Process-level Feasibility

The Laser Cut, Laser Punch, OxyFuel Cut, Plasma Cut, Plasma Punch, and Waterjet processes have these feasibility requirements:

• Part has no flanged holes.

• Part has blind holes.

• Part has no forms.

The OxyFuel Cut and Waterjet Cut processes have these additional feasibility requirements:

• Part has no countersunk holes.

• Part has no threaded holes.

• The Waterjet Cut process has these additional feasibility requirements:

• Part has no chamfered holes.

• For simple holes, the hole diameter must be more than kerf width (see A note about kerfs on page 1000). For complex holes, the minimum hole width or length must be more than kerf width.

• The ratio of wall thickness to part thickness must exceed 0.003 mm.

For the following processes, if tolerance or roughness are not within Process Tolerance Capability, aPriori adds a machining process to the routing:

• Turret Press, Generic Press, Std Press, Tandem Press, Transfer Press

• Progressive Die

• Laser Cut, Oxy Fuel Cut, Plasma Cut, Waterjet Cut

• Laser Punch, Plasma Punch

• 3D Laser

• For Material Stock, aPriori checks the requested GTOLs on As Supplied surfaces to determine if subsequent machining is required.

Note that in some cases this can result in inflated costs, because when machining is required to obtain the required tolerance, the actual manufacturing process will use machining to create the hole, rather than using one of the above processes followed by machining.

The Roll Bending process has the following limitation: 360 degree bending is not supported.