The solution to configure Products and

Processes

Ruledesigner® Configurator it the solution that uses a rule system in order to build
processes, configure and manage both product’s information and processes in a very
easy and clear way.

Ruledesigner® Configurator
allows "robotizing"
complex processes able to
create product
configuration, working
cycles, bill of material, CAD
sets, drawing tables etc.
 FUNCTION To be a nowadays successful company means, very often, to be a
Customer-Centred Enterprise, able to follow the customer during the
different enquiries and to model the company’s product and
organisation processes.

Process planning.

RuleDesigner® Configurator allows the rule-

based development of systems that robotise
complex processes in order to create products
configuration, working cycles, bill of materials,
CAD sets, drawing tables, handbooks and
documents in a configurable structure. In
particular:
Rule-Driven technology
The management through “rules” is the
technology that allows the automatic
collection, file and reuse of the company’s
know-how. The aim is to automatise and
standardise the company’s working processes.

For CAD: Creation of CAD sets, particular Rule editor

CAD, scheme, table and optional sequences;
For working process: creation of
documents, e-mail preparation and sending,
dynamic html pages creation/publication,
browser web access for local or remote users
(retailers, agents, customers, partners) and
creation of optional sequences;
For documents: creation of offers,
handbooks, on-line reference book, on-line
spare parts lists and creation of optional
sequences.
RuleDesigner® Configurator uses a helpful rule
editor allowing an interactive modelling of the
know-how through:
The creation of processes such as rule
sequences;
The real-time process modelling data
through Web Service, to facilitate the direct
check the internet in order to use “public
services”;
To save processes as XML files in order to
execute it each time a product or process has
to be configurated.

Constructs
RuleDesigner® Configurator supports,
beside normal logic constructs such as If,
Loop, etc., specific tools and methodological
paradigms for the process analysis and
description.
Action Library
RuleDesigner® Configurator is full of
complete action libraries that can be extended
through ActionWizard;
Users can create new toolbar containing
functions, icon pictures associated at each
function and create new specific customised
actions;
Actions can be assembled through
arithmetic and textual utility tools without
specific computer skills.
FUNCTION
Process check
RuleDesigner® Configurator allows creating
processes that are in a setting or planning
phase and a test can be executed at the same
time (Menu Debug) in order to help the check
of each planning step.
Process execution
With RuleDesigner® Configurator, processes
described through rules can consistently
executed in remote (Web or Local) modality
each time the user wants to configure a new
product.
Bill Of Material
RuleDesigner® Configurator allows executing
actions on bill of material (BOM):
BOM import from CAD;
BOM export in different format (html, xml);
BOM title space creation;
Part number assignment;
Definition of material groups.
INTEGRATION

Integration with RuleDesigner® PDM

Action Set for specific PDM computerised

operations such as:

Part number Opening/Creation/Search;

Property updating;
Vaulting operations;
RuleDesigner PDM for execution;
Creation of open part numbers’ BOM (BOM,
Bill of Material Configurable).
Integration with RuleDesigner® Collaboration
Integration with Microsoft Office.
Action library for the command management
that interacts with documents created
through Microsoft Office.
Text research and replacement;
Actions on Excel cells.

Action set for computerised RuleDesigner Integration with InDesign

Collaboration operations such as:
Action library for the command management
Document input; that interact s with InDesign.
Creation activity; Creation/Activation of documents;
Signal beginning. Document and book management;
Frame and index management;
Integration with DBMS Text replacement.

Library that contains actions for the database

integration:
Connecting and disconnecting;
Query execution for updating, modifications
or deletion.
 INTEGRATION
To robotize, or computerise in a regular way, is the main
innovation key introduced by RuleDesigner®

Integration with SolidEdge

Integration with SolidWorks The SolidEdge function library allows

computerising typical Cad SolidEdge room
Through the use of actions, the SolidWorks operations through actions.
function library allows to have automatic
operations, typical for SolidWorks CAD rooms.
File creation, opening, or saving;
Activation controls;
Creation of new documents;
Writing or reading of values and variables
Straightening of geometric blocs, 3D
from CAD files;
components;
Draft and modelling room planning.
Binding of different components;
Automatic collocation of CAD objects
through the reading of specific files; Integration with Inventor
Configuration/variant configuration of
active files. Inventor functions library allows automatising
typic operations of CAD Inventor through the
use of actions.
Part input/renaming;
Tie-in creation;
Connection relations;
Feature creation, customised tables.
ADVANTAGES
Creation of value and gains:
Higher economic margins;
Special orders executable as standard ones;
Planning time reduction;
Step up the product range without cost increase.
Productivity
Perceptible increase of productivity;
Drastic reduction of planning times;
Productivity and efficiency will always be
more independent from the employee amount
and their skills;
More time for planning, development and
innovation.
Simplicity
Simple User Interface based on Windows
paradigms (Cut&Paste, Drag&Drop etc.).
 ADVANTAGES
Thanks to its easy implementation
and use, RuleDesigner® Configurator
is the best alley to compete on the
global market!

Flexibility

Lower need of skilled staff;

Know-How assets
Reduction of new workforce training.
Creation of the company’s know-how
model; Quality
Protection of the intellectual property;
”A priori” certification of processes thanks
Optimisation of the following steps;
to rule creation;
RuleDesigner® Configurator pilots the
Drastic error reduction within documents
creation, management and sharing of data
and drawings created by a certified process.
and documents;
Product information available at all
departments without Know-How outflow
and/or loss risks.