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Exercise

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 Exercise: Hood Outer

Objectives

• First Cost Calculation and Explanation of the software functions

• Tooling / Piece Costs with Default settings
• Second calculation based on a Hemmed initial part
• Fundamental modifications of the Plan

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 Exercise: Hood Outer

Part Info

Hood Outer

Geometries
Part 1 - AF_Hood_outer_flanged_V1.CATPart
Part 2 - AF_Hood_outer_hemmed_V1.CATPart

Material:
DC05,
1.00 mm

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Part 1 Import

Getting Started

Part Import 3

The geometry to be imported is a Solid.

Go to Part Geometries on the Import page of
the Part stage.
1. Click the big button Import Part.
2. Select AF_Hood_outer_flanged_V1.CATPart. 1

Separate and Extract the Part

The geometry elements which are not required

for this exercise can be removed.
3. Delete the selected part. 4
4. To define the die as reference side use the Reference geometry
Extract function from this side. (Die side)

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Part 1 Import

Symmetry Definition
1

Defining a Symmetry Plane

1. The planning efforts can be reduced by the

definition of a symmetry plane for self-
symmetrical parts.
2. The Hood Outer is defined as Full Input,
Symmetry with Y = 0.

Using the Red / Gray comparison possible

differences become visible.

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Essentials Tip

Tipping the Part

Tipping Options

1. The tipping of the geometry to working 1

direction on the press is realized on the Tip
page.

2. The Automatic Tipping routine can be

influenced by the preselection of surface
patches.

3. The Manual Tipping can individually be

realized based on:
• Tip Point
• Tip Angle
• Center of Die
3

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Part 1 Material

Material Definition
1
Add Material

1. Click the big button Add Material.

2. Select DC05 from the AutoForm material
2
database.
3
3. The thickness of 1.00 mm is automatically
set based on the imported solid part.

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Part 1 Formchk

Formcheck
1
Feasibility and Blank Development
2
As the geometry contains a drawing area
besides the bending area, the development is
generated by means of the Formcheck.
1. Click the big button Draw Parts.
2. Assign the circumferential flanges to the
Secondary Forming areas. 2
3. Activate the Boundary Fill function with the
default Roll Radius value of 100 mm. 2

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Part 1 Formchk

Formcheck 1

2
Blank and Strip Development

Definition of the boundary conditions for the

addendum definition and part development is
realized under Binder and Addendum.
1. Activate the Binder group. 3
2. Set the Complexity value to 0.700.
3. Go to the Addendum group, activate the
Addendum generation and click Apply.
4. Go to Develop Part and click Apply to
perform the Formcheck.
4

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Part 1 Formchk

Formcheck

Feasibility and Outer Holding Condition

The influence of the modified holding

conditions with respect to the feasibility of the
part are shown in the Feasibility diagram.

For the respective holding the following values

are determined:
• Part Weight
• Estimated Total Force

1. Define a restraining value of 0.700 for the

Outer Holding Condition.

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Part 1 Outline

Blank Definition
1
Outline

1. Click the big button Create Flat Blank.

2. Go to the Outline page.

3. Select the option Dependent… from the

Outline drop-down menu.

4. The blank geometry generated in the

Formcheck is selected on the Blank stage.
2

Setting the blank geometry Dependent makes

sure that the assigned curve is dynamically
updated if the setup definition is modified.

3
4

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Part 1 Embed/Nest

Blank Definition 1

Embedding / Nesting

1. Go to the Embed/Nest page.

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2. Click the big button Variants for Nesting and
Embedding.

Nesting: The blank geometry is nested on the

coil with respect to utilization.

Embedding: The blank geometry is embedded

into a blank with ruled geometry.

3. The variants comparison eases the selection 3

of the optimum. For the current exercise
the Embed:Arc variant is selected.

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Part 1

Plan Generation 2
1
Press Definition

For Plan Generation a default AutoForm Press

Line with 6 Beds will be used.
1. Go to the Plan stage and click the big button
Create Plan with Press Line.
Based on the selected press a Plan is generated.
2. Go to the Plan page. The result of the
automatic planning can be analyzed.

3
3. Activate Sketch View from the Window
panel of the Application Toolbar.

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Part 1

Cost Determination
1
Tooling and Piece Costs
2
1. Go to the Tooling page and click the big
button Add Tooling.
2. The results for Total Tooling Cost, Cost per
Operation and Cost per Category are shown.

3. Go to the Piece Cost page and click the big

button Add Piece Cost.
4. The results for Total Cost per Piece are 3
shown.

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Part 2 Import

Replace Part 1

New Geometry Revision: Hemmed Part

The simulation is set up with a hemmed initial

geometry.
1. Select Clone the Design from the drop-down
menu of the Design Bar to duplicate the
current .afd file.
2. Use the Replace Part … function from the
context menu to replace the existing by the 2
new geometry.
3. Select the file
AF_Hood_outer_hemmed_V1.CATPart.

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Part 2 Import

Replace Part

Compare Geometries
2
Using the Red / Green comparison possible 1
differences become visible.
1. Select and delete MATERIALVECTOR_1MM.
2. Use the Extract button to derive one data
side of the geometry. 3
3. Click the Replace button.

After extracting the die side, the setup is

adapted to the new geometry.

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Part 2 Modify

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Modification of the Hemmed Part

Modify – Unfold 1

The Modify page allows for the implementation

of fast adaptations on the imported geometry
to use them for the subsequent AF setup.

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1. Select the module Unfold.
2. Circumferential Radius and Flange areas are
assigned to the In register.
2
3. Use the function Check to verify that the
region assignment is plausible. 3
4. The option Open Full completely unfolds the
hemmed areas with respect to tangent
continuity.
5. The option Constant variably folds the
flange areas based on input values.

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Part 2 Modify

Modification of the Hemmed Part

1

Angle Check of the Reference Geometry

1. Use the result variable Drawing Angle in the

Part 1 setup to determine the opening value
for the flange on Tip page.
2. The determined value of 11° in the front
area is transferred to the Unfold direction in Part 1 geometry
Part 2 setup.
3. Click the Apply button. 2

Part 2 geometry

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Part 2 Formchk

Formcheck
2

Update the Formcheck

Since the part geometry has changed, an update

of the Formcheck is necessary. 1
1. Hide the generated geometry on Draw
Geometry tab.
2. Reset the Secondary Forming areas. 3
3. Activate the function Select Crossing
(Shortcut “Q”).
4. Select all faces that belong to the draw
region. 4
5. Right-click on the selection: Selection >
Invert.
6. Develop the part according to setup from
Part 1.

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Part 2

Blank

Embed / Nest

By using the Dependent option, the blank

outline has automatically been updated.
1. Activate the calculation of Embed / Nest
results basing on the new blank outline by
clicking the Apply button.
2. A comparison of the blank results shows the
similarity. Part 1 geometry

Part 2 geometry
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Part 2

Plan Update

Plan Page 2
1. The existing Plan is applied to the new
geometry and changed features are
highlighted in yellow. 3
2. Delete the feature Simple Flange 1. 1
3. Use the functionality Feature Detection.
4. Assign the corresponding PU for the feature
Simple Flange 2 to F-40.
5. Delete the feature Simple Flange 1 and
assign the corresponding flange regions to
Simple Flange 2.

The differences in the results are only marginal.

Hemmed Flanged
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 Part 2: Plan Refinement

Modification of the Plan

The generated Plan will be specified with respect to a detailed Manufacturing Feasibility by means of manual adaptations.

• Thus the tool dimensions are adapted.

• An automatically generated Trim Plan is created.
• An Angle analysis is realized to avoid the application of Cams.
• The influence of a Symmetry Calculation is explained.

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Part 2 Production

Plan Refinement 2
1

Modification of tool dimensions

1. Use the function Tooling Settings from the

drop-down menu of Edit for the operation
D-20 to modify the dimensions of the tool.
3
2. The values are derived from the part 4
geometry.
3. Load the provided Tooling Cost Standard
Exercise_Hood_Outer_Tooling_Cost_Standa
rd.xml.
4. The values are adapted to the Press Bed
dimensions by the calculation Based on
Press. This ensures a consistent clamping
concept of the tool.
5. By using the functionality Trend Indication
the changes become visible in lower costs.

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Part 2 Plan

Plan Refinement

Automatically Generated Trim Plan

1. Use the option Automatic Trim Plan to

1
generate the trim segmentation based on
the predefined trim segment length.
2. The value of the trim segment length can be
adapted in the Plan Settings.

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Part 2 Plan

Plan Refinement 1

Angle Analysis to Avoid Cams

1. Use the result variable Backdraft to detect

areas containing backdrafts.
2. Areas containing backdrafts are detected in 2
the area of the A-pillar and close to the
windshield.
3. Disable the option Cam and Filler for the
feature Simple Flange 2 and assign all
backdrafted areas to the Part region.
4. Subsequently, add a new Feature as Simple
Flange and a new Processing Unit for OP-60
containing these surfaces (also no Cam
3
required).
5. Set the tipping for OP-60 to Min Backdraft. 3
6. Move the PU of Simple Flange 2 to F-50.

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Part 2 Tooling

Plan Refinement

Survey of the Plan & Symmetry Calculation 1

The generated calculation does not yet consider

the Symmetry effect which can be applied to
self-symmetrical parts / constructions.
1. Select the option Yes to Include Symmetry
Calculation.

The effect of the activation of the symmetry

calculation is restricted to the “constructive”
Manufacturing Steps, i.e. these only occur for
one "half" of the geometry.

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