Setup – Strip Layout / Punch Tabs: Die Project

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Setup parameters are those that are significant for various aspects of a project design. They represent geometrical features of the model being designed as well as parameters that influence that design. Each parameter can be assigned a value, and the dimension related to this parameter is updated accordingly. These parameters are displayed in a Setup dialog.

The Setup dialog table displays the entire set of data used in the setup of a Part or Assembly project; these parameters are used in the Part and Assembly environments (assembly includes all assembly projects – plain Assembly, Mold, and Die projects).

See Tabs usage for which tabs in the Setup dialog are relevant for each type of project.

The table of user-defined parameters is available in the General tab of the Setup dialog. Use this table to predefine various parameters used for creating relations.

See Setup dialog description for more on the common elements in all the tabs.

Tabs in the Setup dialog

  • General - Part/Assembly
  • Strip Layout - Die projects
  • Punch - Die projects
  • Mold Layout - Mold projects

Defining the Die Setup parameters

  1. Load the Die file and view the Die Setup.

  2. InvokeInvoke (for more, click Access at the top of this Help topic) the Die Setup function.

  3. Set the parameters in the Strip Layout tab and Punch tab using this section as a guide.

Strip Layout tab

This tab contains Forming, Progressive Die Nesting, and Bounding Data parameters. The Bounding Data parameters are derived from the workpiece size, and most of them are dimmed (read only) if a workpiece has been defined.

Define the following parameters:

  • In the Thickness field, enter the material thickness value.

  • In the Forming area, define the forming shape parameters:

    • From the Material dropdown, select the Material Standard and Material type. The default material type is HRCQ (If this material is not available, the default material will be set to first one on the list).

    • In the K-Factor For Bend field, enter a value between 0 and 1.

    • In the K-Factor For Unfold & Unbend field, enter a value between 0 and 1.

  • In the Progressive Die Nesting area, define the nesting parameters, as follows:

    • In the Minimum Distance field, enter the required nesting minimum distance value.

    • In the Top/Bottom field, enter the required nesting value for the top and bottom margin.

    • The other parameters are read only and are retrieved from nesting.

  • In the Bounding Data area, define the parameters as follows:

    • If a workpiece has been defined, then these parameters are derived from the workpiece size and are dimmed (read only). You can round the values as required by setting a rounding factor.

    • If a workpiece has not been defined (or has been suppressed), these parameters can be edited as required. If a workpiece is subsequently added (or unsuppressed) these values are taken from the workpiece and dimmed (as described above).

 

Transfer Dies

For Transfer Dies, a Die Set dropdown list is displayed in the Bounding Data area of the dialog. This lists all the Die Sets created and is used to define different setups for each sub-assembly of the tool design (see the images below). This list is also displayed in the General Tab of the dialog. 

  

Note: A dimension in a Transfer Die that belongs to one DieSet cannot be linked (in a formula) to a setup dimension from another DieSet. The Die Set dropdown list (in the Setup dialog > Strip Layout tab) displays the die set to which the dimension belongs and is dimmed (cannot be edited).

Punch tab

This image shows the Punch tab.

  

Define the following parameters:

  • In the Thickness field, enter the required material thickness value.

  • Click Show Picture to display a preview of the Trimming Punch parameters.

The numbers in the Trimming Punch preview correspond to the numbers in the Die Setup dialog (as shown above).

  • From the Punch and Strip area, define the following parameters:

    • Through Depth

    • Upper Strip

    • Lower Strip

  • From the Default Offset Values area, define the parameters applicable to the following component types:

    • Die Shoes

    • Die Backing Plates

    • Die Plates

    • Matrixes

    • Stripper Plates

    • Stripper Backing Plates

    • Punch Backing Plates

    • Punch Plates

Note: The Default Offset Values can be overridden using the Load Setup dialog. See Load Setup button.

Some functionality may be dependent on the product package. Contact your Reseller if you require a license.