About Die Face Design and Knowledge

Below is some information about the exposure of Die Face Design data model, to allow the definition of advanced knowledge expert rules to validate a method plan.

The exposure covers at least the following scenarios:

  • What is the material and its properties?
  • What is the blank size?
  • How many operations are inside the method plan?
  • Are the OP name correctly defined?
  • Are all analyses valid?
  • What are the analysis validation criteria?
  • What are the scrap sizes?
  • What are the min and max cut length?
  • Is there a cut action in the first step of the method plan?
  • What is the total cut length in one operation?

Following features are exposed:

  • Cam Direction
  • Analysis Feature
    • Properties:
      • Type
  • Convex Polygon
  • Global Unfold
  • Intermediate Geometry
  • Main Stamping Direction
  • Material Definition
  • Mesh Surface
  • Press Direction
  • Pivot Flange
  • Prehem
  • Process Action
    • Properties:
      • Type
  • Process Step
  • Process Custom Geometry
  • Process Method Plan
    • Properties
      • Nb Steps
  • Partition Geometric Results
  • Process Geometric Results
  • Partition Managers
  • Part Positioning
  • Process Tool
  • Secondary Stamping Direction
  • Surface Offset
  • Unfold
  • Wall Manager
  • Wall Surface
  • Chaining Edges
  • Color Ramp
  • Connect Surface
  • Fillet Reduction
  • Stable Split Curve
  • Variable Offset Curve
  • Part Extension