Releases

Gate Studio

Find a better gate in seconds, not minutes.

• Place a gate on your part and instantly see how the cavity fills — the familiar blue-to-red fill map updates in a fraction of a second, instead of waiting on a full simulation.
• See where weld lines are likely to form (where two flow fronts meet) as you move the gate, so you can catch cosmetic and strength risks early.
• Add several gates, fine-tune any gate's position and watch the fill rebalance live, or let Gate Studio suggest a well-balanced next gate for you.
• Starts from the gates you've already placed, so you're always tweaking your real layout — and your quote is never affected until you decide.
• Works for both injection molding and high-pressure die casting.

It's a fast preview to guide your gate decisions — confirm the final layout with the full fill analysis before you quote.

Enabling AI agentic workflow

• A new AI assistant works alongside the 3D model — ask it to run analyses, set up your quote, and explain the numbers in plain language.
• It plans, acts, and checks its own work: it can run fill, draft, thickness, undercut, sharp-corner, and cross-section analyses, then walk you through what it found.
• Ask for a should-cost or tooling quote and get an answer in your selected currency, with the cost drivers and a sensitivity view of what moves the price most.
• Suggests DFM fixes for the issues it spots, and can adjust fill inputs and other settings for you on request.
• Available to everyone — no beta sign-up — and you can try it in guest mode on a sample part before creating an account.

Costing

• HPDC costing overhauled — trim-die tooling, scaled cycle stages, shot build-up, and clearer cell rates for more realistic quotes.
• New HPDC post-casting section covers treatments, machining, and inspection, so finished-part quotes reflect the full process.
• HPDC die machining now estimates hours from your part's actual features, with a "View plan" breakdown.
• IM costing refined — unified material cost, regrind credit for reused material, and steadier results when machine tonnage isn't set.
• Die-base sizing and surface-finish suggestions now stay consistent across injection molding and HPDC.
• Plate-stack costs are clearer to read and edit.

Analysis & materials

• Inspect any cross-section of your part and read its key dimensions directly.
• 18 new base material families added, plus refined glass-filled profiles, so more of your real materials are covered out of the box.
• More accurate wall-thickness analysis, with added material and uniformity checks.
• Better feature detection — cleaner undercut counts, sharp corners that don't depend on model resolution, and hollow/cored bosses surfaced.
• Cycle-time results are now collapsible for a tidier view.

Fixes

• The dashboard now shows a clear reason when analysis can't complete, instead of spinning indefinitely.
• 2D files with no volume are flagged up front.
• Part manufacturing cost displays and hovers corrected.

• Tool Life Estimator (IM) — predicts how many shots your mold will last and what's driving the wear.
• Die-life advisor (HPDC) — quick estimate of how die life shifts with cycle and material choices.
• Cost insights tab now available for HPDC, with scenario compare and per-feature cost drivers.
• Monthly quantity is the new default, with refreshed monthly projection visuals.
• Redesigned annual and total production cost roll-ups, with mold count shown on the cost summary.
• New Shipments & Packaging section groups packaging, fixture handling, and transport.
• Per-part fixture handling adder (IM) with inline cost explanations.
• Editable plate-stack costs for finer control over mold assembly.
• Faster thumbnail loading, sharper IM watch-out callouts, and regional lead-time + transit shown alongside cost.

• EUR added as a native currency — all tooling and part costs (IM & HPDC) are now quoted in EUR with independent rates, no conversion from USD.

• Regional cost preview (early access) — part cost across the USA, India, China, Germany, and Japan with live FX, regional labor/overhead, and source citations. Exports to the workbook.
• Cost insights tab (early access) — scenario compare with per-feature cost drivers and FAQs explaining each one.
• Mold model rebuilt — mold machining hours now scale with tool-steel hardness.
• Non-point gates (fan, film, tab) seed with the right footprint, and the gate you pick now drives fill, sink-mark risk, and cycle time.
• DFM thresholds for spacing, undercut, density, gate distance, and porosity are now adjustable live from the feature legend.
• Cooling-channel preview for injection molding.
• Machine-hours tool for quick standalone cycle-time lookups.
• Bill-of-process inputs auto-populate from detected features.
• Guest mode now covers the costing-settings step on a sample part.
• HPDC cost sheet — refreshed export layout and a clearer cost-optimisation breakdown.
• Pricing page reordered with a clearer recommended tier; "Your Process" option renamed to "Costing without DFM".
• Fixes: wall-thickness analysis no longer hangs on intricate parts; the costing page no longer freezes after a tab sits idle; large-CAD uploads show accurate progress on slow connections.

• New RFQ template import — upload your existing pricing spreadsheets and the app reads them, suggests values for each costing field, and lets you review and apply them to your settings in one pass.
• Settings page redesigned with a single, flexible layout that adapts to each manufacturing process, so editing values is faster and easier to scan.
• Confirmation step added before deleting an RFQ project, with a clear count of the files about to be removed so accidental clicks don't lose work.
• Draft angle heatmap legend now has a live threshold slider — adjust the minimum draft on the fly and the colored regions update instantly, so you can see exactly which faces fall short of your spec without re-running analysis.
• HPDC costing tightened — base-plate sizing, refined mold thickness and trim allowances, and a part-complexity score in the exported cost sheet, with a redundant feature row removed for cleaner quotes.
• Machining-hour estimates now factor in detected part features and side-action inputs for every machining process, so quotes track real part geometry instead of a flat assumption.
• Smarter gating for HPDC analysis — gate count and placement adapt to part shape, multi-body parts get separate gates automatically, and progress messages are clearer while the simulation runs.
• Gate setup dialog redesigned for clarity, and the cost-optimisation panel now opens cleanly above the 3D model view.
• Guest mode adds parting-line setup, so prospective users can explore more of the DFM flow on a sample part before creating an account.
• "Try with our 3D model" demo on the homepage has clearer wording and now works correctly after signing in, and projects load more reliably on first open.

• Multi-part RFQ image and UI improvements.
• Injection-molding machining cost is now feature-driven (it scales with real geometry instead of a flat ratio of the mold cost).
• "Try with our model" sign-in flow stabilised.

• Injection-molding cycle time now uses nominal wall thickness, matching the industry rule-of-thumb.
• Weld line and air-pocket analysis refined.
• First-time-user modal redesigned.
• Default machining costs lowered to better reflect real shop rates.
• New 3D viewer orientation control.

• Pay-per-use pricing launched with two tiers — bring-your-own-template and full DFM-powered IM/HPDC.
• Multi-file guest RFQ flow: upload several STEP files at once and get a per-part cost table with process switcher.
• Cost-table cells now suggest values pulled from your saved templates.
• Templates section redesigned, with duplicate-project validation.
• Bulk-only organisations get a streamlined upload button.
• Mold-cost breakdown auto-disables when you enter a manual mold cost.
• Landing page refresh.

• Export reliability improved — better error handling, and all attached files are reliably included.
• Sample STEP files now load faster.
• Sheet template management available to every member of your team.
• Bulk file upload error handling fixed.

• Mold weight added to the advanced costing sheet.
• Part image now embeds in the RFQ template UI.
• "Try with our model" demo flow polished.
• Browser connection limits during heavy uploads resolved.

• Every new signed-in user gets 10 free analyses — no credit card required.
• Generate the customer-ready report directly from the costing page.
• Upload modal locks during processing for clearer feedback.
• Excel sheet export updated with new parameters.

• Base plate calculation now applies to HPDC and MIM mold costing (in addition to IM).
• HPDC parting line and parting plane analysis added.
• MIM cost process improvements.
• Mold cost estimation more accurate for both small and large parts.
• Loading animations during long analysis runs.

• Base plate material can now be selected for IM and HPDC mold costing.
• MIM (Metal Injection Molding) added as a supported process.
• Cancel button for fill approximation runs.
• Fill simulation reliability fixes, including automatic gate detection.

• Rebranded dfmlite to Costing.
• Costing accuracy upgraded with refined defect estimation, machine constraints, and pricing logic.
• Automatic gate placement for injection molding.
• Core-cavity heatmap colours fixed on first activation.
• Multiple report fixes.

• Boss feature detection joins the DFM heatmap suite, with 3D visualisation and per-feature evaluation.
• Multi-part RFQ support — quote a full bill of materials in one flow.
• Fill simulation accuracy improved by using more precise wall thickness data.
• Welds and sink marks now appear in the report.
• Core/cavity (IM) and cover/ejector (HPDC) unified into a single die-split heatmap.
• Landing page revamped to lead with costing.
• Smoother UI transitions across pages.

• HPDC analysis suite expanded — shrinkage heatmap, cold-shut detection, gate/runner sizing, venting, and a cost summary.
• IM cost estimation rebuilt; mold life now factored into per-part costs.
• Fill heatmap uses a standard color scale and gains a fill-progress slider.
• Hot-runner cycle time corrected to be faster.
• Guest upload limit raised to 20 MB.
• "Capture from view" UX polish.
• Core-cavity and temperature heatmap fixes.

• Three new flow simulation heatmaps — temperature, shrinkage, and warpage.
• Undercuts and insufficient-draft regions now highlighted on cover/ejector split images in the report.
• Sink mark analysis upgraded for more accurate scoring.
• Fill approximation legend simplified.
• Report preview fixes.

• Cycle time now incorporates pressure and clamp force.
• Parting line visualisation added to reports.
• PowerPoint (.pptx) report export added.
• HPDC analysis available for signed-in users.
• New ROI calculator on the landing page with hourly-rate slider.
• Renamed "Die Casting" to "High-Pressure Die Casting" for clarity.

• Clamp force calculation for injection molding.
• Auto gate region detection.
• Live Report Editor — tweak the report inside the app.
• Reanalyze available in guest mode.
• Pull-direction selection upgraded with a face-based modal.
• Material properties unified across processes.
• Delete buttons for gates, notes, and tooling items.
• Trivia panel during report generation.
• Wall thickness rendering fixes.

• Multi-gate weld line detection now matches real-world injection-molding behaviour.
• 3D notes attached to part faces.
• Costing card added to the dashboard.
• More reliable model loading.

• Bring your own polymer or alloy data — user-defined materials.
• Editable company branding for reports (logo, name, footer).
• Fill simulation gives more accurate flow paths from any gate position.
• Sliders, lifters, and ejector pins consolidated under one toolbar dropdown.
• Material density now displayed in the report.
• Wall thickness and sink-mark analysis accuracy improved.

• Fill simulation now factors in temperature for more accurate results.
• Draft angle heatmap now distinguishes positive and negative draft.
• Multi-view part images in reports.
• Project deletion from the dashboard.
• Sign-in flow refreshed.
• Mobile-responsive dashboard with collapsible side panels.
• Sharp-corner heatmap accuracy improved.

• Up to 10 gate locations supported per analysis.
• Configurable side-action display for HPDC.
• Mobile responsiveness fixes on the homepage.

• Fill approximation accuracy improvements.
• Auto-best-gate selection driven by flow analysis.
• Surface curvature visualisation in the shape inspector.
• Sink mark analysis refinements.
• Sharp-angle handling improved.

• Wall-thickness variation heatmap added.
• Draft heatmap added.
• Heatmaps reorganised into tabs for easier navigation.
• Higher-quality screenshots in reports.
• Faster rendering for complex parts.
• Mobile responsiveness improvements.

• User-configurable draft angle thresholds.
• Ejector pins, gate selection, pull direction, and report editing all enabled.

• Material can now be selected at the moment of report export.
• Core/cavity legend colours corrected in the report.

• Manual gate selection — pick up to 3 faces, persisted across sessions.
• Intuitive parting plane editing with sensible offset limits.
• Refreshed core-cavity colour palette.
• Custom parting plane reliability fixes.

• PDF reports now bypass popup blockers.
• STEP uploader reliability improvements.

• Back button on the processing page so you can interrupt long runs.
• Pull direction now appears in the report.
• Part name now shown in the exported report.
• Improved model loading reliability.