Defining a Machine Type for a New Process
This section shows how to create a machine type definition for AbrasiveJet Cut. Follow these steps to define a machine type for the new process:
1 Use the VPE Manager to delete all the machines associated with AbrasiveJet Cut. (When Laser Cut was copied, all its associated machines were copied.)
2 In the CMWB navigation pane, double click the AbrasiveJet Cut process. If the process is already open in the editing pane, close it and reopen it.
3 Click the Machine Type tab in the editing pane.
4 Click 
to remove the table.
to remove the table.5 Click 
to add a new, blank table.
to add a new, blank table.6 Type control-s to save the table and populate the new table with required fields (averageUtilization, description, goodPartYield, and so forth).
7 Double click the Laser Cut process in the navigation pane, and click the Machine Type tab in the editing pane.
8 Select all the rows of the Laser Cut machine type table, and type control C to copy the selected rows.
9 Click the AbrasiveJet Cut tab at the top of the editing pane, click in the blank field at the bottom of the table, and type control-c to paste.
10 Click the column heading Field Name to alphabetize.
11 Remove duplicate rows. The required fields will each appear twice, once in editable form (marked with pencil icon) and once in non-editable form—the editable ones should be deleted.
12 Add the rows in the table below. Double-click a cell to enter a value. In the Unit Type Name field, when you select an item from the dropdown list, a value for the Unit field appears automatically.
Field Name | Description | Default Value Text | Unit Type Name | Unit | Property Type name | Notes |
abrasiveFlowRate | Flow rate of the abrasive into the mixing chamber. | .34 | kg/min | kilogram / minute | double | |
mixingTubeDiam | Diameter of the mixing tube. | .762 | Length | millimeter | double | |
nozzleDelay | Extra time required at pierce points to account for the nozzle turning on and off. | 3.2 | Time | second | double | |
numNozzles | Number of nozzles on this machine available for cutting multiple parts at once. | 1 | double | |||
optimizationFactor | Factor used to distinguish between optimization software used by machine manufacturers. | 1 | double | |||
orificeDiam | Diameter of the jeweled orifice. | .356 | Length | millimeter | double | |
pressure | 379.21 | Pressure | newton / millimeter^2 | double |
13 Remove the following rows:
o numHeads
o shuttleTime
o toleranceFactor
14 In the Default Value column, add the following defaults:
o numScrapsCutPerSheet: 2
o sheetLengthTrimStrip: 5
o sheetWidthTrimStrip: 5
o smallFeatureFeedRadius: 12.7
o smallFeatureThicknessRatio: 0
15 Select Save from the File menu, or click 
in the toolbar, to save your changes.
in the toolbar, to save your changes.16 Click the 
icon to the left of the table name in the editing pane. The column properties and column groups page appears in a new tab in the editing pane.
icon to the left of the table name in the editing pane. The column properties and column groups page appears in a new tab in the editing pane.The data table column names appear under Available Fields and Displayed Fields. These are the displayed names that correspond to the metadata table values of Field Name. Only those under Displayed Fields are displayed in VPE Manager and aPriori end user data tables.
To view and modify a column’s properties, select the column name from Available Fields or Displayed Fields. The following fields appear under Column Properties
o Name: value of Field Name for this column.
o Display Name: displayed name of the column.
o Formatter: controls the format of displayed values.
o Parent Group: column group in which this column appears. In VPE Manager tables and aPriori end user tables, column groups can be expanded by clicking the plus sign.
To change which columns are displayed, select a column or group and use the left and right arrows, 
and 
. Note that if you select a group and click the left arrow, all the columns in that group are moved out of Display Fields. Note also that whenever you move a column into Display Fields, you must re-specify its Parent Group.
and . Note that if you select a group and click the left arrow, all the columns in that group are moved out of Display Fields. Note also that whenever you move a column into Display Fields, you must re-specify its Parent Group.To change the order in which columns appear in VPE Manager and aPriori end user tables, select a column or group, and use the up and down arrows, 
and 
.
and .Create and delete column groups with and .
and .
17 Select Save from the File menu, or click in the toolbar, to save your changes.
in the toolbar, to save your changes.18 To incorporate your changes into the cost model, select Publish Cost Model and VPE from the File menu, or click 
in the toolbar.
in the toolbar.