Late discovery
Cost drivers such as material accumulations or missing draft angles are uncovered when there is hardly any room left for changes.
veo · Design for Manufacturing Analysis
detailed insights only one click away
Check castability in seconds – right on the 3D CAD model.
The problem
Casting issues surface late – exactly when changes cost the most
Simulation is specialist work and often a bottleneck. Physical trials happen after the tool is built. Following the “rule of ten”, the cost of fixing a defect multiplies by ten with every process phase it survives undetected.
Long iteration loops
Every round trip to simulation, foundry or toolmaker costs weeks – in the worst case, loops run all the way back to the concept phase.
Barely castable parts
Under schedule pressure, the result is a part that is just about castable – leaving quality, weight and cost potential on the table.
The solution
One click. All analyses. Results you can trust.
The QuickCheck runs all automatic analyses – maxima, minima, gaps, isosurfaces, inner and outer edges – in one go: comprehensive results with a single click. You get first results fast and early insight into potential design problems, with the essential weak spots visible at a glance. Then rate, filter, and generate a PDF report. Done.
No simulation setup
No gating, no cooling system, no pressure, no material definition: veo assesses the geometry directly. Material flow, cooling behavior and shrinkage-cavity risk can be estimated even without a casting simulation.
Smart filters
Unlike traditional CAD system analyses, which often display a large number of false positives, veo intelligently differentiates between casting-relevant thin walls and non-problematic areas: instead of sifting through hundreds of irrelevant results, you see only the really production-relevant problem areas.
Any CAD, any process
CATIA, NX, Creo, SolidWorks, JT, STEP & more – a geometry description is all it takes, even with minor surface defects. Die casting, injection molding or gravity casting: you set the limits, veo checks them.
Fast
- Results in seconds to minutes
- Usable early in the process – from the very first draft
- Filters false positives, saves review time
Reliable
- Manufacturability risks made visible systematically and reproducibly
- Templates define company-wide process limits
- Integrates into release workflows as a quality gate
Simple
- Hardly any training needed – designers check their own parts
- Clear 3D visualization of every result
- Guided tab-by-tab workflow, Advanced Mode for experts
Insight
One part – many answers
The same CAD model, two perspectives: undercuts with slide analysis on the left, wall thickness color map on the right. Drag the slider.
Undercuts with slide analysis Wall thickness analysis
Capabilities
All analyses – from first draft to slider concept
The analysis tabs in veo are meticulously crafted, each dedicated to a casting-relevant domain – from wall thickness and undercuts to draft angles. Templates tailor each analysis to your specific casting technology: define them once, share them company-wide. All results end up in a ratable result table and, on request, in a report carrying your company logo.
Wall thicknessNew in 26.1
Full-surface wall thickness color map with histogram and saving potential in grams.
Maxima
Material accumulations as inscribed spheres (Heuvers circle method) – shrinkage porosity risk located instantly.
Minima
Walls too thin to fill – found before any tool steel is cut.
Gaps
Narrow gaps in the part mean fragile webs in the mold – found before the toolmaker does.
Isosurfaces
Judge cooling behavior and shrinkage-cavity risk – without any casting simulation.
Separation & clamping force
Automatic parting plane proposal, projected area, clamping force and tool halves.
DemoldingNew in 26.2
Draft angle color map across the whole part – for tool and slider directions.
Undercuts
Detected automatically, classified, and checked for demoldability.
Slider definition
Bundle undercuts into sliders via drag & drop – with stroke and type for tool costing.
Occlusion
Tool surface classification: which faces do the inserts touch, and where is draft missing?
Inner & outer curvature
Missing fillets checked against your curvature radius limit – preventing stress concentrations and mold wear.
Reports & exchange
PDF, DOCX, XLSX, ODT, HTML with your logo – plus a .veo file carrying the complete analysis.
The evidence
One part, two project timelines – with and without veo
Example: pneumatic control housing of a dual-clutch transmission. In the classic flow, problem areas travel through three simulation loops and into the tool. With veo as a quality gate, the geometry is castable before the request for quotation goes out.
−66%
simulation effort. One simulation loop instead of three
−33%
moving parts. Four sliders in the tool instead of six
−149 g
less part weight thanks to early optimization
−3 months
development time. Start of production one quarter earlier
Who benefits?
Value far beyond the design office
Design engineering
Check it yourself instead of waiting: the “micro cycle” – change, check, keep designing – replaces weeks of cross-department loops. Ideally, the very first design is already manufacturable.
Technical purchasing
Better-qualified supplier selection, transparency on tool concepts and prices – and no time-consuming corrective actions, even when the supplier is contractually responsible for the fix.
Foundry sales
Solid feasibility and cost statements within minutes in the request-for-quotation (RFQ) process: a leaner quotation workflow and a partnership of equals in the offer phase.
Trust
Used by OEMs, suppliers and foundries
Teraport has been building 3D analysis software for virtual product development since 2000. veo is used on both sides of the casting process: by OEMs and suppliers in design and purchasing, and by foundries in technical sales.
What our customers say:
Dr. Willi SchneiderAUDI AG
Since we have been using veoCAST, the inspection process for CAD casting data has improved noticeably.
As “Competence Center Casting” we advise all development departments of the powertrain development within AUDI AG regarding the requirements of different casting technologies. The analyses of veoCAST provide support with unique functionality and result quality. In this way, we have been able to reveal critical spots in planned castings after only a short period of use, thus avoiding high modification costs.
Especially the easy handling and fast calculation make veoCAST an ideal tool in the virtual validation, positioned between design and casting simulation.
Dr. Alexander KochKnorr-Bremse SfN GmbH
In our development departments we are constantly confronted with the need to ensure the feasibility of the cast process of highly complex component geometries.
Up to now, we have been hampered by a lengthy process in this area. The veoCAST tool carries out relevant analyses within a few minutes and is designed so straightforward that it can be used directly by our designers. In addition, the quality of the results and the comprehensive filter options are convincing. Nothing but the real critical part locations is displayed.
The development time for a complex cast housing can thus be shortened by a significant amount of time.
Christoph DemminBocar GmbH
Bocar GmbH uses veoCAST in the development of casting molds. We are convinced by the quick calculation, detailed results and the easy handling of veoCAST. Our users particularly benefit from the detection of thin gaps in the part that lead to thin walls in the mold. The calculation of projectile areas is also valuable to us.
Algorithms filter the results to precisely the relevant matters, so that we can find critical issues with little effort.
Try it yourself
Three steps to your free trial license
Get in touch
A short message with your computer's MAC address is all it takes (ipconfig /all – physical address).
Receive license & download
You get an immediately usable, time-limited license file and the download link for the current version.
Install & analyze
Standard Windows installer, set up in minutes. No license server, no admin rights, no IT project – check your own parts right away.
Interfaces
Your CAD data. No detours.
veo reads native formats directly – no CAD license required.
- CATIA V4/V5
- NX
- Creo
- SolidWorks
- Solid Edge
- JT
- STEP
- Parasolid
- STL
Export results back into your world as a 3D model. Reports are available in a wide range of formats – machine-readable and AI-ready among them.