Sheet Metal PG Node

The Sheet Metal PG node includes PSOs that apply to all user guided sheet metal parts.

This node includes three required inputs related to the dimensions of the flattened blank:

 Thickness of Part

 Length of the flat pattern’s Smallest Enclosing Rectangle

 Width of the flat pattern’s Smallest Enclosing Rectangle

This node also includes three conditionally required inputs, related to the part dimensions:

 Length of the finished part’s Bounding Box

 Width of the finished part’s Bounding Box

 Height of the finished part’s Bounding Box

Finally, there is a conditionally required PSO for surface area:

 Surface Area of Part

Thickness of Part

Required

This is the thickness of the stock used to create the part. This value contributes to material utilization via blank mass (see Material Cost and Utilization), and affects machine selection via required press force (see Machine Selection).

Enter a value greater than 0.

Length of the flat pattern’s Smallest Enclosing Rectangle

Required

This is the longer dimension of the flattened part’s smallest enclosing rectangle (that is, SER length > SER width). (Note this is not the length of the stock used for the part—the stock includes additional space for addenda and margins.) It contributes to material utilization (see Material Cost and Utilization) and tooling cost (see Tooling Calculation). It also affects machine selection (see Machine Selection).

Enter a value greater than 0.

Width of the flat pattern’s Smallest Enclosing Rectangle

Required

This is the shorter dimension of the flattened part’s smallest enclosing rectangle (that is, SER length > SER width). (Note this is not the width of the stock used for the part—the stock includes addition space for addenda and margins.) It contributes to material utilization (see Material Cost and Utilization) and tooling cost (see Tooling Calculation). It also affects machine selection (see Machine Selection).

Enter a value greater than 0.

Length of the finished part’s Bounding Box

Optional; may be required for secondary processes.

This is the longer dimension of the finished part’s smallest enclosing box (that is, bounding box length > bounding box width). It may contribute to calculations for secondary processes. A value of 0 is used by default.

Enter a value greater than 0.

Width of the finished part’s Bounding Box

Optional; may be required for secondary processes.

This is the shorter dimension of the finished part’s smallest enclosing box (that is, bounding box length > bounding box width). It may contribute to calculations for secondary processes. A value of 0 is used by default.

Enter a value greater than 0.

Height of the finished part’s Bounding Box

Conditionally required; may be required for secondary processes.

This is the height of the finished part’s bounding box—the dimension of the bounding box that is perpendicular to the flat pattern blank. It may contribute to calculations for secondary processes. A value of 0 is used by default.

Enter a value greater than 0.

Surface Area of Part

Optional; may be required for secondary processes.

This is the surface area of the material comprising the finished part. It may contribute to calculations for secondary processes. A value of 0 is used by default.

Enter a value greater than 0.