Add Normal Option in Min.

Distance Dialog Window

UserSetup
Date: Jan. 21th, 2014

Outline

A new way to measure the minimum distance between two selected

tools in the normal direction was added.

Description

In previous versions, there were three directions to

measure the minimum distance between two selected
tools. The three directions were: Along the X direction,
along the Y direction and along the Z direction.
In DF 5.9.2, the ability to measure along the Normal
direction, between the two selected tools, was added. See
the figure to the right.
Select Master Tool, Slave Tool and Normal direction, and
the distance is displayed in the message prompt area, as
shown below.

Procedure
1. Start up DYNAFORM 5.9.2 and open the included df file named
UserSetup_Srail.df. See Figure 1.
2. Click UserSetup-> Position Tools/Min. Distance. See Figure 2.
3. The dialog window Min. Dis. between Tools will open. See Figure 3.

Figure 1
Figure 2

Figure 3

Procedure
4. Select Master Tools: DIE, and select Slave Tools: PUNCH. See Figure 4.
5. Select Direction Normal, as illustrated in Figure 4.
6. The minimum distance in the Normal direction will be displayed in the dialog
window and displayed in the message prompt area. See Figure 5.

MINIMUM DISTANCE BETWEEN DIE

IN Normal = 41.996
Figure 5

Figure 4

- PUNCH