What's New

R2022x FD01 (FP.2205)

Support of Double-flanges

Die Face Design has been enhanced to better support double-flanges.

Process Part Replace: Remove useless intermediate geometries has been added to remove flanges turned useless after a design change.
Stamp Partition. The context toolbar has been enhanced with:
- Ignored in the list of surface types
- Compute Prehem Surface
- The computation of the unfold has been enhanced to take double-flanges into account.
Process Generator Wizard: A warning is displayed until metal properties are fully defined in the Die Face Sheet Metal Parameters.

Benefits: Double-flange configurations are automatically managed when computing the unfolded view of a flange in Stamp Partition.

For more information, see Replacing the Process Part Creating a Stamp Partition Using the Process Generator Wizard

Radius Reduction

The commands used to detect fillets and reduce their radius have been replaced by

Fillet Search finds fillets on a given surface, detects variable fillets on top of constant fillets.
Fillet Radius Reduction proposes several methods to reduce the radius of fillets.

Benefits: To avoid pinching the sheet of metal between the punch and the die, the fillets in the die are created by reducing the radius of fillets found in the punch. The new commands make this process easier and quicker.

For more information, see Searching Fillets Reducing the Radius of Fillets

R2022x GA

Die Face Design Features

You can now use Die Face Design features as result in another app without having access to a Die Face Design license.

Update of the features is not available in the absence of the Die Face Design license.
In some cases, the name and icon of the features may change.
The display of features such as steps or actions may change.

Benefits: You can use the features as geometrical results, within any role.

Update of the Process after a Design Part Change

Several commands have been enhanced or created in the Method Plan section to make the update easier.

The Operation Planning section in the Process Generator Wizard command has been enhanced with
- Create Blank Holder to automatically create the blank holder geometry when you select a blank holder tool.
- Cam Swivel to lock/unlock the tool direction in case of step swiveling.
The new command Detailed Geometry Wizard allows an easy navigation through the detailed part data model.
The new command Compute All Unfolds quickly computes the unfolded view of all the flanges.
In the Cam Direction command, Position Constraints has been renamed into Symmetry Constraint.
The command Process Step has been enhanced
- The new selector Select Detailed Part Axis System automatically rotates the geometries of the corresponding OP to match the axis of the selected detailed part with the global press axis specified by the method plan.
- When you apply a part swiveling using the Part Separate option, it is now propagated to the following operation.
  Note: An upgrade of existing features is required.
Create OP Design Part is enhanced and renamed into Link Concept to Detail.
The new command Link Detail to Detail creates a link between detailed parts, to allow the propagation of geometries directly between detailed parts.
The new command Link Detail to Result creates a link between the process part and the detailed part to a result part. Link Detail to Result creates a dynamic copy of the process, including detailed part geometries, in the result part.
The management of intermediate geometries has been enhanced to improve computation time. When you associate an intermediate geometry to a flange,
- An independent feature is created in the Intermediate Geometry Group geometrical set.
- A sub geometrical set is created and named after the flange. It contains the intermediate geometry.
The new command Geometrical Link automatically fixes incorrect BReps links using geometrical criteria.
The new command Detailed Process Part Replace runs a complete update after a replace. It also controls the features orientations to optimize the design change.
The new command Process Part Replace helps you replace the process input part.
The new command Bulk Upgrade upgrades a list of features.

In the Selection Tools section, the command Chaining Edges has been enhanced with

The Propagate Both Ways option.
The propagation through a partial edge.

Benefits: The update of the process after a design part change is done quickly, with a minimum of user interactions.

For more information, see Assign Geometries to Operations Using the Detailed Geometry Wizard Computing All Unfolds Creating a Cam Direction Defining a Process Step Creating a Concept to Detail Link Creating a Detail to Detail Link Creating a Detail to Result Link Managing BReps Links Replacing the Detailed Process Part Replacing the Process Part Performing a Bulk Upgrade Chaining Edges

Shut Off Surface

The Fill Surfaces command has been renamed into Shut Off Surface.

Benefits: Shut Off Surfaceis now compatible with Solidworks XMold.

For more information, see Filling Holes on Surfaces

Creation of Extension Surfaces

Several commands used in the process have been created or enhanced as explained below.

Benefits: The process has been enhanced to be quicker, with fewer interactions and more stable.

For more information, see About the Extension Process

Surface Extension

This command has been enhanced with an auto-pilot mode, proposed by default, that uses min G2 and G1 lengths to compute the extensions.

If this computation fails, you can display more parameters and edit them to create extensions. These parameters correspond to the previous version of Surface Extension.

Benefits: The auto-pilot mode makes the creation of extensions quicker and more stable, and is part of the improvement of the extrapolation process.

For more information, see Creating a Surface Extension

Connect Surface

The selection in Connect Surface has been simplified.

Select two Surface Extensions to create a Connect Surface between them (You no longer need to create two stable split curves with correct points).
You can still access the previous parameters, especially to connect surfaces of another type, or to adjust the tension. In this mode, you can select two edges to connect.

Benefits: This command provides three modes to fill holes, automatically or manually, and is suitable to fill greater areas. It also reduces the number of manual actions, thus making the process quicker.

For more information, see Creating a Connect Surface

Fillet Connect

This new command fills gaps between surface extensions. In particular, it can fill complex holes.

For more information, see Creating a Fillet Connect About Fillet Connect

Prehem Surface

Three commands have been added

Boundary Partition
Variable Offset Curve
Fillet Based Projected Curve with Angle

Benefits: They make the creation of prehem surfaces easier.

For more information, see Creating a Boundary Partition Creating a Variable Offset Curve Creating a Fillet Based Projected Curve with an Angle

Boundary Analysis

This new command creates a manager feature that analyzes the boundary, and creates children features that are boundaries of different types.

Benefits: This new command is part of the improvement of the extrapolation process.

For more information, see Creating a Boundary Analysis Manager

Surface Extension Manager

This new command creates a manager feature to compute extensions in a simple and effective way.

Benefits: This new command is part of the improvement of the extrapolation process.

For more information, see Creating a Surface Extension Manager

Process Design

Several commands have been enhanced or created in the Method Plan section to make the design easier.

You can now create and store several standard files corresponding to different needs.
Two new sections can be added to standard files
- AnalysisTolerance to define default values of analysis parameters.
- DefautBehavior to define the behavior of some commands.
- Process Generator Wizard and Process Method Plan let you select a standard file.
Part Nesting in Part Positioning has been enhanced with two new actions Two parts on each side of Press X Axis and Two parts on each side of Press Y Axis.
The new command Automatic Flange Boundaries analyzes a surface to identify it as a flange and creates its boundary. Use the result boundaries as input in Stamp Partition to automatically split the part.
The new command Structure Generator creates a detailed design structure from a concept part.

Benefits: This makes the process design quicker, with fewer interactions .

For more information, see Administration: Managing Standards About Die Face Design Standards Using the Process Generator Wizard Creating a Process Method Plan Positioning the Part Computing the Boundaries of the Flange Generating the Structure About Die Face Design Standards

Selection Tools

This section has been completed with three commands.

Convert to 3D Spline
Create a 3D Spline
Create a 3D Polyline

Benefits: The direct manipulation of 3D Splines and Polylines in the 3D area is improved.

For more information, see Converting a Wireframe to a 3D Spline Creating a 3D Spline Creating a 3D Polyline

Data Model Exposure

Several Die Face Design features have been exposed, to allow the definition of advanced knowledge expert rules to validate a method plan.

Benefits: Die Face Design features are exposed and accessible for knowledge as specific types. You can write your own Knowledge Expert rules to validate a complete method plan, making the process of collaborating with suppliers easier. OEMs may delegate the concept process definition to suppliers, and when they receive it back, they can fully validate it through in-house knowledge rules.

For more information, see About Die Face Design and Knowledge