Creating a Concept to Detail Link

You can export the process concept geometry to a target part.

  1. From the Method Planning section of the action bar, click Link Concept to Detail .
  2. Select the target detailed part.
    The geometry is copied to this part to initialize the detailed design.
  3. Select the reference step or tool.

    This is the reference element from which the geometry is copied.

    Note: You can select the Method Plan as reference.

  4. Select custom elements.

    They are geometrical elements of the process part propagated through the concept to detail link.

    They are copied as result with link in the detailed part.

A link feature is created in the detailed part.

  • Its name is Link to: <Reference Feature Name>
  • It is created under a geometrical set, with the same name as the reference feature.
  • It creates a data model that depends on the reference feature, as explained below.

If linked to a process step

  • Reference Axis set
    • Reference Press Axis
    • Reference Blank Axis: Blank axis without swiveling
    • Reference Part Axis: All the part axes without swiveling
    • Step Press Axis: Reference press axis translated to the OP position
    • Step Blank Axis: Blank axis translated to the process step position, with swiveling
    • Step Part Axis: Part axis, translated to the process step position, with swiveling
    • Proxy Step Blank Axis: Step Blank axis translated from the step press axis to the reference press axis
    • Proxy Step Part Axis: List of step part axes translated from the step press axis to the reference press axis
  • Part Geometry
    • Copy of the input part (result of the process)
    • Copy of all additional elements, if the input part is a process positioning feature.
  • Blank
    • Copy of each blank section
  • Upper Die
    • A concept to detail link for each Tool of the OP in the Upper Die.
  • Lower Die
    • A concept to detail link for each Tool of the OP in the Lower Die
  • Previous Step Detailed Geometry
    • If detailed geometry was specified in the previous process step, it is copied in the current process step, with the right position and swiveling. Part swiveling is not applied.
  • Step Geometry
    • A Concept Geometry set: Concept result geometry out of the process step
    • A Design Geometry set: Specifies the intermediate features used to design the step resulting detailed geometry.
    • A Detailed Geometry set: Specifies the step resulting detailed geometry.
  • Intermediate Geometries: List of flanges/intermediate geometries from the future OP, allowing the computation of the realistic trim line, for example , organized in sub sets Intermediate Geometries, Flange Areas, Stamped Areas.
  • A concept to detail link for each custom geometry of the step.
  • Geometry to Propagate set: Specifies the features propagated by the detail to detail link.
Example of result:

If linked to a process tool

  • A Concept Process Geometry set
    • Copy of the tool direction
    • Copy of the input geometries
  • A Design Geometrical Set: Specifies the intermediate features used to design the tool resulting detailed geometry.
  • A Detailed Geometry set: Specifies the tool resulting detailed geometry.
  • A concept to detail link for each custom geometry of the tool.
Example of result:

If linked to custom geometry

  • A Concept Process Geometry set: Copy of the custom concept geometry.
  • A Design Geometrical Set: Specifies the intermediate features used to design the custom geometry detailed geometry.
  • A Detailed Geometry set: Specifies the resulting detailed geometry.
Example of result: