To Place a Punch or Die Form Using a Coordinate System
1. Click > > or click > > . The Punch Form tab or the Die Form tab opens.
2. Select a recently used punch or die form or a standard punch or die form with an interface that uses a coordinate system from the list or click
![](../../../sheetmetal/sheetmetaldesign/images/UI_dir_open_image.png)
to browse to a form with a form interface that uses a coordinate system.
| 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
![](../../../sheetmetal/sheetmetaldesign/images/gmform_place_csys.png)
is selected.
4. Select a copy option.
5. To change the surfaces selected that define the die pocket geometry, activate the
![](../../../sheetmetal/sheetmetaldesign/images/smt_die_pocket.png)
Die Shape collector and select one or more surfaces.
6. Click Placement. The Placement tab opens.
7. Select a placement reference to place the punch or die form.
8. To change the placement direction of the form on the sheet metal surface, click Flip.
9. Choose a placement type.
10. Select offset references and type any required values in the box or drag the handles into position.
11. To rotate the punch or die form around a set axis, click the Add rotation about the first axis check box and type a value in the box.
12. To flip the
![](../../../sheetmetal/sheetmetaldesign/images/smt_form.png)
punching direction, click
![](../../../sheetmetal/sheetmetaldesign/images/comp_flip.png)
.
13. Click Options. The Options tab opens. Perform any of the following operations:
◦ To round sharp edges, click the Nonplacement edges and Placement edges check boxes as required. Provide any radius information.
◦ Select punch or die model 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 > > . Click Forming and select surfaces to exclude from the punch. Click Manufacturing and set the tool name and coordinate system. |
14. Click
![](../../../sheetmetal/sheetmetaldesign/images/dash_done.png)
.