Abstract: A system for providing casting design advisement for designing a cast component is provided. The system includes an integrated design environment, the integrated design environment receiving a concept design for the cast component, the concept design being user-modifiable. The system also includes a plurality of design advisory modules, the plurality of design advisory modules determining physics models associated with the concept design for the cast component and providing advisement analysis for the concept design based on the physics models. The system includes a design rule logic solver for receiving concept design features associated with the concept design and comparing the concept design features with stored casting design rules to determine a geometry modification guide.