Users of PASCAM WoodWorks can access these self-provided design libraries easily in subsequent design tasks to generate customized assemblies very quick and safely, applying the user generated data-base items. The PASCAM design libraries are providing an optimally adapted engineering and productivity tool to the users needs. The purpose of this standardization is the methodological simplification of recurring engineering processes, the definition of company-specific best practices and setting of minimum standards, simplifying the information process between different design teams, the trouble-free exchange of design components and the consequent reduction in costs by reducing the specific design effort of customized products.

Because of the open data-base structure an user generated, company-specific content is provided, which exceeds the conventional design and engineering databases of existing CAD systems, where the user is subject to sporadic database updates by the software company, often lacking in practical relevance for the specific design tasks of the individual woodworking companies.

Another advantage is the option to provide the content of the PASCAM design libraries to all employees involved in the design process via a server-based, company-wide access where the user permissions are managed centrally. This approach enables standardized, knowledge-based design processes, based on company specific 'best practices' and design principles.

The following PASCAM databases and design libraries are available for the user:

•  Part database with PASCAM Part description and automated modifications for the application in new assemblies

•  Hardware component database to manage and apply automatically wood-specific hardware components

•  Edge database to manage and automatically apply profile features, e.g. for mouldings, cornices at new parts/assemblies

•  Database of woodworking joints for the quick, automated assembly of furniture assemblies by wood-specific connections

•  Material database for the quick, automated exchange of coating materials and laminates, such as veneer