Modifying a Machine Type—Padding Cycle Time
If the use of some machines is associated with a known constant contribution to cycle time, you can define a machine attribute to support the specification of this constant. Taxonomy modules can then access the current machine in order to add the value to cycle time (see Padding Cycle Time by Adding a Constant). See also Adding a Setup Option—Padding Cycle Time and Adding Plant Variables—Padding Cycle Time.
For the sample, custom process AbrasiveJet Cut, follow these steps to add such an attribute to the machine type:
1 Double click the AbrasiveJet Cut process in the navigation pane, and click the Machine Type tab in the editing pane.
In this example, the process is new, and so is editable without an explicit override. For inherited modules, you must select Override Object from the Edit menu, or click the override icon, green_dude.png, in the toolbar.
2 Click in the empty Field Name column of the last line of the table.
3 Enter the following information in the following columns:
o Field Name: cycleTimeAdditiveAdjustment
o Default Value Text: 0
o Unit Type Name: Time
o Property Type Name: double
4 Select Save from the File menu, or click save_icon.png in the toolbar, to save your changes.
5 To incorporate your changes into the cost model, select Publish Cost Model and VPE from the File menu, or click publish_icon.png in the toolbar.
See Padding Cycle Time by Adding a Constant for an example of using this attribute in a CSL taxonomy module.