Manual Paint provides the following options:

By default, the primer used is specified by the tool shop variable Default Tool Material Name. With this setup option, users can override the default on a per-part basis, and choose from among the primers listed in the tool shop Tool Materials table.

The choice of primer drives application time, cure time, and costs for consumable materials (Additional Direct Costs).

By default in starting point VPEs, the cost model assumes that a single primer coat is applied. VPE administrators can customize the deault with the cost model variable defaultNumPrimerCoats (1 in starting point VPEs). Users can override the default on a per-part basis with this setup option.

Note that each coat is preceded by hand sanding and hand cleaning, and is followed by curing. The number of coats drives cycle time, labor time, and costs for consumable materials (Additional Direct Costs) for all these operations.

By default, the paint used is specified by the tool shop variable Default Finish Paint. With this setup option, users can override the default on a per-part basis, and choose from among the finish paints listed in the tool shop Tool Materials table.

The choice of paint drives application time, cure time, and costs for consumable materials (Additional Direct Costs).

By default in starting point VPEs, the cost model assumes that a single finish coat is applied. VPE administrators can customize the deault with the cost model variable defaultNumFinishCoats (1 in starting point VPEs). Users can override the default on a per-part basis with this setup option.

Note that each coat is preceded by hand sanding and hand cleaning, and is followed by curing. The number of coats drives cycle time, labor time, and costs for consumable materials (Additional Direct Costs) for all these operations.

By default, the sanding rate (area per unit time) is specified by the cost model variable defaultHandSandingRate (25,000mm2/sec in starting point VPEs). With this setup option, users can override the default on a per-part basis.

Sanding rate drives sanding cycle time and labor time.

By default, the cleaning rate (area per unit time) is specified by the cost model variable defaultHandCleaningRate (30,000mm2/sec in starting point VPEs). With this setup option, users can override the default on a per-part basis.

Cleaning rate drives cleaning cycle time and labor time.

By default, the primer-spraying rate (area per unit time) is specified by the cost model variable defaultHandSprayRatePrimer (5555.5mm2/sec in starting point VPEs). With this setup option, users can override the default on a per-part basis.

Primer-spraying rate drives cycle time and labor time for primer application.

By default, the finish-coat-spraying rate (area per unit time) is specified by the cost model variable defaultHandSprayRateFinish (5555.5mm2/sec in starting point VPEs). With this setup option, users can override the default on a per-part basis.

Finish-coat-spraying rate drives cycle time and labor time for finish coat application.

By default in starting point VPEs, finish coats are assumed to be applied to all of the part surface except where there are holes (which are masked by Mask Bench). With the cost model variable defaultFinishCoatCoverageFactor (1 in starting point VPEs), VPE administrators can customize the default, and specify the fraction of the unmasked surface area to paint. With this setup option, users can override the default on a per-part basis.

Note that this fraction also specifies the surface area fraction to sand and clean priori to finish coat application. Primer coat application, as well as sanding and cleaning prior to primer coat application, are always assumed to be performed on the entire unmasked surface area of the part.

By default, the number of operators is specified by the machine property Number of Operators. With this setup option, users can override the default on a per-part basis. Cycle time is assumed to be inversely proportional to the number of operators.