Cost Model Guide Overview

This guide contains detailed information about aPriori Cost Models and Process Groups and how to use them to generate costs for parts and assemblies.

The Cost Model Guide describes the machines, processes, and routings supported by each cost model, as well each cost model’s assumptions and limitations. It describes the geometry extraction associated with each cost model. And it provides detailed accounts of each cost model’s feasibility requirements, cost formulas, and process setup options, as well as the defaults and thresholds provided by cost model variables.

In addition to this guide, you can find more information about the aPriori application in the following documents:

  • aPriori Professional User Guide – This guide contains detailed information about the aPriori solution. It is designed as a reference for your everyday work.

  • aPriori System Administration Guide – This guide contains detailed information about administering the aPriori solution using the System Admin toolset. It is designed as a reference for aPriori system Administrators.

  • aPriori Digital Factory Administration Guide – This guide contains detailed information about using the tools in the (virtual production environment) toolset to maintain the Digital Factories in your aPriori deployment. It is designed as a reference for Digital Factory Administrators.

  • Cost Model Workbench User Guide – This guide explains how to use aPriori’s Cost Model Work Bench (CMWB) to customize cost models.

  • aPriori Professional Release Notes – This document highlights the changes made in aPriori since the previous release. It also contains last minute information about the release.

  • aPriori Professional Installation Guide – This guide contains detailed information about installing aPriori.

  • System Requirements – This document provides information on the minimum and recommended client and server requirements to run aPriori, as well as the CAD file formats supported by aPriori.

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