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Local Blank 
Access: Open this function from one of the following locations:
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Select Die Design > Geometry Manipulation > Local Blank from the menu bar.
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Select Local Blank from the following Die Design Guide: Die Process Design Guide (Forming).
Create a flat face out of a set of adjacent stitched faces using finite element analysis (FEA).
The result is dependent on the list of parameters representing the material type and thickness and the 2D boundary conditions. This function uses a finite element enginefinite element engine.
The Finite Element Analysis (FEA) engine used in the DieDesign application is based on technology supplied by the Forming Technologies Inc (FTI) 3rd party engine. For additional information on FTI, see www.forming.com.
The finite element engine is used in the following functions:
Whenever the finite element engine is used, resultant forces are calculated and stored for usage in the Die Forces operation.
Force Calculation: The force calculation employed depends on the type of operation being calculated. For additional information and to define some of the values used in force calculations, see the Die Force Calculation Preferences.
Correction Factor: A Die Preference option enables the setting of a default Correction Factor to manipulate forces calculated by the finite element engine. The forces displayed in the above mentioned functions will be multiplied by this factor.
In the picture below, yellow faces are locally blanked in reference to the purple (fixed) face. The result is the green face shown below:
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Yellow faces are locally blanked: |
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General Interaction
The following is the Feature Guide for Local Blank.
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Tip:Required Step 1 
: Pick the Reference (planar) Face(s)
Required Step 2 : Pick the Face(s) to Blank
Required Step 3 
: Set the Parameters
Optional Step 1 
: Define the transfer entities.
Optional Step 2 
: Show the analysis results.
Detailed Interaction
See Options and Results.
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