Performing total cost summary overrides
The Scenario > Manually Costed command allows you to specify all cost summary values for a part or assembly.
When you select this command (or when you select the Manually Costed process group in the Cost Guide and click Cost Now), a check box is displayed next to every editable cost value in the Cost Summary tab.. All check boxes are checked and disabled indicating that all costs are specified manually and are not affected by changes to the components GCDs, non-geometric cost drivers, or VPE data.
If you disable manual costing, aPriori discards the manually specified values, re-evaluates the CAD geometry and computes the cost values for the component.
Manually costed components are typically used when the cost for the component is not determined by its geometry or production facility. For example, you may design a CAD model for a part that will be sourced from a supplier. In this case, the cost for the part will be determined by the supplier and manually entered into the aPriori Desktop.
While the GCDs and Manufacturing Process information do not impact the cost for a manually costed component, they can impact the process level costs when that component is used in an assembly.
To create a manually costed component
1 Open a component (part or assembly).
2 Select Scenario > Manually Costed. Editable fields in the Cost Outputs pane change color.
3 For each field you want to edit, enter a new value and press Enter or move to another field. The cost totals associated with the value automatically re-calculate.
4 Click the Save button.
To convert a manually costed part to aPriori costed
1 Open a manually costed part or assembly.
2 Select Scenario > Manually Costed. aPriori discards the manually specified values, re-evaluates the CAD geometry and computes the cost values for the component.
3 Click the Save button.