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Geometry or Cost Engine Changes that Could Impact Configured Digital Factories

The following changes might impact costing, even for Digital Factories that use earlier cost model versions.

  • Thickness Voxel Samples (can impact process feasibility, routing, and design guidance): This release improves the algorithm used to determine part thickness by using smaller voxels and more inclusive voxel samples. For some parts, maximum and/or minimum thickness may change significantly, but the change generally has a negligible effect on cost.

    Note:

    To restore use of the previous thickness algorithm, set the site variable castThicknessAlgorithm to Legacy Voxel-Based.

  • Thickness Near Toroidal Surfaces (can impact process feasibility, routing, and design guidance): This release improves the algorithm used to determine part thickness for parts with toroidal surfaces, that is, parts with features that are shaped like a portion of a doughnut's surface. The previous release's algorithm was sometimes inaccurate regarding part thickness near such features. The change generally has a very minor impact on thickness values.

Bug Fixes or Small Improvements to Prior Cost Model Versions

The following changes might impact costing for Digital Factories that use earlier cost model versions.

  • NO IMPACT

Cost Model Changes that Do Not Affect Configured Digital Factories

The following changes do not affect costings with Digital Factories that use earlier cost model versions. The changes are available only in the latest cost model version.

  • NO IMPACT