Offline Blank Options

Offline Blank provides the following options:

Post Height Multiplier

Specifies the distance, as a multiple of post height, that must be allowed between die shoes in order to calculate the die height (which affects tooling costs).

Die height, which affects tooling cost, is the sum of the following:

• Product of post height (see Part Height Allowance) and Post Height Multiplier

• Die allowance gap (specified by the cost model variable dieAllowanceGap—25.4mm in starting point VPEs)

• Lower die shoe height (selected from standard shoe sizes based on blank and addendum size, as well as on whether the part has a drawn primary form, in addition to )

• Upper die shoe height (selected from standard shoe sizes based on blank and addendum size, as well as on whether the part has a drawn primary form)

By default, this multiple is specified by the cost model variable postHeightMultiplier (2 in starting point VPEs). You can override the default with this option.

Part Height Allowance

This setup option specifies the difference between the part height and the height of the post component of the die. The default value of Part Height Allowance is specified by the cost model variable partHeightAllowance (12.7mm in starting point VPEs). You can override the default with this option.

Note that the post height is constrained by the value of Minimum Part Height Plus Allowance. That is, the post height is either the sum of the part height and the value of Part Height Allowance, or the value specified by Minimum Part Height Plus Allowance, whichever is greater.