Controlling forging stock selection

The Forging process group displays some outputs that can be useful for determining if the stock selected is sufficient for the part.

To see these outputs

1 Open/view the Part Details tab

2 In the left-most column, expand the Forging process group node and then expand the Material Stock process node.

3 Scroll to the right to see the Custom Outputs column, which will display details of the “mult” from which the final part is forged. (A long piece of stock is cut into mults, each of which is forged into a single part).

Material Stock custom outputs include:

• Height Width ratio

• Mult Length

• Mult Width

• Mult Mass

• Mult Volume

If you wish to change the stock sizes determined to be suitable for forging a part, this can be accomplished by a VPE Administrator. The plant variables minBilletRatio and maxBilletRatio define the range of acceptable height-to-diameter/width ratios used in the stock selection algorithm. Contact aPriori Support for more information.