This guide is intended for users who need to become quickly familiar with the product.
This overview provides the following information:
Die Face Design in a Nutshell
Die Face Design
helps you analyze the stamped sheet metal design part to define its
conceptual manufacturing process and efficiently create die additional
geometries (addendum surfaces).
Die Face Design helps you:
- Analyze the part geometry (draft angles, depth, cutting angles ...) and prepare models, in particular to find the best possible main stamping direction as well as cutting directions.
- Generate flange unfolded surfaces (using a geometric unfolding approach) for early blank size estimation.
- Quickly create additional geometries such as automated hole filling, addendum surfaces based on profiles or opening line.
- Compensate the flange spring back with angular corrections.
- Generate (using a geometric unfolding approach) trim lines based on the flanges definition, supporting addendum surfaces and sheet metal properties (thickness and kfactor).
- Create a conceptual
definition of the stamped part manufacturing process, with operations
sequencing and their associated actions (stamp, cut, fold).
The conceptual process can:- Generate the resulting geometries (intermediate part, cutting trim lines and surfaces) of each operation.
- Check the result of the process corresponding to the design part and generate an update warning message in case of discrepancy.
- Generate an animation of the manufacturing process for communication purpose.
Before Reading this Guide
Prior to reading the Die Face Design User's Guide, you are recommended to have a look at the Infrastructure User's Guide for information on the generic capabilities common to all products.