Part Planning - Simplified Mode

During Part Planning intermediate processes like creating the formed process, which is not directly applicable for a final result. With this, you can create a simplified process structure, thus minimizing the number of processes created.

See Also
Using Part Planning
Using Batch Utility to Update In-Process Models

From the Authoring section of the action bar, select Part Planning

The Part Planning panel appears.

Select Settings,

  • Simplified mode:
    • For flat parts (plate/profile), does not create the fabricated process.
    • For curved parts (plate profile), only the fabricated process creates and the formed process does not create.
  • Normal Mode: In this mode, all processes create as done previously.

By default, Normal mode is enabled.

Simplified model for Plate.



Simplified model for Profile.



This also supports the following Manufacturing Aids;

Note: Features created with the simplified model need synchronization when the design changes occur using the Synchronization Manager.

Launching the Synchronization Manager , it displays only the flattened IPMs of plate/profile with the required features for the simplified models.



Click Compute to confirm the status and then click Synchronize to synchronize the features.

In the Update In-Process Models this generates manufacturing features directly in the flattened part when part planning is in Simplified Mode:

For flat plate design objects, the manufacturing features generate in the In-Process Model as before.

For curved plate design objects:

  • All manufacturing features create directly under the manufacturing representation of the flattened In-Process Model.
  • Manufacturing features representing the flattened results create without any intermediate features.
  • All the features supported in normal mode support in simplified mode.