Patent ID: 7590466

Claim:
A method of custom quotation for manufacture of a mold and/or manufacture of a molded part, the mold defining a cavity corresponding in shape to the part to be molded, the method comprising: assessing a customer's CAD file via computer to determine at least one cost-affecting parameter of mold manufacture and/or part manufacture, the CAD file defining a shape of a part to be molded; providing the customer with at least one computer menu of customer-selectable values for a cost-affecting parameter of mold manufacture and/or part manufacture unassociated with part surface profile; allowing the customer to select one of the provided customer-selectable values; computer calculating a quotation for mold manufacture and/or part manufacture based in part upon the cost-affecting parameter determined by computer assessment of the customer's CAD file and based in part upon the customer-selected value; and communicating the computer calculated quotation to the customer via computer.