Tooling for Composites

By default, hard tooling cost is calculated based on the following:

• Tool material cost: looked up by the current tool material (see Layup Tool Material for Hand Layup, Layup Tool Material for ATL, and Layup Tool Material for AFP) in the Layup Tool Cost Per Area column of the tool shop Tool Materials table:

• Tool surface area (see Tool Length, Width, and Area)

• Tool shop variable Region Multiplier.

Each layup process provides a setup option that allows users to override the default on a per-part basis, and specify the tool cost explicitly:

• Hand Layup: Layup Tool Cost Override

• Automated Tape Layup: Layup Tool Cost Override

• Automated Fiber Placement: Layup Tool Cost Override