About the Manufactured Part Assistant

The Manufactured Part Assistant lets you modify the internal content of a Manufactured Part by modifying fastener industrialization, mounting or unmounting fastener components, and managing the raw and split stock.

To open the Manufactured Part Assistant dialog box, you can use the Open Manufactured Part Assistant command, or the contextual Manufactured Part command.

This page discusses:

See Also
Managing Manufactured Parts

Step 1: Fastener Reassignment

The Manufactured Part Assistant allows you to reassign fasteners to other Remove Material steps.

After reassigning fasteners, you can move on to Step 2: Fastener Component and Stock Management.

Remove Material Lists

The From Remove Material step list contains the list of the Remove Material steps that are children of the currently edited item.

  • The list's All option shows all the fasteners relative to the part associated with the currently edited item.
  • The list's None option shows the fasteners linked to the design part and not yet assigned to a Remove Material step.

The To Remove Material step list contains the list of the Remove Material steps contained in the authoring session.

  • The list's New one... option allows you to create a Remove Material step.
  • The list's From library... option allows you to retrieve items from the library.

The Edit Remove Material Properties icon allows you to modify the properties of the selected Remove Material step.

3D Viewers

A 3D viewer on the left-hand side shows the part in its current state and the fasteners assigned to the selected Material Removal.

A 3D viewer on the right-hand side shows the Manufactured Part at its current state and also the fasteners assigned to the selected Material Removal.

Below each viewer, a list contains all the fasteners assigned to the Remove Material selected in the list.

By selecting in the lists or the 3D viewers and clicking the displayed arrows, you can assign the fasteners to the Remove Material step selected in the list.

Sort Filters for Fasteners

You can also sort the fasteners (either in the left-hand or right-hand list) using the filters Category, Linked parts, and Diameter.

  • You can use the Category list to show the fasteners belonging to the selected category (Rivet or Sealant, for example).
  • You can use the Linked parts list to show only the fasteners linked to the selected part.

    This list is built by searching, for all the fasteners, the parts linked to the fastener that is not the current part.

  • You can use the Diameter list to show only the fasteners that have the selected diameter.

In each list, the All option is used to show all available fasteners.

Docked Commands

The Assistant includes a set of docked commands as follows:

  • Reframe of 3D viewer : If selected, the 3D viewer is always reframed to display all the components attached to it.
  • Show other parts linked to output product : If selected, the other parts linked to the current part through fasteners are displayed. If a Manufactured Part is associated with this part, the corresponding Manufactured Part product is displayed.
  • Show the fasteners : If selected, the fasteners are displayed in the 3D viewers.
  • Update the Manufactured Part : Updates the Manufactured Part product.
  • Open the output product in new tab : Opens the Manufactured Part product in a new tab.

Step 2: Fastener Component and Stock Management

The second step of the Manufactured Part Assistant allows you to manage fastener components and the stock.

When you click Next at the end of Step 1: Fastener Reassignment, the Assistant comprises a single 3D viewer, a Fastener Components tab, and a Milled Part tab. It also contains the same set of commands described in Docked Commands.

3D Viewer

The 3D viewer shows the part and fasteners relative to a selected Remove Material step.

Fastener Components Tab

In this tab, the Assigned to Remove Material list contains all the Remove Material steps relative to the currently edited Manufactured Part.

If you select the All option in the list, all the fasteners assigned to all the Remove Material children of the current Manufactured Part are displayed. You can multiselect the fastener components by using the list or the 3D.

The Edit Remove Material Properties icon allows you to modify the properties of the selected Remove Material step.

The list displays all the references and instances of fasteners relative to the selected Material Removal step and their components. If the fastener is a secondary fastener, a specific icon appears near the Fastener reference.

By clicking the Mount component or Unmount component contextual command, you can choose to mount or unmount the related component of the fastener. The 3D viewer is automatically refreshed.

You can also multiselect fasteners and mount or unmount all the components of the selected fasteners.

As in the first step, you can sort the fasteners with filters on Category, Linked parts, or Diameter.

More about Fasteners and Secondary Fasteners

You may fix a fastener on a part by another fastener: this may be riveted or soldered screw, for example. The fastener that fixes the screw on the part is called the secondary fastener.

When creating a Manufactured Part, all the fasteners linked to the implemented part are verified.

For each fastener, a Remove Material implementing the fastener is created. If you select the Mount Fastener Components option in Me > Preferences > App Preferences > Simulation > Process Engineering > Fastened Item Definition > Fastened Items > Manufacturing Part Generation and the fastener has components, the following behavior is applied:

  • If the fastener is not a secondary fastener: for each component, a Provided Part that implements the component is created under the Manufactured Part.
  • If the fastener is a secondary fastener: no Provided Part of the component is automatically created.
  • If a component of a fastener is mounted and this component is linked to a secondary fastener, then a Fasten step implementing this secondary fastener is created under the Manufactured Part.

In the Manufactured Part Assistant, the secondary fasteners appear like other fasteners. The behavior is different in the Fastener Components tab when you mount or unmount a component. The behavior is as follows:

  • If the component does not belong to a secondary fastener and if the component is linked to a secondary fastener, a Fasten step implementing this fastener is created. The line related to this fastener becomes not pickable. If a Provided Part implementing a component of this fastener had previously been created, it is removed.
  • If the component belongs to a secondary fastener and if a Provided Part of a component already exists, the line is pickable. If a Fasten step implementing the fastener exists, the line is not pickable.

The Fasten step is displayed in the tree and the tile view in the same way as the Remove Material steps.

Milled Part Step Tab

In this tab, you can specify if a Manufacturing Assembly for milling parts is to be created. This structure can include Machining, Provided Raw Stock, and Split Stock steps.

If the Generate machining step option is selected, a Machining step is created and inserted in the Manufactured Part or in the Manufactured Material. Then, if the option is cleared, the Machining step is removed.

If the Generate provided raw stock option is selected, a Provided Raw Stock is then created under the Manufactured Part. The Machining and Remove Material steps are specified as successors of this Provided Raw Stock. Optionally, you can search a product and associate it to the Provided Raw Stock as an output (this product is not implemented by the Provided Raw Stock).

If the Generate manufactured material option is selected, a Manufactured Material is then created under the Manufactured Part. The Machining and Remove Material steps are specified as successors of this Manufactured Material. Optionally, you can search a product and associate it to the Manufactured Material as an output; this product is not implemented by the Manufactured Material.

The selection of the Generate provided raw stock and Generate manufactured material options is exclusive, that is, you can only select one of these options at a time.

Depending on the selected option, the Generate transform step option creates a Machining and a Transform between:

  • The Split and the Drillings
  • The Provided Raw Stock and the Drillings
  • The Manufactured Material and the Drillings.
This option is only available if the Generate provided raw stock or the Generate manufactured material option is selected.

When the Provided Raw Stock or the Manufactured Material is created, you can select the Generate split stock step option to generate a split stock. A Split stock is then created under the Manufactured Part, as the successor of the Provided Raw Stock or the Manufactured Material. The Machining and Remove Material steps are specified as successors of this Split stock.

Notes:
  • Optionally, you can search a product and associate it to the Split stock as an output; this product is not implemented by the Split stock.
  • A Split stock can be created in step 2 of the Assistant only. This type of item cannot be created elsewhere in the app.


You can modify the attributes of the Split stock, as follows:

  • Number of cut pieces in one raw stock: by default, the number of splits is 1.
  • X, Y, Z Direction, and associated Cutting length: these attributes indicate in which direction the stock is to be cut. By default, no direction is specified and the cutting length is 0mm.
  • Custom Direction and Cutting length: a customizable direction can be specified, with a specific name (Length, Height, for example) and a cutting length.

If the Generate split stock step option is cleared, the Split stock is removed and its successors are specified as successors of the Provided Raw Stock.

If the Generate provide raw stock option is cleared, the Provided Raw Stock and Split stock steps are removed.

If the Generate manufactured material option is cleared, the Manufactured Material and the Split stock steps are removed.

Drillings Definition in a Manufacturing Assembly or Manufacturing Installation

You can use the Manufactured Part Assistant to define Drillings in a Manufacturing Assembly or Manufacturing Installation.

Specific Behaviors
The behavior of the first and second steps of the panel is almost the same, with a few differences.
In the first step of the panel:
  • The list of fasteners that fasten the assembly to the exterior is displayed. Assign and unassign them to a Remove Material step as described above. The 3D viewer displays the resulting product of the Manufacturing Assembly.
  • The set of docked commands includes an additional Show/Hide the internal fasteners command. Click it to display or hide all the fasteners linked to the parts implemented by the Manufactured Parts, including the internal fasteners.
  • Clicking Next creates the Provided Parts of the components (or fasten for secondary fasteners) inside the Manufacturing Assembly.
In the second step of the panel:
  • The Milled Part step tab is not displayed.
  • Clicking Finish creates or updates the resulting product of the Manufacturing Assembly.
Resulting Product Computation
The resulting product is computed from the evolution of the resulting products of the downer Manufactured Parts, plus, if it applies, the mounted components (from fasten and provided components) and the holes coming from the drills.

As a result:

  • The resulting products of the downer Manufactured Parts may be saved prior to computing the resulting product of the Manufacturing Assembly.
  • The shapes added in the resulting products of the downer Manufactured Parts are also parts of the resulting products of the Manufacturing Assembly.
Warning: These annotations are not updated accordingly to the new geometry: reconnect them manually on the new geometry.

Resulting product update
You can check the update status of the resulting product of the Manufacturing Assembly, either:
The resulting product is detected as "not up to date" if:
  • Its structure was modified
  • One child is not up to date
  • One drill reference parameter was modified.
The resulting product is not detected as "not up to date" if:
  • It was modified manually
  • The resulting product of the child Manufactured Part was modified manually.