To Place a Punch or Die Form Using Interfaces
1. Click
Model >
Form >
Punch Form or click
Model >
Form >
Die Form. The
Punch Form tab or the
Die Form tab opens.
2. Select a recently used punch form or die form or a standard punch or die form with a form interface from the list or click
to browse to another form with a form interface.
| Use the punch_models_directory configuration option or the die_models_directory configuration option to specify a different location to retrieve punch or die form models. |
3. Make sure
is selected.
4. Select an Interface Placement option from the list.
5. Select a copy option.
6. To change the surfaces selected that define the die pocket geometry, activate the
Die Shape collector and select one or more surfaces.
7. Click Placement. The Placement tab opens. The punch form constraint type automatically appears in the Constraint list.
8. Select a placement reference on the sheet metal part.
9. To flip the
punching direction, click
.
10. Click Options. The Options tab opens. Perform any of the following operations:
◦ Click one or both of the Placement check boxes to round sharp edges. Provide any radius information.
◦ Select any surfaces to exclude from the punch.
◦ Add the manufacturing information for the Tool Name and Coordinate System.
| To automatically set the manufacturing information for the part, click Annotate > Annotation Feature > . Click Forming and select surfaces to exclude from the punch. Click Manufacturing and set the tool name and coordinate system. |
11. Click
.