrusion Die, Bearing Assignment, Medial Axis Transform, Design Automation