<s>
AutoCAST	B-Algorithm
is	O
a	O
software	O
program	O
for	O
casting	O
methods	O
design	O
,	O
simulation	O
and	O
optimization	O
developed	O
by	O
Indian	O
Institute	O
of	O
Technology	O
Bombay	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
AutoCAST	B-Algorithm
uses	O
geometric	O
reasoning	O
for	O
automating	O
the	O
design	O
of	O
casting	O
methods	O
elements	O
–	O
cores	O
,	O
mold	O
cavity	O
layout	O
,	O
feeders	O
,	O
feed	O
aids	O
and	O
gating	O
channels	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Foundry	B-Algorithm
engineers	O
can	O
quickly	O
import	O
a	O
3D	O
model	O
of	O
cast	O
part	O
,	O
create	O
methods	O
elements	O
,	O
simulate	O
the	O
casting	O
,	O
predict	O
internal	O
defects	O
(	O
like	O
shrinkage	O
porosity	O
and	O
sand	O
inclusion	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
modify	O
the	O
methods	O
design	O
to	O
improve	O
quality	O
and	O
yield	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
latest	O
version	O
AutoCAST-X1	O
incorporates	O
many	O
innovations	O
,	O
including	O
part	O
thickness	O
analysis	O
,	O
multi-cavity	O
mould	O
layout	O
,	O
multi-neck	O
feeder	O
design	O
,	O
vector	O
element	O
method	O
for	O
solidification	O
simulation	O
,	O
automatic	O
optimisation	O
of	O
feeders	O
and	O
gating	O
system	O
,	O
tooling	O
cost	O
estimation	O
and	O
methods	O
report	O
generation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
maintained	O
and	O
supported	O
by	O
3D	O
Foundry	B-Algorithm
Tech	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
incubated	O
at	O
the	O
institute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
software	O
is	O
used	O
in	O
industry	O
(	O
especially	O
,	O
SME	O
foundries	B-Algorithm
)	O
for	O
quality	O
and	O
yield	O
improvement	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
academic	O
institutes	O
for	O
simulation	O
labs	O
.	O
</s>
