Process Defaults and Thresholds for Transfer Die

The table below lists some of the important cost model variables.

Follow these steps to access plant variables for a given VPE and process group:

1 Select Tools > VPE Toolset, and then click the VPE Manager button in the VPE Toolset window.

2 Double click the desired VPE in the Select VPE window.

3 In the VPE Manager, click + to expand the Sheet Metal process group.

4 Under Sheet Metal—Transfer Die, click Variables.

Variable Name	Link to Description
aerialCamAngleUpperThreshold	Cam Bundling for Transfer Die
defaultEdgeMarginWidthMultiplier	Edge Margin Width
defaultEnableCoiningSetting	Enable COINING Operations for SimpleHoles
defaultEnableInDieTapping	Enable In Die TAPPING operations
defaultEnableScoringSetting	Enable SCORING Operations for Bends
defaultEnableShavingSetting	Enable SHAVING Operations for SimpleHoles
defaultPositionToleranceEdgeSegment	Post-form Trimming
defaultGcdPositionTolerance	Post-emboss Piercing
defaultIncrementAmount	Blank XY Orientation within the Transfer Press
defaultStampAssemblyQty	Stamp Assembly Qty
defaultUtilizationMethod	Material Utilization and Part Nesting for Transfer Die
depthToMatlThicknessRestrikeThreshold	Restriking
dieAllowanceGap	Part Height Allowance
dieShoeLengthAllowance	Die Shoe Dimensions and Spacing
dieShoeWidthAllowance	Die Shoe Dimensions and Spacing
edgeTrimmingPositionToleranceThreshold	Post-form Trimming
enableMultiStationTrimming	Post-form Trimming
enableScrapMaterialCredit	Enable Scrap Material Credit
enableScrapPartCredit	Enable Scrap Part Credit
flangeLengthPercentage	Primary Forming for Transfer Die
formDepthPercentage	Primary Forming for Transfer Die
highStrengthMatlDeratePercent	High Strength Material Derate Percentage
highStrengthMatlThreshold	High Strength Material Derate Percentage
interDieSpacing	Die Shoe Dimensions and Spacing
matlYieldStrengthRestrikeThreshold	Restriking
maximumStripWidth	Maximum Strip Width
maxRamDirectionTangentAngle	Edge Trimming, Cam Piercing
maxScrapSizeThreshold	Post-form Trimming
minFormSurfaceToleranceRestrikeThreshold	Restriking
minOpenAngleEdgeTrimming	Edge Trimming
minimumPartHeightPlusAllowance	Minimum Part Height Plus Allowance
minimumStripWidth	Minimum Strip Width
minRadiusOfCurvatureRestrikeThresholdMultiplier	Restriking
partHeightAllowance	Part Height Allowance
postHeightMultiplier	Post Height Multiplier
transferPitchSwerWidthThreshold	Determine Transfer Pitch Based on:
widthToDepthRestrikeThreshold	Restriking

The site variables listed below are described in Flattening for Transfer Die:

• flatteningDirection

• flatteningFillHoleMethod

• flatteningInitialStrainValue

• flatteningSolverType

• flatteningSurface

• flatteningTimeoutSeconds