Die Design Menu

Function

Edit Skin

Edit Blank

Blank a set of adjacent stitched and skinned faces on the extension of other sets of faces, using finite element analysis (FEA).

Estimate

Use this function to submit the collected data to the online estimation engine.

UCS Normal to Plane

Create a UCS by defining a plane that will be normal to its Z axis.

DieTip CS

Create a DieTip CS (Coordinate System) on a forming shape.

UCS By Directions

Die Skin

Blank

Blank a set of adjacent (stitched) faces and creating a flat wire-body

2D Addendum

Create an offset path around a blanked part to add extra material around the perimeter.

Nesting

Place the blank forming shapes into the strip and lay them out.

Strip Dimension

Define the dimensions of the strip (such as strip width, margins, start margin, and number of steps) and specify strip carrier requirements

Process Orientation

Create the forming shape by defining the appropriate transfer shape over a selected blank.

Assign Forming

Define single axis bending, multi axis, rib, emboss, extrusion, dart, and gusset forming operations.

Assign Restrike

Define single axis restriking, multi axis restriking, flattening, coining, and CAM form operations in an efficient manner.

Assign Cutting

Mark the curves that represent various cutting operations to efficiently estimate the various cutting operations.

Punch/Trim

Define the various blanking punches that will define the Blank shape.

Strip Sketcher

Create a sketch for the carrier.

Define Standard

Define the material standard (such as Generic, UNI, DIN, and so on).

Edit Database

Edit the material database.

This enables you to view and edit the properties of materials, and to add or delete materials.