aPriori Component Viewer provides tools and commands to display and edit GCDs for a part or an assembly.
The available tools and commands vary depending on the Manufacturing Process Group.
Note: You can access the Component Viewer tools and commands only when the cost of the part or assembly displayed in the Component Viewer is current. Click the Cost button to calculate the current cost and allow access to tools and commands.
The following tools and commands are available in the Component Viewer:
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Analysis: Displays a list of characteristics that can be displayed on the component in the viewer
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Welding: Create a virtual weld for an assembly
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Setup Axis: Display setup and turning axes, modify setup axes, and limit turning axes
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Stock Form and Alignment: Display the automatically-chosen stock shape and alignment and override it
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Draw Direction/Ram Direction: Manually select the draw direction (for most molding and stamping process groups), ram direction (for Transfer Die), or build direction (for Additive Manufacturing).
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Geometry Analysis: Identify which GCDs have properties or characteristics that drive costs
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Gear Definition: Display the Gear Definition dialog, which is only enabled when displaying a part that includes gears, flutes, splines, or sprockets. See the "Working with Gears, Splines, Sprockets, and Flutes" section of the aPriori Cost Model Guide for more information.
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Set Main Surface for Sheet Metal Parts: Display the Set Main Surface dialog, which is only enabled when displaying a sheet metal part. See the " Main Surface for Hard Tooled Sheet Metal " section of the aPriori Cost Model Guide for more information.
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Flattening Options: Displays the Flattening Options: dialog that is only enabled when displaying a sheet metal part. See the "Flattening" section of the aPriori Cost Model Guide for more information.
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Right-click menu commands
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2D Images for virtual parts that have no CAD model image: Attach 2D Image, Remove 2D Image, and Close viewer