Creating a Press Direction

From the Method Planning section of the action bar, click Press Direction

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Select the elements to analyze.

The selection determines the proposed analyses.

Draft and Depth analyses when only surfaces are selected.
Shear angle analysis when only wires ares selected.
Draft, Depth, Shear angle, Normals, 2D/3D Cut when both surfaces and wires are selected.

Manage the analyses.

Select an analysis.
- Draft Analysis.
  For more information, see Performing a Draft Analysis.
- Depth Analysis.
  For more information, see Performing a Depth Analysis.
- Cut Normal Analysis
- Cut Shear Angle Analysis
- 2D Cut Analysis
- 3D Cut Analysis
- Insertion Depth Analysis
  For more information, see Analyzing the Insertion Depth
- Circle Analysis.
  For more information, see Performing a Circle Analysis.
- Pierce Analysis.
  For more information, see Analyzing Piercing of Holes.
Note: Quick Cut Normals Analysis, Quick Cut 2D Analysis, Quick Cut 3D Analysis use the required input surface of the trim partition for trim partition elements, and the step geometry for process wireframes. They automatically retrieve some surfaces.
Click Detailed Analysis.
Follow the messages or labels to verify and correct errors.
Optional: Open the Options dialog box to modify the analysis behavior.

Go to the Optimization section to optimize the press direction with respect to the displayed analyses.

Cone Variation Angle: Defines an angle around the current position to compute the best position.
Center: Center the axis origin on the analyzed elements. If surfaces and wires are selected, only curves are taken into account.
Mean Normal: Computes the mean normal of the elements to align the Z-Axis on this normal.
Edit Coordinates: Edit the coordinates of the Robot.

Click Automated Optimization to center the axis on the analyzed elements, find the best solution within a given cone variation angle, and convert the computed best solution to a press compatible solution.

Go to Extract Geometry to convert the results of the displayed analysis to dead geometry.

Extract Areas: Stores the results as dead geometries and 3D labels.
Use Local Minima and Maxima for Extract Areas: Optimizes the number and locations of the 3D labels to match the extremum analysis values.
Extract Analyses as Points
Extract Direction: Extracts the Z-Axis on each analyzed point.