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EXPERT MOLD DESIGNER (XMD)
Expert Mold Designer (Known as XMD) is an automated mold design software which runs within the Windows based KeyCreator CAD Environment. It is used to automate the most redundant tasks in mold design originally Patented by John Mateau of Cornerstone Technologies (Now Called Cornerstone Intelligent Software) in 1989 it is believed to be the first mold automation software on the market. The software is currently owned by Synergetic Innovative Solutions (Part of the Synergetic Group of Companies)

HISTORY
Originally created on the Dos platform in the late 1980's and running within Cadkey (Now known as KeyCreator) beginning as program that helped deal with the place of often used components in 2D design. Things like screws, locating rings, ejector pins, etc. From there XMD transitioned into more sophisticated tasks such as synchronizing all views and 3D data so that you could manipulate the 3D or 2D data and the opposite would updated accordingly. To this day XMD is the only mold design software on the market where you can change components in 2D and have the 3D updated.

XMD was originally developed to run in Cadkey for DOS and UNIX operating systems. During the boom of Windows in the mid 1990's Cadkey made the switch to run solely on the Windows Operating system and XMD in turn followed suit.

In 2000 the Cadkey software was purchased by Kubotek and renamed to KeyCreator. A massive Interface change was made to the software which gave XMD a change to make major changes as well. In doing so the software became faster, more powerful and more flexible.

In 2010 Synergetic Eng Inc. began working closely with Cornerstone Intelligent Software to work towards developing the software to be more powerful and flexible with it's use of custom solid components. This made them a Pioneer in the market in way solids could be utilized regardless of whether they were created directly in the design file, or outside of the design file and regardless of what CAD software was used to create them. XMD's ability to utilize these solids and instantly show these changes to the 2D drawings and updated the bill of materials in real time is unmatched in the industry.

In 2013 Synergetic Innovative Solutions purchased XMD and became the new developers of the product.

Load/Start Job

 * Click this icon to load an existing job or to start a new job.

Save Job As

 * Click this icon to save the existing job to a new name.
 * This also optionally allows you to run an automatic 2D drawing clean up and file back up clean.

Delete Job

 * This icon automatically deletes that job folder.

Export Job

 * Allows you to export all manufactured components of a job by automatically naming each component. You can export simultaneously any file types that you KeyCreator License has.

Format Title Block

 * Used to create your standard title block setup.

Format Bill of Material

 * Used to create your standard bill of material setup.

Format/Modify Smart Pattern

 * Used this function to create new or modify existing smart patterns.

Create a Custom Assembly

 * Creates custom assemblies that can be saved for future use.

Export to Part References

 * Export misc XMD components as part references. This allows you to reduce your working file size.

Show Referenced Part Origin

 * Displays the location of origin being used on a referenced out component.

Online Help

 * Access help on all XMD commands, and general usage.

License Manager

 * This allows you to use XMD in a floating license like environment.

About XMD

 * Review the version of software you are using.

Fasteners

 * Add different types of fasteners.
 * Socket Head Cap Screws
 * Flat Head Cap Screws
 * Button Head Cap Screws
 * Dowels
 * Stripper bolts